📢 AACP joined national pharmacy organizations in a joint statement expressing concern over recent CDC ACIP charter changes that overemphasize vaccine risks while underweighting the proven benefits and disease prevention outcomes of vaccination.
Read the full statement: t.co/2D3kxEIIYO
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Patient-centered care means meeting patients where they are, says Dr. Kraft, clinical associate professor of #pharmacy at @umichpharmacy.bsky.social, and clinical pharmacist at Michigan Medicine.
"You have an individual in front of you…you need to consider how they are doing."
🤝🎻 A musician worried #cancer treatment would impact his ability to perform.
“We adjusted treatment…to support his well-being without compromising care," says Dr. Shawna Kraft.
"We listen.”
🍁 Plus: New members may be eligible for a complimentary registration to #PharmEd27 in Toronto with their 2026 registration!
Join us in July for an energizing #PharmEd experience filled with bold ideas, meaningful connections, and real-world impact.
🔗 For more: ow.ly/ZeyM50YGzSH
🔄 Pre-sessions designed to restore joy in #teaching, navigate modern approaches in self-care education, and more
✌️ Up to 2 #CE hours during the poster sessions, exploring innovative research and deepening your learning through meaningful discussion
Highlights this year will include:
🧠 Two powerful plenaries on #neurodivergence in education and the future of therapeutic innovation
⏰ Timely sessions on AI in pharmacy curricula, #academicfreedom, and navigating complex conversations
At a time when institutions are navigating real challenges, #PharmEd26 offers something increasingly rare:
➡️ A space to connect w/ peers who truly understand your work
➡️ Practical strategies to take back to campus
➡️ Big-picture thinking on where #pharmacyeducation is headed next
💫🗺️ Reg. Now Open: Blaze new trails at #PharmEd26, July 18-21 in Grapevine, TX!
From cutting-edge insights to practical strategies, this is your opportunity to grow, learn & lead alongside peers from across #pharmacy education and practice. (1/5)
🔗: ow.ly/ZeyM50YGzSH
🏜️ By expanding access to care and wellness services in an area affected by “pharmacy deserts,” the center serves as a showcase for how #pharmacy advances healthier communities.
For more about USC's efforts:
⚕️ This year's #NPHW theme, "Ready. Set. Action!," highlights how #publichealth initiatives are creating healthier communities through meaningful, community-centered care.
@mann.usc.edu is living out this mission with the launch of its new Pharmacy and Wellness Center in south LA. (1/2)
#Pharmacists, student pharmacists and pharmacy educators are proud contributors to that mission, providing care, educating patients, and supporting programs that enhance community health.
Follow along all week with #NPHW events & resources: ow.ly/F9aw50YEuqy
⚕️ It's @apha.org's National Public Health Week!
This year’s theme, "Ready. Set. Action!", is a call to recognize the vital role #publichealth plays in keeping families safe, communities strong, and creating a healthier future.
At a time of pressing questions about the value of #graduateeducation, national press underscoring the long-term value of a pharmacy degree is worth celebrating.
To read to the PEER report, individual news stories & our full statement, visit: ow.ly/c6xC50YCY8W
📈 Job Security & Long-Term Growth: As the healthcare landscape continues to expand, with a growing emphasis on clinical roles and direct patient care, #pharmacists are well positioned for a stable career path with increasing opportunities for growth. (4/5)
📊🥼 Analyses show that pharmacy ranks among the top grad. degrees for lifetime earnings growth and return on investment, standing in stark contrast to other recent reports that had focused on graduates with a B.S. in pharmacy, omitting salary data from #PharmD graduates. (3/5)
The @peerresearch.bsky.social Center report, "Do Graduate Degrees Pay Off?" was recently featured in several news outlets incl. @washingtonpost.com & @insidehighered.com.
Highlights included pharmacy standing out as a high-return graduate degree, a significant lifetime earnings boost & more. (2/5)
📰 Recent national media coverage highlights an encouraging trend:
New research shows that, while many grad. degrees struggle to deliver strong returns, #pharmacy consistently stands out as a high-value pathway for students & practitioners.
Follow this🧵for highlights 👇 (1/5)
🫀 "Our goal is to protect the heart…when it's most vulnerable," said Dr. Ke Huang, Texas A&M University assistant professor, of a new #heartattack treatment.
"If we can ease that early stress & support repair, we may be able to change the trajectory of recovery."
📰: https://ow.ly/j3SS50Yy4KX
Plus: All of the connection & collaboration you're used to with national colleagues that you can only get at #PharmEd's biggest annual gathering!
👀 Registration opens soon! (5/5)
Stay tuned to this space and see our website for more details: ow.ly/NWsR50YBoS9
🥼 Monday's Science Plenary: During "Reimagining Therapeutic Innovation," leading experts will unveil how breakthroughs like AI-driven #drugdiscovery, organoids & advanced tissue models are revolutionizing how treatments are developed—faster & with unprecedented precision. (4/5)
🧠 Sunday's Keynote: "Neurodivergence at the Crossroads" will explore a compelling new framework for supporting today’s #neurodivergent students, offering fresh insight into the complex transition to adulthood and how institutions can evolve to foster resilience & success. (3/5)
🤖 Integrating #AI tools into pharmacy curricula
📑 Strategies to protect and improve #academicfreedom at pharmacy schools
📈 Enhancing staff engagement & growth;
and more! Further, two dynamic general sessions will bring innovation and impact together in a big way… (2/5)
📅💫 Save the Date: Discover big ideas and bright futures at #PharmEd26, July 18-21, in Grapevine, Texas!
With can't-miss content beginning Saturday and ending Tuesday, experts and thought leaders from across the country will address critical topics including… (1/5)
🔬⚛️ "I can [call] and say this patient needs a dose right now and they can make it," says Dr. Philip Hines, nuclear pharmacy manager.
That responsiveness is exactly what the new $16M @ou.edu cyclotron facility, used to produce #radiopharmaceuticals, is aiming for.
📰: https://ow.ly/A11G50Yy4q6
Highlights include:
🔹 Direct engagement in national #healthpolicy
🔹 Participation on expert committees and reports
🔹 A $25,000 research grant
🔹 Leadership development within the National Academies, and more.
📅: Applications Due 6/1
🔗: ow.ly/gwm850YzkF2
📝 Now Accepting Applications:
The prestigious 2026 NAM Pharmacy Fellowship from @nam.edu, ACCP and AACP is designed to give early-career health science scholars the opportunity to participate in the National Academies' work, and to foster future leaders in the field.
#PharmEd | #AcademicPharmacy
Join AACP's Dr. Nidhi Gandhi-Patel to boost confidence in navigating your career path, and to actively plan for development throughout your journey as a #pharmacist. (2/2)
📅: Mon., 3/30
🕘: 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. PDT
📍: 409AB - L.A. Convention Center
🔗: ow.ly/le0B50YyKRt
🚀🗺️ "Launching your #pharmacy career is exciting—but the choices you make early on can shape your professional path for years to come."
Are you a new practitioner? Headed to #APhA2026 this weekend? (1/2)
🌎🥼 Join your colleagues from around the world at #FIPCongress2026, 8/30-9/2, in Montreal!
FIP's World Congress brings together healthcare professionals, particularly #pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists & educators, to advance pharmacy’s role in patientcare & #globalhealth.
🔗: ow.ly/cmCQ50YxABW
🤠🐂 This year, we’re looking forward to #PharmEd26, July 18–21, in Grapevine, Tex., where colleagues from across #pharmacyeducation will gather again to collaborate, learn and help shape what's to come in the *next* ten years.
Stay tuned for programming and registration information, coming soon!