The Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) has declared the low number of historically underrepresented men of color (HUMOC) graduating and entering the health care professions a national crisis. Representing CEOs of national academic health professions associations, FASHP has released a consensus statement addressing this critical issue.
Lack of Men of Color Graduating From the Health Professions Declared a Crisis by Association CEOs
Microlearning Miniseries
Bite-sized educational content for your busy day
AACP’s Microlearning Miniseries provides learners with educational content in brief (ranging from 1 to 10 minutes), accessible and engaging modalities that will improve your scholarship, leadership, and teaching.
In weekly videos shared via email to AACP members and catalogued here, you’ll hear directly from experts within the Academy address the following topics:
- Leadership Series - Inclusive Leadership
- Good Pedagogy Series - Improving Lectures
- SOTL Series - Improving Educational Survey Results
Watch and learn as they are released or on-demand at your convenience.
Our Issues
The Policy Priority Areas of AACP align with this mission: Advance pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice and service, in partnership with members and stakeholders, to improve health for all.
Emerging Teaching Scholar Award
The AACP Council of Faculties (COF) Emerging Teaching Scholar Award is designed to recognize excellence of our academic pharmacy faculty engaged in and/or supporting scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. In recognizing service and outstanding contributions to our academy, pharmacy education and schools, the AACP COF Emerging Teaching Scholars will raise the bar for scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Due to the prestigious nature of this award, up to five (5) AACP Emerging Teaching Scholars will be selected each year.
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Submission Deadline February 23, 2026 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time
Eligibility
Nominees may be any faculty academic rank at a college/schools of pharmacy. To be eligible for the award, nominees must:
- be a full current, full member of the AACP Council of Faculties;
- must have authored at least three (3) scholarly works related to teaching and learning accepted in peer reviewed forums (e.g. peer-reviewed journal, peer-reviewed book or book chapter, peer-reviewed abstract for a poster or podium presentation at a professional meeting);
- be the first/primary author or creator of at least two (2) scholarly works related to teaching and learning;
- must have NO MORE than 8 years since first publicly available scholarly work as a faculty member in the field of teaching and learning;
- may be any faculty academic rank; and
- has adhered to all award submission requirements (e.g., word count, number of artifacts).
See complete award instructions and eligibility requirements and new tips for successful award packages.
NEW: To facilitate the review process, an application template is now available! This file can be filled in with an applicant's personal information.
Review will be completed by a Council of Faculties committee using the evaluation criteria. Award winners will be announced in Spring. The AACP Emerging Teaching Scholars will receive their recognition during the COF Business Meeting at the AACP Annual Meeting.
Contact Michelle Assa-Eley, AACP Senior Director of Education, with questions regarding the nomination or submission process.
2025 Award Recipients
Kaitlin M. Alexander, Pharm.D., BCCCP, University of Florida
Elizabeth W. Covington, Pharm.D., BCIDP, Auburn University
Naomi Steenhof, RPh, BScPhm, MSc, PhD, University of Toronto
Sara Wettergreen, Pharm.D., BCACP, University of Colorado
2024 Award Recipients
Caitlin Gibson, Pharm.D. M.Ed., BCPS, BCCP, Virginia Commonwealth University
Christopher Johnson, Pharm.D., M.Ed., BCACP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Amanda R. Margolis, PharmD, MS, BCACP, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Lydia C. Newsom, Pharm.D. BCACP, Mercer University
2023 Award Recipients
Katherine Gruenberg, Pharm.D., MAEd, BCPS, University of California, San Francisco
Meredith L. Howard, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Stephanie Hsia, Pharm.D., MAEd, BCPS, BCPP, University of California, San Francisco
Kimberly C. McKeirnan, Pharm.D., BCACP, Washington State University
Jacqueline M. Zeeman, Pharm.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2022 Award Recipients
Courtney L. Bradley, Pharm.D., High Point University
Lauren Caldas, Pharm.D., BCACP, Virginia Commonwealth University
Alex Isaacs, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, Purdue University
Taylor D. Steuber, Pharm.D., BCPS, Auburn University
2021 Award Recipients
Lindsey Childs-Kean, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS, University of Florida
Cortney Mospan, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCGP, CPP, Wingate University
Diane H. Quinn, Pharm.D., BCACP, as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences
Christopher S. Wisniewski, Pharm.D., MSCR, BCPS, Medical University of South Carolina
2020 Award Recipients
Nicholas M. Fusco, Pharm.D., University of Buffalo, the State University of New York
Keri D. Hager, Pharm.D., BCACP, University of Minnesota
Adam Pate, Pharm.D., The University of Mississippi
Kathryn J. Smith, Pharm.D., BCACP, University of Florida
2019 Award Recipients
Ashley Castleberry, Pharm.D., University of Texas at Austin
Krista Larson Donohoe, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP, Virginia Commonwealth University
Eliza Dy-Boarman, Pharm.D., Drake University
Daniel R. Malcom, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCP, Sullivan University
Jessica W. Skelley, Pharm.D., BCACP, Samford University
2018 Award Recipients
Andrew Bzowyckyj, Pharm.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City
Jeanne Frenzel, Pharm.D., North Dakota State University
Daniel R. Kennedy, Ph.D., Western New England University
Conan MacDougall, Pharm.D., University of California, San Francisco
Karen R. Sando, Pharm.D., Nova Southeastern University
2017 Award Recipients
Robert D. Beckett, Pharm.D., BCPS, Manchester University
Michelle Z. Farland, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, University of Florida
Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lauren A. O'Donnell, Ph.D., Duquesne University
Gloria Grice
Member Spotlight
In honor of April 2023 being designated as the first annual National Arab American Heritage Month, AACP will be honoring the contributions of Arab Americans to pharmacy education and practice on social media and in our Member Spotlight series. Our latest member spotlight is Gloria Grice, Pharm.D., BCPS, FNAP, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Professor, Pharmacy Practice at St. Louis College of Pharmacy at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. She also currently serves as AACP Speaker of the House of Delegates.
AACP Releases Joint Statement on "Students for Fair Admissions" SCOTUS Cases
AACP partnered with several other health organizations to create a statement that reflects our concerns and ideals regarding the arguments given in either case. As health professionals, we strongly believe in our ability to create a safe, nurturing, fair, and equitable environment for our students to evolve into the best version of themselves.
AACP Announces 2023 Recipients of Top Awards in Research, Teaching, Service and Publishing
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy today announced the recipients of its top awards, which recognize six individuals, one institution and one scholarly paper, for their outstanding contributions made to pharmacy education, research, patient outcomes, community service and academic publishing. Recipients will be honored at AACP’s Annual Meeting, Pharmacy Education 2023, July 22-25, in Aurora, Colorado.