Recipients of the ACT Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Educators' Badge proved their commitment to and competencies in community pharmacy practice transformation through knowledge, training, engagement/implementation, and dissemination activities. These educators are prepared to teach and support community pharmacy practice transformation. Please see the full list of recipients below.

AACP provides a collection of resources to assist members with student recruitment, admissions, student affairs, and student success. 

• Admissions and CAS Resources
• Professionalism
• Student Recruitment and Pharm4Me
• Wellness and Resilience

AACP provides institutions with the Graduating Student, Preceptor and Faculty surveys as tools to administer each year. These surveys were revised to reflect changes in ACPE Standards 2016 and are meant to be used as an assessment tool and to provide data during a self-study and accreditation review. To access reports, use the Search for Reports tile below.

Starting with 2025 administration, the Curriculum Quality Surveys were renamed Program Quality Surveys (PQS) in order to align with the content of the survey instruments. For more information, please visit the Program Quality Surveys knowledge base article. 

AACP Committees are organized into the following categories. Participating in an AACP committee is an opportunity for members to share their expertise, connect with fellow members, and collaborate with colleagues on programs and initiatives aimed at advancing the Association's mission and strategic priorities.

The Call for 2025-2026 Committee Volunteers is closed.

Pharmacy Academia Implementation Science (PAIS) Community

The PAIS Community was created because dissemination and implementation (D&I) science is critical to the future of the pharmacy profession. Implementation science is an underappreciated opportunity in academic pharmacy and can be a powerful tool to advance practice transformation within pharmacy. The principles of dissemination and implementation science have the potential to improve healthcare effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and safety.    

Vision

The pharmacy academy supports faculty engaged in D&I science to narrow the research to practice gap and help individuals live better, healthier lives while improving public health.

Mission

Inspire the pharmacy academy to cultivate and promote the impact of D&I science on pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences.

Goals/Objectives

By June 2026, the PAIS Community will:

Goal 1: Create D&I science infrastructure and resources within AACP

• Objective 1: AACP Staff create the PAIS Leadership Council made up of D&I scientists in the pharmacy academy to steer the work of the PAIS Community.
• Objective 2: PAIS Community and AACP Staff establish a database of D&I scientists in the pharmacy academy to allow collaborators to be identified more easily.

Goal 2: Enhance professional recognition of D&I scientists across the pharmacy academy and within colleges/schools of pharmacy

• Objective 1: PAIS Community and AACP Staff create, disseminate, and analyze results of an environmental scan for facilitators and barriers to promotion/tenure (P/T) for D&I scientists in the pharmacy academy.
• Objective 2 PAIS Community with support of AACP Staff create and disseminate recommendations for pharmacy college/school administrators about unique P/T considerations for D&I researchers.

Goal 3: Establish D&I training as a priority in the pharmacy academy

• Objective 1: PAIS Community and AACP Staff create a blueprint outlining the intended audience, outcomes, and level of learning for future AACP D&I related programs, resources, and tools based on the Implementation Science Competency Framework and other foundational information gathered by AACP.
• Objective 2: PAIS Community and AACP Staff create a D&I science presence at AACP Annual Meeting through hosting convenings and/or programming.

Goal 4: Facilitate D&I research collaborations

• Objective 1: AACP Staff convene D&I scientists through the PAIS Community to foster networking, engagement, and sustainment of the community.
• Objective 2: Build relationships with diverse funders that may support cross-institutional pharmacy practice D&I research.

PAIS Community Database

There is a growing need for a centralized database of D&I scientists in pharmacy to address the current gaps in knowledge sharing and collaboration within the field. The creation of a centralized database would help to foster increased collaboration between D&I scientists in the Pharmacy Academy, ultimately leading to more research partnerships and mentorship opportunities. This would also help define the audience's needs in terms of programming, training, and resources to inform the future programming and resource creation in this area. Increased knowledge of D&I science would also lead to the growth of distinguished D&I researchers within the pharmacy field. Such efforts would aid the dissemination and sustainability of evidence-based practices to optimize patient care and delivery. 

Purpose

To identify and connect D&I scientists within the Pharmacy Academy, fostering collaboration and guiding the development of training and resources that enhance D&I science in pharmacy. 

Goals

• Gather key information from D&I scientists, including contact details and research focus areas.
• Facilitate networking opportunities between D&I scientists in the Pharmacy Academy and between those D&I scientists and other collaborators.
• Develop programming, training, and resources informed by the needs and insights of database members.

Joining the Database

To join the database, please provide your contact information, interests and more in this form. Your information will appear in the online database. 

Please note: All information submitted through this form will be publicly viewable on the AACP website. Do not include sensitive or private information you do not wish to be made public. By submitting this form, you are consenting to the public sharing of the data you provide. If at any time you wish to remove information that you have provided, email aacpcenter@aacp.org. 

Leadership Council

This leadership group was established in 2024 to steer the PAIS Community. They were integral in creation of the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of this community and continue to steer the work of this group. 

• Omolola (Lola) Adeoye-Olatunde, Purdue University College of Pharmacy
• Jennifer Bacci, University of Washington School of Pharmacy
• Joni Carroll, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• Lindsey Hohmann, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
• Tessa Hastings, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
• Edward Portillo, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
• Nathaniel Rickles, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, AACP’s flagship journal, is proud to announce Dr. Kristin Janke as its next Editor-in-Chief, beginning January 1, 2026.

This form should be completed by the Primary ACT Champion for your institution. Please be sure to attach the completed Dean’s Statement of Commitment as a PDF and include information for all ACT Champions at your institution. 

The AACP Transformation Center and the Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative announce the launch of the Community Pharmacy Student Scholars (CPSS) Program Cohort 2, designed to empower student pharmacists to drive innovation and transformation in community-based pharmacy practice.

ACT Pharmacy Collaborative

This is an operational learning and ACTing collaborative between colleges/schools of pharmacy and community pharmacy practices, including clinically integrated networks of community-based pharmacies. The Collaborative goal is to support the transformation of community-based pharmacy practice from a product-based care model to a community-based pharmacy care delivery model. The operations of the Collaborative are now run through AACP within the AACP Transformation Center. 

The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative will: 

 

Current engaged colleges and schools of Pharmacy

A total of 116 colleges/schools of pharmacy are currently committed to and engaged in the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative. Each schools/colleges will now have more than one ACT Champion designated, serving as the main community pharmacy contact person.

Programs & ACT Champions

Call for ACT Champions Re-engagement 

The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative Task Force invites current member institutions, as well as NEW colleges/schools of pharmacy, to recommit or newly commit to the Collaborative. Participating colleges/schools will now have the opportunity to designate one Primary ACT Champion AND additional ACT Champions as part of their team. This approach will allow for a more holistic view of all faculty/staff who contribute to the Collaborative’s mission to unite, mobilize and amplify transformation efforts.

Commit or Recommit to the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative by September 1, 2025

• Step 1: Download this PDF form and request your Dean's signature.
• Step 2: Upload the completed form and submit information about the designated ACT Champions to the ACT Commitment Form here.
• Step 3: Share your excitement with us on social media using #ACTforPharmacy!
• The Primary ACT Champion will recruit additional ACT Champion(s) (faculty/staff members) and select their designation(s) based on their role(s) at the institution. The ACT Champion(s) (including the Primary ACT Champion) may select as many designations as applicable.

Partners

Founding Partners: Community Pharmacy Foundation, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, CPESN, and AACP

Collaborative Partners: National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

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Collaborative Culture

The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative culture is focused on networking highly engaged faculty with community pharmacy leaders nationwide to mobilize efforts and amplify the collective work to advance community pharmacy practice. The Collaborative works “in the moment” with agility to meet the needs of practice advancement by connecting faculty and students to projects and programming that are needed in practice. The Collaborative focuses on both “short-term wins” to accelerate awareness of issues (i.e. COVID-19 intern match program, map of pharmacy closures), and long-term development of tools and resources (i.e. 50 stories from 50 states, ACT research group).  The Collaborative further focuses on supporting the work of the national associations by connecting and encouraging faculty expertise to needed association committees, working groups, and leadership (i.e. development of the ACCP Community-based PRN). 

Signature Programs

Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence Program 

This program recognizes colleges and schools of pharmacy based on work they are doing to lead community pharmacy transformation through teaching, service/advocacy, scholarship, and leadership support. 

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Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Badge Program 

This program aims to provide a fun, contemporary way to connect community pharmacy practice leaders and educators, ultimately leading to recognition of educators with proven competencies in community-based pharmacy practice transformation.

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Community Pharmacy Student Scholars Program 

This program engages student pharmacists nationwide who aspire to be leaders in community pharmacy practice. 

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Featured Resources and Initiatives

Pharmacy Closures Map

Pharmacies are often the most accessible point of healthcare in a community, and the alarming rate at which both corporate and independent pharmacies are closing poses a grave public health risk. This map from the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative highlights only a fraction of these closures across the country, providing media stories where available about how each closure is affecting local communities.

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50 Stories from 50 States Challenge & Multimedia Library

The 50 Stories from 50 States Multimedia Library, an initiative from the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative, showcases the vital patient care services that community pharmacies are providing nationwide. The written narratives, videos and photos can be used in educational and advocacy efforts to showcase pharmacists’ increasingly complex and crucial role in healthcare.

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ACT Curricular Framework

The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative developed a consensus Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Curricular Framework for colleges/schools of pharmacy to utilize as they revise courses and curricula to meet the changing expectations for delivery of patient care services in community pharmacies nationwide. This document presents a curricular framework for community pharmacy practice transformation as a recommendation to all colleges and schools of pharmacy. We invite you to use this Framework to engage faculty and administrators on curricular design and outcomes to help drive practice transformation.

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ACT Patient Casebook Challenge

Colleges and schools of pharmacy nationwide were invited to participate in the 2020 ACT Patient Case Challenge. The goal of this Challenge was to collect and share impactful cases that demonstrate enhanced patient care provided by pharmacists and student pharmacists in community pharmacies. Collected cases were compiled into an online workbook available for use by colleges and schools of pharmacy. Key components of the cases include that they are based on an actual patient encounter, represent enhanced patient care services in a community pharmacy, integrate documentation using eCare Plan Standard language, and that they demonstrate value.

Access the ACT Patient Casebook

Access the Challenge Participants

 

To learn more on the background of the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative, please download the ACT Blueprint here. For any questions, please contact aacpcenter@aacp.org.