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!
Our first meeting to offer CE directly to attendees, programming ranged from keynote Robert B. Tucker's challenge to attendees to embrace the opportunity mindset to a Science Symposium panel focused on taking research "from the bench to the bedside."
⏪🌊 This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re pressing rewind 10 years to #PharmEd16 and celebrating the discussions, ideas and connections from Anaheim, California.
➡️ For Resources:
AACP's Wellness and Resilience Page includes a well-being resource guide specific to #PharmEd, links to connect with AACP's Well-being and Resiliency Community, related webinar programming and more.
🔗: ow.ly/9bMB50YvAPl
(4/4) #HWWBDay
➡️ For Resources:
.@nam.edu's #HWWBDay page includes key messages, social media resources, upcoming related events, and more.
🔗: ow.ly/OHtO50YvAPk
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Health worker burnout endangers practitioners and patients, and costs the healthcare system an estimated $4.6 billion+ annually.
Improved #HealthWorkerWellBeing leads to improved patient care outcomes.
(2/4) #HWWBDay
📅🍎 Today is Health Workforce Well-Being Day, seeking to improve #HealthWorkerWellBeing and reduce burnout among the health professions.
AACP joins @nam.edu to spotlight the importance of system-level support for pharmacists, educators and all health workers.
(1/4) #HWWBDay
Are pharmacy programs obligated to train students to use AI for clinical practice?
This article highlights a collab between 2 ALFP groups examining AI’s benefits for clinical care and the challenges of integrating it into pharmacy education.
Read more: ow.ly/EK7z50Ytzb4
🏅 ICYMI: Congratulations to the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy for receiving AACP's 2026 Lawrence C. Weaver Award!
The school intends to use the award stipend to "support new efforts…for under-resourced areas and populations experiencing low #pharmacy access." https://ow.ly/h3zk50Yt1Vn
📢 @aacpharmacy.bsky.social has announced the recipients of the 2026 Rufus A. Lyman Award and Honorable Mention, recognizing the most outstanding papers published in AJPE over the past year.
View our latest article to explore the papers and the authors behind them: ow.ly/41oV50Yqs0i
"We set out to address a serious, a very much growing issue, #pharmacydeserts, which are growing across the country and in California and in LA," says Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, dean, @mann.usc.edu. (2/2)
📰 For more:
The new USC #Pharmacy and Wellness Center will offer a full range of pharmacy-led services, including prescriptions, immunizations, medication therapy management, and preventive services, reports @cbsnews.com. (1/2)
"Their achievements not only elevate our organization and the #pharmacy profession, but also help shape the future of healthcare," says EVP & CEO Lee Vermeulen.
🔗 For the full list of recipients, and to read their impact: ow.ly/Jtb350YpgoG
Congratulations to:
🏅 University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy for the Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award
🏅 Drs. Aleda M.H. Chen (@uamshealth.bsky.social), Denise H. Roney (UNC) & Jenny A. Van Amburgh (@nubouve.bsky.social) for the Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award
Congratulations to:
🏅 Authors of "NAPLEX Practice Analysis and Determining the Knowledge and Skills Expected of an Entry-Level Pharmacist" for the Rufus A. Lyman Award Honorable Mention.
To read: ow.ly/Gubb50Ypiaq
Congratulations to:
🏅 Authors of "Examining the Alignment of Pharmacists’ Daily Tasks, Employer-Advertised Skills, and the Entrustable Professional Activities" for the Rufus A. Lyman Award.
To read: ow.ly/OGZC50Ypi9H
Congratulations to:
🏅 Dr. Jill M. Kolesar (University of Iowa) for the Volwiler Research Achievement Award
🏅 Dr. Gayle A. Brazeau (Marshall University) for the Distinguished Service Award
🏅Dr. Johnnie L. Early II (Florida A&M University) for the Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to:
🏅 Dr. Jeffrey J. Cain (University of Kentucky) for the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award
🏅 Dr. Sonak D. Pastakia (Purdue University) for the Paul R. Dawson Award for Excellence in Patient Care Research
🏆📢 Today, AACP has announced the 2026 recipients for its top awards, recognizing outstanding individual and institutional contributions made to #PharmEd, research, service and more.
🔗: ow.ly/Jtb350YpgoG
🪴 Gain a downloadable workbook for ongoing reflection
🪴 Allows for full customization to your schedule and goals
Bulk purchase discounts of 5–25% are available for institutions. Contact education@aacp.org for bulk purchase details.
🔗 For more: ow.ly/FjVL50YmvxY
The program aims to first develop the individual, then allows this progress to influence learners, team members & communities.
Other details include:
🪴 Earn up to 15 accredited #CE credits
🪴 Complete through flexible, short modules (15 min–1 hr)
🌱🥾 Spring is the season for growth: including professional growth!
With AACP Learn's "Choose Your Own Adventure" certificate program, move at your own pace through a reflective journey in personal and #ProfessionalDevelopment.
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🌴💬 This past week saw the end of #Interim26, the 2026 AACP Interim Meeting in Puerto Rico, focused on "Conversations that Matter."
📚👇 Read our latest LinkedIn article for a few highlights, including from attendees themselves.
#PharmacyEducation | #HigherEducation | #Academia
Mastering billing is critical to modern pharmacy practice, and academic pharmacy can help prepare students to not only provide care, but also navigate the financial and operational aspects of real-world practice.
Learn how: ow.ly/jWSM50YiVYX
AACP members can follow the bi-weekly E-lert and AACP social channels for upcoming opportunities, including webinars on student support and recruitment strategies, the 2026 Experiential Education Institute (April 15–17), and #PharmEd26 in Grapevine, Texas (July 18–21).
