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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