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ACPE REPORT Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education: 2020 Annual Report Janet P. Engle, PharmD, PhD (Hon), Jeffrey W. Wadelin, PhD, J. Gregory Boyer, PhD, Dimitra V. Travlos, PharmD, Michael J. Rouse, BPharm (Hons), MPS Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Chicago, Illinois
AccreditationCouncilforPharmacyEducation,190S. School of Pharmacy (APhA); Sharon L. Youmans, LaSalle St., Ste. 2850, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-664- PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, Vice Dean at the University of 3575. Website: www.acpe-accredit.org California San Francisco and Professor of Clinical Phar- This is the 90th annual report of the Accreditation macy (AACP) (appointed effective August 2, 2020) Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). This report sum- marizes ACPE's activities covering the period January 28, Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Commission 2020 - January 23, 2021 and is available to the profession The CPE Commission met virtually, due to the and to the general public. COVID-19 pandemic, on May 12-14 and November 17-19, 2020. The appointed members of the Commission, In2020,theACPEBoardandStaffsuccessfullyunder- the officers, and their affiliations were Tammie Armeni, took their responsibilities and advanced various aspects of RPh, PharmD (Therapeutic Research Center); JoAnn Fran- the existing strategic plan. The following highlighted the cis, BS Pharm, MBA, CHCP (American Society of Health ACPE year: System Pharmacists); Peter J. (P.J.) Hughes, PharmD, ACPE Board and Officers (appointing organization MSEd, BCPS (Samford University); Barbara Jolly, RPh, in parentheses) MPA, LDE (Sullivan University College of Pharmacy); Lindsay Kaster, PharmD, BCOP (Boise VA Medical Cen- Officers. President – Michael A. Mon e, RPh, JD, ter); Nicholas Lehman, PharmD, BCACP (Drake Univer- FAPhA,SeniorLegalCounsel,CVSHealth(NationalAsso- sity College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and ciation of State Boards of Pharmacy, NABP); Vice- UnityPoint West Des Moines Family Medicine & Internal President–JohnClayKirtley,PharmD,ExecutiveDirector, Medicine Clinics); Jennifer Pauley, PharmD, BCPS, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy (NABP); Secretary/ ’ Treasurer Reza Karimi, RPh, PhD, Dean & Professor, BCOP (St. Jude Children s Research Hospital); Aaron D. Reich, PharmD (TRINU Healthcare); Ginger Scott, RPh,
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy PacificUniversitySchoolofPharmacy(AmericanAssocia- tion of Colleges of Pharmacy, AACP) MS, PhD (West Virginia University School of Pharmacy); Barbara Ellen Maguire Vick, JD, PharmD, BCSCP (North Board Members. Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Carolina Board of Pharmacy); Trish Wegner, BS Pharm, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, Dean at the Univer- PharmD, FASHP (Illinois Council of Health-System Phar- sityofTennesseeHealthScienceCenterCollegeofPharmacy macists); Diane Yoon, EdD (USC School of Pharmacy,
http://www.ajpe.org and Professor of Surgery in the College of Medicine Health Sciences Campus). (AACP); Gregory Gruener MD, MBA, MHPE, Vice Dean for Education, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola Board Member Marie Chisholm-Burns was elected by University Chicago, Ralph P. Leischner Jr., MD, Depart- her peers to serve as the ACPE Board Liaison to the CPE ment of Medical Education, Professor, Neurology (Amer- Commissionin2020.TheCommissionreceivesstaffsupport ican Council on Education, ACE); Kimberly S. Croley, from the ACPE CPE staff. Commission Officers for 2020 Downloaded from – – PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, FAPhA, Director of Pharmacy were Chair Barbara Jolly and Vice Chair JoAnn Francis. and Clinical Pharmacist for Laurel Senior Living Commu- nities (American Pharmacists Association, APhA) International Commission (IC) (appointed effective August 2, 2020); Winnie A. Landis, TheACPEInternationalCommissionhelditsmeetings BS Pharm, CDE, FAPhA, Community Pharmacist, CVS on June 23-24, 2020, and November 9-10, 2020. Members Health (APhA); LuGina Mendez-Harper, PharmD, Direc- of the International Commission were Abeer M. tor,ProfessionalPractices,atPrimeTherapeutics(NABP); Al-Ghananeem,PhD,SullivanUniversity,College ofPhar- Amy L. Seybert, BS, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, CHSE, macyandHealthSciences,Louisville,Kentucky,USA;Jan- Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Phar- net M.Carmichael,PharmD,BCPS,FCCP,FAPhA,Pharm macy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh ConsultNV,LLC,Reno,Nevada,USA;YousifAbduAsiri, 468 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
MS, PhD, Taif University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Suresh MatthewRewald;TateTrujillo;AmySeybert,ACPEBoard Bhojraj, PhD, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Liaison,Non-Voting; MichaelDiamond; ThomasJohnson, Research, Mysuru, India; Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, ASHP Board Liaison, Non-Voting; Denise Frank; Lisa Lif- PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, University of Maryland, School shin, Secretary, Non-Voting; Barbara Giacomelli. of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Michael Katz, The members of PTAC (October 2020 roster) were: PharmD,UniversityofArizona,CollegeofPharmacy,Tuc- CharlesDaniels,Chair;MatthewKelm;JanetKozakiewicz, son, Arizona, USA; Donald E. Letendre, BSPh, PharmD, Vice Chair; Matthew Rewald; Barbara Lacher, Past Chair; FASHP, University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Iowa Tate Trujillo; Michael Diamond; Amy Seybert, ACPE City, Iowa, USA; YenHuei (Tony) Tarn, MS, PhD, Health Board Liaison, Non-Voting; Nichole Foster; Linda Tyler, Technology Assessment Center, ZTE Foundation, Shenz- ASHP Board Liaison, Non-Voting; Denise Frank; Lisa Lif- hen,People'sRepublicofChina(termconcludedonDecem- shin, Secretary, Non-Voting; Barbara Giacomelli ber 17, 2020) ACPE Board Member Winnie Landis was elected by ACPE CONSULTANTS her peers to serve as the Board Liaison to the International Consultants working with ACPE on accreditation and Commission in 2020, and attended the June and November other activities included Cynthia Avery, Robert Beardsley, IC Meetings. The Commission receives staff support from KimberlyCatledge, Susan Hayes, GeorgeSprattoand Peter the ACPE International Services Program (ISP) staff. Com- Vlasses. mission Officers for 2020 were Abeer M. Al-Ghananeem (Chair) and Jannet M. Carmichael (Vice Chair/Chair-Elect). SUMMARY OF 2020 ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES PUBLIC INTEREST PANEL For the Professional Degree Program Accreditation Program: The ACPE Public Interest Panel reviews all proposed professional degree program actions and recommendations August January and provides comments and recommendations to the ACPE Accreditation Action 2020 2021 BoardofDirectorsfortheirconsideration.Thepanelmembers Continued Accreditation Status 5 14 for 2019-2020 were Dana Thomas, Education Consultant Continued Candidate Status 0 2 (through June 2020); Deborah Kapp, Professor, McCormick Advancement from Candidate Status to 23 Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois; Howell Todd, Pres- Accreditation Status Advancement from Precandidate Status 01 ident Emeritus Mississippi College, Clarksburg, Tennessee; to Candidate Status Mary Donnelly, Assistant Professor, Loyola University
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Application for Precandidate Status 0 1 School of Nursing (appointed December 2020). New School Applications: 10 Authorization of On-site Evaluations PHARMACY TECHNICIAN Focused On-Site Evaluation Visits 2 4 ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (PTAC) Interim Report Reviews 29 27 The PTAC is jointly appointed by the American Soci- Annual Monitoring 44 27 Substantive Changes & Other Requests 43 44 http://www.ajpe.org ety of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and ACPE as Withdrawal of Accreditation 0 0 part of their collaboration on the accreditation of pharmacy Withdrawal of Preaccreditation Status 1 0 technician education and training programs. The Pharmacy TechnicianAccreditationCommissionmetonMay6,2020. At their July/August 2020 meetings the ACPE Board of For the Continuing Education Provider Accreditation
Downloaded from Directors and at the June 2020 meeting the ASHP Board Program: also approved the Commission recommendations. Both August January the ASHP and ACPE boards of directors approved the 2020 2021 Accreditation Actions for Pharmacy Technician Education Number of ACPE Accredited 286 284 and Training Programs recommended by the Pharmacy Providers Technician Accreditation Commission at their October New Applications 5 7 2020, and during their January 2021, meetings. First Reviews 2 0 Second Reviews 3 1 The members of PTAC (May 2020 roster) were: Bar- Comprehensive Reviews 19 20 bara Lacher, Chair; Janet Kozakiewicz; Charles Daniels, Vice Chair; Jeannie Pappas; Donna Wall, Past Chair; (Continued) 469 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
(Continued) PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS OF PHARMACY August January 2020 2021 Accreditation Actions Taken. Onthe basis ofcomprehen- sive, focused, and staff consultation evaluations conducted Interim Reports 23 32 Progress Reports 5 3 during the reporting year, communications received from V Providers placed on Probation 1 3 the institutions, ongoing review of first- time NAPLEX R Providers Accreditation Withdrawn 0 0 passingrates,entryclasssize,attrition,academicdismissals, Providers Voluntarily Discontinued 2 5 withdrawals, and on-time graduation rates, and comments Joint Accreditation for 107 119 of the Public Interest Panel, the Board of Directors deter- Interprofessional Continuing mined the accreditation status along with specified terms Education ProvidersTM and conditions for various professional programs noted below. (Note: A list of accredited professional degree pro- grams of colleges and schools of pharmacy, which designa- tes the respective history of the accreditation status of the For the International Services Program: programs and the academic year for the next currently August January scheduled evaluation, is posted on the ACPE website at 2020 2021 www.acpe-accredit.org). An action to “affirm” implies Number of programs certified 20 20 that a previously established accreditation term has been Number of programs provisionally 00confirmed. An action to “continue” implies that the accred- certified itation date has been extended. Double asterisks (ÃÃ)indi- Number of programs precertified 1 1 cates a term extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic; a Certification and Precertification 90 Ã on-site visits (total) single asterisk ( ) indicatesa shortened term. The accredita- On-site visits for application for 30tion actions taken are as follows: Certification or Precertification On-site visits for continuation of 20For Purposes of Considering Continued Certification or Precertification Accreditation Status Focused on-site visits for 40Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy affirmation of Certification or (2019-2021ÃÃ)(2027-2028);D’Youville College School Precertification of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) (2027-2028); Husson Univer- On-site visits to advance from 00 sity School of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) (2022-2023Ã); Precertification to Certification by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy On-site visits authorized for 00Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy (2020-2021) (2028-2029); North Dakota State University College of applications for Certification and ÃÃ Precertification Health Professions (2019-2021 ) (2027-2028); Oregon Pre-application consultations 7 2 State University College of Pharmacy (2019-2020) (2027- Interim Reports 5 4 2028); Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Substantive Changes 6 15 School of Pharmacy (2019-2020) (2027-2028); Presbyte- http://www.ajpe.org rian College School of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) (2027- 2028); Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy (2019- 2020) (2027-2028); Rutgers, the State University of New For the Pharmacy Technician Education Accreditation Col- Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (2020-2021) laboration with the American Society of Health-System (2028-2029); University of California-San Diego Skaggs
Downloaded from Pharmacists: School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (2020- June January 2021) (2028-2029); University of Florida College of Phar- 2020 2021 macy (2020-2021) (2028-2029); University of Mississippi Number of ASHP/ACPE Accredited 254 258 School of Pharmacy (2019-2020) (2027-2028); University Programs of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy (2020- New Applications 7 2 2021)(2028-2029);UniversityofNorthCarolinaEshelman Voluntary Withdrawals 7 20 School of Pharmacy 2019-2020) (2027-2028); University Reaccreditation Reviews 13 13 of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) (2021- Midterm Progress and Special Case 29 31 Ã Reviews 2022) ; University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy (2020-2021) (2028-2029); Western University of Health 470 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Sciences College of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ)(2022- Fisher College Wegmans School of Pharmacy (2016- 2023)Ã; Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy 2017) (2024-2025). (2020-2021) (2028-2029) Withdrawal of Accreditation: Accredited with Probation Status Hampton University School of Pharmacy (final action after ChicagoStateUniversityCollegeofPharmacy(2020-2021) appeal). (2022-2023)Ã Withdrawal of Pre-accreditation: For Purposes of Considering Advancement from CaliforniaHealthSciencesUniversityCollegeofPharmacy Precandidate to Candidate Status Staff Consultations Requested. The following programs None requested and received staff on-site consultations: Florida Agricultural&MechanicalUniversityCollegeofPharmacy Removal of Accredited with Probation Status and Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Cincinnati University at Buffalo The State University of New York James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2019- 2020) (2021-2022)Ã Interim Reports Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sci- For Purposes of Considering: Application for ences; Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Precandidate Status Health Sciences; Cedarville University School of Phar- University of California at Irvine School of Pharmacy and macy; Chicago State University College of Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Sciences East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy; Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Phar- For Purposes of Considering: Continued macy; Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Candidate Status Pharmaceutical Sciences; Harding University College of University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy (2019- Pharmacy; Husson University School of Pharmacy; Lake 2021ÃÃ) (2021-2021); William Carey University School Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy; of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) (2021-2021) Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and Health Sci- ences; Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Marshall Uni- For Purposes of Considering: Continued Accredited versity School of Pharmacy; MCPHS University School
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Status (after initial two-year term) of Pharmacy – Boston; MCPHS University School of Phar- Chapman University School of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) macy –Worcester;NortheastOhioMedicalUniversityCol- (2023-2024); Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy lege of Pharmacy; Northeastern University Bouv eCollege and Health Sciences (2019-2021ÃÃ) (2023-2024); West of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy; Notre Dame of Coast University School of Pharmacy (2019-2021ÃÃ) Maryland University School of Pharmacy; Palm Beach (2023-2024) Atlantic University Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy; http://www.ajpe.org RegisUniversityRueckertHartmanCollegeforHealthPro- For Purposes of Considering: Advancement from fessions;RosemanUniversityofHealthSciencesCollegeof Candidate to Accredited Status Pharmacy; ShenandoahUniversityBernard J.Dunn School High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy Ãà of Pharmacy; South College School of Pharmacy; South (2019-2021 ) (2021-2022); Larkin University College of University School of Pharmacy; St. John’s University Col- Downloaded from Pharmacy Candidate status continued. (2019-2020) legeofPharmacyandHealthSciences;TexasA&MUniver- à (2020-2021) ; Marshall B. Ketchum University College sity Health Sciences Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Ãà of Pharmacy (2019-2021 ) (2021-2022); Medical College Pharmacy;TexasSouthernUniversityCollegeofPharmacy Ãà of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy (2019-2021 )(2021- and Health Sciences; Texas Tech University Health Scien- 2022) cesCenterJerryH.HodgeSchoolofPharmacy;ThomasJef- ferson University Jefferson College of Pharmacy; Touro Focused On-site Evaluation Visits University California College of Pharmacy; Touro New California Northstate University College of Pharmacy York College of Pharmacy; University at Buffalo – (2020-2021) (2026-2027); Chicago State University Col- SUNY College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; lege of Pharmacyà (2020-2021) (2022-2023); St. John UniversityofCharlestonSchoolofPharmacy;Universityof 471 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Findlay College of Pharmacy; University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy; University of Kan- Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy; University of sas School of Pharmacy; University of Maryland Eastern HealthSciencesandPharmacyinSt.LouisSt.LouisCollege Shore School of Pharmacy and Health Professions; Univer- of Pharmacy; University of Houston College of Pharmacy; sity of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy; University of University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy; Mississippi School of Pharmacy; University of New University of Maryland Eastern Shores School of Phar- England School of Pharmacy; University of St. Joseph macy; University of Missouri Kansas City School of Phar- School of Pharmacy; University of Toledo College of Phar- macy; University of Montana Skaggs School of macy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Wyo- Pharmacy; University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy; ming School of Pharmacy; Virginia Commonwealth University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; University University School of Pharmacy; Washington State Univer- of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus School of Phar- sity College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; macy; University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of West Coast University School of Pharmacy; Western New Pharmacy;UniversityofthePacificThomasJ.LongSchool England University College of Pharmacy & Health of Pharmacy; University of the Sciences Philadelphia Col- Sciences legeof Pharmacy;UniversityofUtah College of Pharmacy; Self-Study Training for Colleges and Schools of University of Washington School of Pharmacy; Washing- Pharmacy. A single virtual (Zoom) workshop was con- tonStateUniversityCollegeofPharmacyandPharmaceuti- ducted for deans and self-study chairs in August 2020 cal Sciences; Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum with a combined total of 50 attendees participating. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Evaluation Team Members. The success of the on-site evaluation depends upon the substantial efforts and dedica- Annual Monitoring Reviews tion of many individuals (in addition to ACPE Board mem- Belmont University College of Pharmacy; Butler Uni- bers and staff) who serve voluntarily as evaluation team versity College of Pharmacy; California Health Sciences; members. Both academic and practice-oriented individuals CaliforniaNorthstateUniversityCollegeofPharmacy;Chi- served during the year and included the following: Asim cagoStateUniversityCollegeofPharmacy;Creighton Uni- Abu-Baker, Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel versitySchoolofPharmacyandHealthProfessions;Florida CollegeofPharmacy;JenniferAdams,IdahoStateUniver- A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sity College of Pharmacy; David Allen, University of Mis- SciencesInstituteofPublicHealth;HowardUniversityCol- sissippi School of Pharmacy; Scott Asbill Campbell lege of Pharmacy; Husson University School of Pharmacy; University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences; Neal- IdahoStateUniversityCollegeofPharmacy;LakeErieCol- Benedict, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy lege of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy; Larkin Tricia Berry, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy UniversityCollegeofPharmacy;LipscombUniversityCol- inSt.Louis,St.LouisCollegeofPharmacy;KathleenBoje, lege of Pharmacy; MCPHS University School of Pharmacy University at Buffalo,School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceu- – Boston; Medical University of South Carolina College of tical Sciences; Cynthia Boyle, University of Maryland Pharmacy; Mercer University College of Pharmacy; Mid- School of Pharmacy; Gayle Brazeau, Marshall University western University College of Pharmacy – Glendale; North
http://www.ajpe.org School of Pharmacy; Debbie Byrd, East Tennessee State Dakota State University School of Pharmacy; Northeast University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy; Thomas Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy; Northeast- Campbell, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy; ern University Bouv e College of Health Sciences School of Daniel Canney, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Pharmacy; Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Bradley Cannon, Rosalind Franklin University of Medi- Pharmacy; Palm Beach Atlantic University Lloyd L. Greg- cine & Science College of Pharmacy; Kimberly Catledge, Downloaded from ory School of Pharmacy; Philadelphia College of Osteo- Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center; Renae Ches- pathic Medicine Georgia School of Pharmacy; Roosevelt nut, DrakeUniversityCollegeofPharmacyandHealthSci- UniversityCollegeofPharmacy;RosalindFranklinUniver- ences; Debra Copeland, Northeastern University Bouv e sityCollegeofPharmacy; SouthUniversitySchool of Phar- College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy; Jeffrey macy; St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Copeland, University of the Incarnate Word Feik School Health Sciences; Touro New York College of Pharmacy; of Pharmacy; Craig Cox, Texas Tech University Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy; Pharmacy; University of Charleston School of Pharmacy; Arthur Cox, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy; University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Gina Craft, University of Louisiana at Monroe College Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Hawaii at Hilo of Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences School of 472 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Pharmacy; Michael Crouch, Samford University Pharmacy; Russell Melchert, University of Missouri- McWhorter School of Pharmacy; Danielle Cruthirds, Kansas City School of Pharmacy; Jeff Mercer, Harding Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy; University College of Pharmacy; James Nash, Sullivan James Culhane, Notre Dame of Maryland University University College of Pharmacy; Frank North, National School of Pharmacy; Alekha Dash, Creighton University PharmaceuticalAssociation;JamesO'Donnell,University Medical Center School of Pharmacy and Health Profes- atBuffaloTheStateUniversityofNewYorkSchoolofPhar- sions; Tonya Dauterman, University of Findlay College macy & Pharmaceutical Sciences; Gail Orum, KeckGrad- of Pharmacy; Melgardt de Villiers, University of Wiscon- uate Institute School of Pharmacy; Nora Osemene, Texas sin School of Pharmacy; Gary DeLander, Oregon State Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sci- University College of Pharmacy; Matthew Dintzner, ences; Ashok Philip, Union University School of Phar- Chapman University School of Pharmacy; Margarita macy; Samuel Poloyac, University of Texas at Austin DiVall, Northeastern University Bouv e College of Health College of Pharmacy; F. Lamar Pritchard, University of Sciences School of Pharmacy; Thomas Dowling, Ferris HoustonCollegeofPharmacy;AnnaRatka,St.JohnFisher State University College of Pharmacy; Lori Duke, Former College Wegmans School of Pharmacy; Mary Ray, Uni- Member, ACPE Board of Directors, University of Georgia versity of Iowa College of Pharmacy; Indra Reddy, Texas College of Pharmacy; Dale English, Sullivan University A&MHealthScienceCenterIrmaLermaRangelCollegeof College of Pharmacy; Rebecca Finley, Thomas Jefferson Pharmacy; Evan Robinson, Creighton University School University Jefferson School of Pharmacy; Carolyn Ford, of Pharmacy and Health Professions; Melody Ryan, Uni- Wingate University School of Pharmacy; Naushad Ghil- versity of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; Kevin Rynn, zai, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy at ofPharmacy;DianeGinsburg,UniversityofTexasatAus- Rockford; Hardeep Saluja,Southwestern Oklahoma State tinCollegeofPharmacy;DavidGregory,BelmontUniver- UniversityCollegeofPharmacy;GlenSchumock,Univer- sity College of Pharmacy; B. Joseph Guglielmo, sity of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy; Steven UniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscoSchoolofPharmacy; Scott,PurdueUniversityCollegeofPharmacy;JulieSease, NicholasHagemeier,EastTennesseeStateUniversityGat- University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Teresa tonCollegeofPharmacy;SeenaHaines,UniversityofMis- Seefeldt, South Dakota State University College of Phar- sissippi School of Pharmacy; Betty Harris, Consultant macy and Allied Health Professions; Samit Shah,Regis Pharmacist, Maine Veterans Home; Kathleen Hill-Besin- University Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Profes- que, Chapman University School of Pharmacy; Jason sionsSchoolofPharmacy;Walter"Tommy"Smith,Man- Huber, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy; chesterUniversityCollegeofPharmacy,NaturalandHealth Charisse Johnson, Chicago State University College of Sciences; RobertSoltis,ButlerUniversityCollegeofPhar- by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Pharmacy;RichardKasmer,NortheastOhioMedicalUni- macy and Health Sciences; Susan Stein, Pacific University versity College of Pharmacy; Megan Kaun, University of School of Pharmacy; Mark Stephens, Union University Toledo College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences; School of Pharmacy; Scott Stolte, Wilkes University Nes- Kathleen Kennedy, Xavier University of Louisiana Col- bitt School of Pharmacy; Cindy Stowe, University of lege of Pharmacy; Mary Kennedy, High Point University ArkansasforMedicalSciencesCollegeofPharmacy;Misty
http://www.ajpe.org School of Pharmacy; Faruk Khan, University of Charles- Stutz, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy; Steven ton School of Pharmacy; Fadi Khasawneh, Texas A&M Swanson, University of Wisconsin Madison School of University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy; Gundy Sweet, University of Michigan College JamesKrebs, University of New England College of Phar- of Pharmacy; Rahmat Talukder, University of Texas at macy; Kem Krueger, University of Wyoming School of Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy; Kim Pharmacy; Lila LaGrange, University of the Incarnate Tanzer,WesternNewEnglandUniversityCollegeofPhar- Downloaded from Word Feik School of Pharmacy; Anne Lin, Notre Dame macy;AngelaThornton,FloridaA&MUniversityCollege of Maryland University School of Pharmacy; S. Suresh of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; James Tro- Madhavan,UniversityofNorthTexasHealthScienceCen- vato, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Jenny ter UNT System College of Pharmacy; Daniel Malcom, Van Amburgh, Northeastern University Bouv e College Sullivan University College of Pharmacy; Jennifer Mali- of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy; Donna Wall,For- nowski, Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy; mer Member, ACPE Board of Directors; Lynda Welage, Patricia Marken, University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy; Craige School of Pharmacy; Sarah McBane, University of Cali- Wrenn, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health fornia Irvine School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sci- Sciences; Greg Young, Lipscomb University College of ences; Marianne McCollum, Regis University School of Pharmacy; Robin Zavod, Midwestern University Chicago 473 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
College of Pharmacy; and David Zgarrick, Northeastern Second Review of Applicants. A total of four Second University Bouv e College of Health Sciences School Review Reports by applicants initially accredited in 2018 of Pharmacy. were evaluated. Second Review Reports were submitted by the following providers: On-site Evaluation Observers. Members of State Boards ofPharmacyareinvitedasobserversofeachcomprehensive Concordia UniversityWisconsin SchoolofPharmacy, on-site evaluation of the Doctor of Pharmacy programs in Drug Effectiveness Review Project, D'Youville College their state. During 2020, the following observers were: School of Pharmacy, OhioHealth Pharmacy Services State boards: Mischelle J. Corbin, North Carolina State Board of Pharmacy;RobertGraves,North Carolina COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS AS A State Board of Pharmacy; Mark Hardy, North Dakota PROVIDER OF CONTINUING Board of Pharmacy; Janet Getzey Hart, Pennsylvania PHARMACY EDUCATION StateBoardofPharmacy;RobertHubbard,III,SouthCar- Thirty-nine Comprehensive Reviews were reviewed. olina State Board of Pharmacy; Mary Inguanti, Connecti- Each review entailed an evaluation of a variety of materials cutCommissionofPharmacy;KristinLinder,Connecticut reflecting the provider’s CPE program, including sample Commission of Pharmacy; Matthew Martineau, Wyo- continuing pharmacy education activities and a self- ming State Board of Pharmacy; Lyle Matthews, California assessment report reviewed by Field Reviewers and CPE State Board of Pharmacy; William Mixon, North Carolina Commissioners. Comprehensive Reviews submitted by StateBoardofPharmacy;SeungOh,CaliforniaStateBoard the following providers were evaluated: ofPharmacy;JigneshPatel,CaliforniaStateBoardofPhar- macy; Ken Saunders, Nebraska Department of Health and Academy of ManagedCare Pharmacy, AlabamaPhar- Human Services; Joseph Schnabel, Oregon State Board of macy Association Research & Education Foundation, Pharmacy; Sid Seal, Mississippi Board of Pharmacy; AmericanPharmacistsAssociation, Ascension Health Maria Serpa, California State Board of Pharmacy; Debo- Resource and Supply Management Group, LLC, Auburn rahVeale,CaliforniaStateBoardofPharmacy;LindaWit- University Harrison School of Pharmacy, CE Synergy, zal, New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy; and Mei Zhou, LLC, CEimpact, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv- New York State Education Department. ices, College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists, Conduent Healthcare Knowledge Solutions, Inc., Connect- CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION icut Pharmacists Association, Dana-Farber Cancer Insti- (CPE) PROGRAM tute, Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.,
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Applications for Accreditation as a Provider of Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists, Illinois Continuing Pharmacy Education Pharmacists Association, Institute for Natural Resources Initial Applicants. Thirteen sets of application materials, (INR), Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer submitted by organizations requesting ACPE accreditation Center,LeeMemorialHealthSystem,MedicalCenterofthe status as providers of continuing pharmacy education, were Rockies Pharmacy University of Colorado Health – North, evaluatedbytheCPE Commission and Board thisyear. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and NABP http://www.ajpe.org organizations evaluated for initial accreditation (2-year Foundation, Inc., New York State Council of Health- term) and who were granted accreditation status were: System Pharmacists, Ohio Northern University College of AchieveCE, Atrium Health, Drug Topics, El Paso Pharmacy, PESI, Inc., Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Essentia Health, Lyceum, LLC, Our Pharmacy Times Office of Continuing Professional Educa- Lady of the Lake, PER, Pfiedler Education, Rite Aid Head- tion, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Scien- Downloaded from quarters, Corp., Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy, The tiaCME, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular UniversityofTexasatElPasoSchoolofPharmacy,Univer- Imaging,SoutheasternContinuingMedicalEducationCon- sity of Wyoming School of Pharmacy sultants,LLC,SpecialtyPharmaEducationCenter,Tennes- see Pharmacists Consortium for Education, Union First Review of Applicants. A total of two First Review University College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati Reportsbyapplicantsinitiallyaccreditedin2019wereeval- College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico College uated. First Review Reports were submitted by the follow- of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island College of Phar- ing providers: macy, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Vir- Avant Institute, Marshall University School of ginia Pharmacists Association, Western New England Pharmacy University College of Pharmacy 474 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Monitoring During the Accreditation Period Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bap- Interim Reports. BaseduponpreviousBoardaccreditation tist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Institute for Well- actions, 54 interim reports were received during the year. ness and Education, Inc., The, James A. Haley Veterans' These reports were analyzed against the issues noted in Hospital, Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association, the earlier accreditation actions and were presented for NortheastOhioMedicalUniversity,TexasPharmacyAsso- consideration: ciation, Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists AffinityCE, Albertsons Companies, Inc., Alpha Zeta Omega National Pharmaceutical Fraternity Philadelphia Providers Placed on Probation AlumniChapter,AlphaZetaOmegaPharmaceuticalFrater- Institute for Wellness and Education, Inc., Ochsner LSU nityNewYorkAlumniChapter,AssociationforMedication Health Shreveport, Pesi, Inc., Southeastern Continuing Education, Inc., Atlanta Academy of Institutional Pharma- Medical Education Consultants, LLC cists, Belmont University College of Pharmacy, BioMed – General, California Northstate University, Campbell Uni- Providers Accreditation Withdrawn versity College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Child- None ren's Healthcare of Atlanta, CMEsolutions, Colegio de Farmaceuticos de Puerto Rico, CPE Consultants, LLC, Voluntary Withdrawal of Accreditation Status CVS Health, Elsevier Office ofContinuing MedicalEduca- Australian College of Pharmacy, Center for Accredited tion, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Healthcare Education, International Pharmaceutical Feder- (EAHP), Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy ation (FIP), NACDS, Pfiedler Education, RxSchool.com, andPharmaceuticalSciences,HarrisHealthSystem,Hema- St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services Department of tology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), Hono- Pharmacy. rHealth, Howard University College of Pharmacy, Idaho Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Institute for Brain On-going Monitoring Potential, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Cen- ACPE staff continued daily monitoring of accredited ter, Korean American Pharmacists Association of U.S.A, providers through review of Activity Description Forms V Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., (ADFs), CPE Monitor R activity, responses to questions, Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists, MAD- requests for information from accredited providers, and ID, National Pharmaceutical Association, Inc., National follow-uptowritten complaints receivedregardingspecific Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA), Nesbitt School providers and/or continuing pharmacy education program of Pharmacy at Wilkes University, Ochsner LSU Health and activities. by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Shreveport, PCMA, PharmCon, Premier, Inc., Saint Thomas West Hospital, Select CE, Skaggs School of Phar- Provider Guidance macy at the University of Montana, Southeastern Michigan During 2020 ACPE professional staff provided exten- Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Southern Illinois sive technical assistance, consultation, and other resources University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, Sparrow to accredited providers as well as others seeking assistance. The policy of inviting providers to meet with ACPE profes-
http://www.ajpe.org Hospital, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sci- sionalstaffinChicagooratotherlocationsofmutualconve- ences, Tribune Group GmbH, University at Buffalo School nience continues to serve an effective educational and of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University communication purpose and administrator workshops con- Learning Systems, Inc., University of Maryland School of tinue to be well received. Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Eshelman School Downloaded from of Pharmacy, Vanderbilt University Hospital Department ACPE CPE Administrator Educational Events of Pharmaceutical Services, Vindico Medical Education, These educational sessions, specifically the ACPE Walgreens University, WellStar Health System Pharmacy, CPE Administrator Workshop, include administrators Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy from newly accredited providers as well as administrators from established provider organizations. The workshops Progress Reports. Based upon previous Board accredita- are designed to provide a working knowledge of the tion actions, 8progress reports were received during the ACPE accreditation process as it relates to continuing year. This report was analyzed against the issues noted in pharmacy education, ACPE Standards for Continuing the earlier accreditation action and was presented for Pharmacy Education, policies and procedures, Standards consideration: for Commercial Support, Provider Web Tool, CPE 475 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
MonitorVR , and Continuing Professional Development as Committee;BriannaHenson,UniversityofKentuckyCol- they relate to the provider’s accredited continuing educa- lege of Pharmacy; Dipti Desai, Pharmacy Times Office of tion program. The workshop also strives to offer oppor- Continuing Professional Education; Elizabeth Sebranek tunities for networking with other ACPE-accredited Evans, Intermountain Healthcare; Janet Cline, Janet Cline providers. Consulting; Jeffrey Copeland, University of the Incarnate Word; Joanne Nault, University of Connecticut School of An ACPE CPE Administrator Workshop was sched- Pharmacy; Jodie Malhotra, University of Colorado uled in April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; face-to-face workshop was cancelled. A Virtual CPE Kavya Vaitla , University of Illinois College of Pharmacy Administrator Workshop was planned and conducted via Graduate, Class of 2020; Keith DelMonte, St. John Fisher Zoom technology in September 2020. Sixty-five CPE administrators participated. College; Kelly Owens, Orlando Health; Krishna Kumar, Howard University College of Pharmacy; Kristin Bell, ACPE CPE staff conducted a webinar, “Let’s Touch Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Base CPE Monitor”, in October 2020. Staff provided an Pharmacy; Laura Duvall, Ohio Health; Marilyn Bulloch, updatetotheCPEMonitorservice,sharedsomedatapoints, Harrison School of Pharmacy Auburn University; Maryjo describedtheprocessandformsforCPEMonitoroverrides, Dixon, Pharmacy Times Office of Continuing Professional discussederror ratesand solutions, and answeredquestions. Education; Matt Holderly, Humana Pharmacy; Melissa Therewereapproximately320CPEadministratorsandstaff Hudson, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and present. Health Sciences and Family Health Center; Michelle The Annual ACPE CPE Conference transitioned to a Locke, Alaska Pharmacist Association; Oussayma Mou- virtual platform (Zoom technology) on November 13-14, khachen, MCPHS University; Phuong Nguyen Liebl, 2020. ACPE’s CPE 2020 Virtual Symposium: Commit- Houston Methodist Hospital; Samantha Gordon, MED- ment to Excellence focused on ACPE’s New Commenda- IQ; Samantha Thompson, Florida A&M University Col- tion Pathway for ACPE-Accredited CPE Providers. lege of Pharmacy; Sara Bork, Texas Children's Hospital; Providers had an opportunity to discuss and share Sharon Karina, ProCE, Inc.; Steven Crosby, MCPHS approaches to advance CE and CPD through engagement University; Teresa DeLellis, Manchester University Col- withpeerproviders.Thesessionsrelatedtospecificsections legeofPharmacy; TianMerren Owens, Florida Pharmacy of the ACPE CPE Commendation Criteria and discussion Association; Walter Siganga, Southern Illinois University with ACPE CPE Commissioners and peer providers who Edwardsville School of Pharmacy; Wendi Martin, VCU shared best practices, tools, and strategies to support pro- Health
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy viders’CEpractices.Eighty-oneCPEadministratorspartic- ipated. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM CERTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN Field Reviewers Based on comprehensive and focused on-site evalu- The success of the CPE provider accreditation process ations conducted during the reporting year and communi- http://www.ajpe.org dependsuponthesubstantialeffortsanddedicationofmany cations received from the institutions, the Board of individuals (in addition to ACPE Board members, CPE Directors determined the certification status along with Commissioners, and staff) who serve voluntarily as field specified terms and conditions for the professional pro- reviewers. Trainings for field reviewers were provided in grams noted below. (Note: A list of professional degree webinar format (January and August 2020). During 2020, programs of colleges, schools, and faculties of pharmacy, Downloaded from the following field reviewers assisted with the review of with certification status, which designates the respective self-assessment reports for Comprehensive Review for the history of the certification status of the programs and CPE provider accreditation process: Adrienne Matson, the academic year for the next currently scheduled eval- University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; Amy uation, is posted on the ACPE website at https://www. Wang, Touro College of Pharmacy; Ana Franco-Marti- acpe-accredit.org/pdf/ISP/DirectoryofCertifiedPrograms. nez, University Health System, San Antonio; Angie Knut- pdf). An action to “continue” implies that the certifica- son, Advocate Aurora Health; Ann Barnes, Pharmacy tion term has been extended. An action to “affirm” TechnicianEducatorsCouncil/PatrickB.HarrisPsychiatric implies that a previously established certification term Hospital; Anthea Francis, Howard University College of has been confirmed. The certification actions taken are Pharmacy; Barry Bleidt, NSU College of Pharmacy CPE as follows: 476 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
For Purposes of Considering Authorizing an On-Site University of Petra, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Evaluation Visit Sciences, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan The Board authorized on-site evaluations of the fol- BSc Degree Program; (2019-2020) (2023-2024) lowing programs: none. Monitoring During the Certification Period On-site evaluations were conducted during spring 2020 to provide the basis for the Board’s consideration of The interim reports for the programs of the following schools Certification of the degree programs at its August 2020. were reviewed. If additional on-site monitoring has been requested through a focused on-site evaluation, it is so indicated. For Purposes of Considering Granting Certification Gulf Medical University (GMU), College of Pharmacy, BPharm Degree Program of Lebanese International Uni- Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) versity, School of Pharmacy, Bekaa and Beirut, Leba- nese Republic; (2019-2020) (2021-2022) PharmD Degree Program (2018-2019) (2020-2021); a focused visit for continuation of certification is scheduled PharmD Degree Program of Batterjee Medical College, in the 2020-2021 academic year. PharmacyProgram,Jeddah,KingdomofSaudiArabia; (2019-2020) (2021-2022) University of Surabaya (UBAYA), Faculty of Phar- macy, Surabaya, Republic of Indonesia For Purposes of Considering Granting Pharmacy Education Program (PPP) Degree Program Precertification (2018-2019) (2021-2022); a focused visit for continuation BPharmDegreeProgramofJSSAcademyofHigherEdu- of certification was scheduled in the 2020-2021 academic cation and Research Mauritius, School of Pharmacy, year (postponed in the 2021-2022 academic year due to Bonne Terre, Vacoas, Republic of Mauritius;(2019- the COVID-19 global pandemic). 2020) (2024-2025) Near East University (NEU), Faculty of Pharmacy, Nic- For Purposes of Considering Granting Certification osia, Northern Cyprus after Provisional Certification MPharm Degree Program (2017-2018) (2021-2022); a Therewerenoapplicationsforcertificationtobeconsidered comprehensive visit for continuation of certification is by the Board. scheduled in the 2021-2022 academic year. ForPurposesofConsideringContinuedCertification TheUniversityofJordan,SchoolofPharmacy,Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan King Faisal University, College of Clinical Pharmacy, by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia BS and PharmD Degree Programs (2017-2018) (2021- 2022); a comprehensive visit for continuation of certifica- PharmD Degree Program; (2019-2020) (2025-2026) tion is scheduled in the 2021-2022 academic year. JSS Academy of Higher Education, College of Phar- Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan (ZUJ), Faculty of macy, Mysuru and Ooty, Republic of India Pharmacy, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan http://www.ajpe.org PharmD Degree Program; (2019-2020) (2025-2026) BSc Degree Program (2019-2020) (2021-2022); a focused Focused On-Site Evaluation Visits visit for continuation of certification is scheduled in the 2021-2022 academic year. (Report 1) AjmanUniversity,CollegeofPharmacyandHealthSci- ences, Ajman and Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan (ZUJ), Faculty of
Downloaded from (UAE) Pharmacy, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan BPharm Degree Program; (2019-2020) (2023-2024) BSc Degree Program (2019-2020) (2021-2022); a focused visit for continuation of certification is scheduled in the JordanUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Facultyof 2021-2022 academic year. (Report 2) Pharmacy, Irbid, Hashemite Kingdom on Jordan Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Col- BScandPharmDDegreePrograms;(2019-2020)(2023-2024) lege of Pharmacy, Alkharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Applied Science Private University, Faculty of Phar- BPS Degree Program (2019-2020) (2021-2022); a focused macy, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan visit for continuation of certification is scheduled in the BSc Pharm Degree Program; (2019-2020) (2023-2024) 2021-2022 academic year. 477 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Qassim University (QU), College of Pharmacy, Alme- Eman F. M. Abu-Gharbieh, Associate Professor, lida, Buraydah City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia UniversityofSharjah,CollegeofMedicine,Sharjah,United Arab Emirates; Abeer M. Alghananeem, Professor of PharmDDegreeProgram(2018-2019)(2022-2023);acom- Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics and Director of prehensive visit for continuation of certification is sched- Research, Sullivan University, College of Pharmacy and uled in the 2022-2023 academic year. Health Sciences, Member of the ACPE International Com- JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research Mau- mission,Louisville,Kentucky,USA;AlaAlhusban,Assis- ritius(JSSAHERM),SchoolofPharmacy,BonneTerre, tant Professor of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Al-Zaytoonah Vacoas, Republic of Mauritius University of Jordan, Faculty of Pharmacy, Amman, Hash- emite Kingdom of Jordan; Fadi Alkhateeb, Professor and BPharm Degree Program (2019-2020) (2024-2025); a Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Qatar University, focused visit for continuation of precertification is sched- College of Pharmacy, Doha, State of Qatar; Naser Z. uled in the 2021-2022 academic year. Alsharif, Professor of Pharmacy Sciences, Coordinator of International Relations for the Middle East and India, ISP Staff Consultations Requested: Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Pro- Pre-Application Consultations (PAC) were provided fessions, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Sally A. Arif, Associate for the following schools that are in the process of applying Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, for Certification and Precertification: Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Yarmouk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Irbid, Robert S. Beardsley, Professor, University of Maryland, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (February 2020) School of Pharmacy,EllicottCity, Maryland, USA; Jannet M.Carmichael,President,PharmConsultNVLLC,Mem- Fatima College of Health Sciences, Pharmacy Depart- ber of the ACPE International Commission, Reno, Nevada, ment, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (February USA; Rula M. Darwish, Professor, The University of Jor- 2020) dan, School of Pharmacy, Member of the ACPE Interna- CityUniversityCollegeofAjman,PharmacyProgram, tional Services Program Advisory Group (ISPAG), Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (February 2020) Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Amany A. ElSharif, Dean, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Phar- Middle East University, Faculty of Pharmacy, macy,RegionalCoordinator ofAssociationofAfricanUni- Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (March 2020) versities, Nasr City, Cairo, The Arab Republic of Egypt; Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Faculty of Pharmacy, KarimEl-zu’bi,ProfessorinPharmacologyandTherapeu- Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (April 2020) tics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy ofPharmacy;Irbid,HashemiteKingdomofJordan;Stepha- JoufUniversity,CollegeofPharmacy,Aljouf,Sakaka, nie F. Gardner, Provost and Chief Strategy Officer, Uni- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (June 2020) versity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, DubaiPharmacyCollegeforGirls,Dubai,UnitedArab Arkansas, USA; Sanah Hasan, Associate Professor and Emirates (UAE) (July 2020) Coordinator, Office of Experiential Learning, Ajman Uni-
http://www.ajpe.org versity, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Reza M. Karimi, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Professor and Dean, Pacific University, School of Phar- PharmD Program, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia macy, Member of the ACPE Board of Directors, Hillsboro, (November 2020) Oregon, USA; Michael D. Katz, Professor and Director of Mutah University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Karak, International Programs and Residency Programs, Univer- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (November 2020) sity of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Member of the Downloaded from Certification Workshops for Schools of Pharmacy. ACPE International Commission, Tucson, Arizona, USA; Daniel R. Malcom, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair, There were no certification workshops. Clinical and Administrative Sciences, Sullivan University, Evaluation Team Members. The success of the on-site CollegeofPharmacy and HealthSciences, Louisville,Ken- evaluationsdependsuponthesubstantialeffortsanddedica- tucky, USA; Jodie V. Malhotra, Director of Practitioner tion of many individuals (in addition to ACPE Board mem- and International Development, University of Colorado, bers, International Commissioners, and staff) who serve Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Denver, Colorado, USA; voluntarily as evaluation team members. Trainings for Thomas Paraidathathu, Executive Dean and Professor, on-siteevaluatorswereprovidedinwebinarformat(January Taylor’s University, Member of the ACPE International 2020). Services Program Advisory Group (ISPAG), Petaling 478 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Indra K. Reddy, Professor and ACPE CPE Administrator Workshop (September Founding Dean, Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel, College 2020) of Pharmacy, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; Taghreed ACPE’s CPE 2020 Virtual Symposium: Commitment Abdou Ibrahim Shehata, Professor, King Saud Univer- to Excellence: “CPD” Session (November 2020) sity, College of Pharmacy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. AACP Annual Meeting: “CPD as a Means to Profes- sional Development: Strategies for Curricular Threading On-site Evaluation Observer of Lifelong Learning Concepts” (July 2020) OnbehalfoftheCommissionforAcademicAccredita- Self-Assessment Report Preparation Webinar, July tion (CAA, UAE), Amjad M. Qandil, Commissioner and and December 2020 Higher Education Expert, Abu Dhabi, UAE, observed an on-siteevaluationvisittoacollegeofpharmacyintheUAE. Engle, Janet P. “AssessingQualityinPharmacyEducation Amid a Pandemic in the USA” INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM Korean Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Educa- ADVISORY GROUP (ISPAG) tion Online Symposium, "The ProblemsFacing Pharmacist Members of the International Services Program Advi- Education and the Direction to Move Forward", Seoul, soryGroupwere AbdullahM.Alhammad, PharmD, BCPS, South Korea, August 2020. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Antonio S anchez Pozo, PhD, Gra- “Assuring Quality in Pharmacy Education” (workshop) nada, Spain; Arijana Me strovi c, MPharm, DrSc, Zagreb, Croatia;Beom-JinLee,PhD,Yeongtong-Gu,Suwon,South “Improving Patient Care through Technology” Korea; Daisy Volmer, PhD, Tartu, Estonia; Donald E. Dubai International Pharmaceutical and Technologies Letendre, PharmD, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Imelda G. Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT), Dubai, UAE, Feb- Pena,~ RPh, DrPH, Manila, Philippines; Jih-Heng Li, ruary 2020 BPharm, PhD, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Leida Barrios, MSc, Panama City, Panama; Lilian Azzopardi, BPharm ACPE Update: Assuring Quality in Pharmacy Educa- (Hons), MPhil, PhD, MRPharmS, FFIP, Msida, Malta; tion Amid a Pandemic Manohar D. Karvekar, PhD, MPharm, Bangalore, India; AmericanSocietyofHealth-SystemPharmacistsMid- Mohamad Rahal, PhD, Beirut, Lebanon; Nettie Dzabala, year Clinical Meeting, December 2020 MSc Pharm, Blantyre, Malawi; Ola Ghaleb Al Ahdab, PhD, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; P.T. Thomas, CEO Panel and Speed Dating Conversations
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy BPharm, MS, PhD, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program, Rosalyn Cain King, BS, PharmD, MPH, RPh, FNPhA, Sil- November 2020 ver Spring, Maryland, USA; Rula M. Darwish, PhD, Amman, Jordan; Rumeysa€ Demirdamar, PhD, Lefke, Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony: Keynote Speaker Northern Cyprus; Sherief Khalifa, PhD, Ajman, United MassachusettsCollegeofPharmacyandHealthScien- Arab Emirates; Silvana Nair Leite, PhD, Florianopolis, ces, October 2020 http://www.ajpe.org Santa Catarina, Brazil; Sumon Sakolchai, PhD, Khon Pharmacy Leadership at the National and Accredita- Kaen, Thailand; Tina Penick Brock, RPh, MS, EdD, Mel- tion Level bourne, Victoria, Australia AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program, Rio ACPE SELECTED ACTIVITIES Grande, Puerto Rico, February 2020 Downloaded from SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Baumgartner, Jennifer L Kiersma, Mary CPE Field Reviewer Training, January and August ZavodR,ChenAMH,DiVallM,ConwayJ,O'Sullivan 2020 T, Kiersma M.Allfor oneand one for all:the PPCPmusket- eers.AmericanAssociationofCollegesofPharmacyvirtual “ Alliance Annual Meeting January 2020: ACPE meeting, July 2020. Update: CPE Provider Accreditation Initiatives” AACPCPDSectionWebinar:“MappingYourPathfor Rouse, Michael J Lifelong Learning - Continuing Professional Development On-Site Evaluation Team Member Training January for CE Professionals” (June 2020) 2020 479 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
Presentation “The SMART Pharmacist Program: data Presentation “The ACPE Certification Program” to from results to date” Doha, Qatar, February 2020 Iraqi Faculties of Pharmacy, Iraq, December 2020 (virtual format) Presentation “SMART Pharmacist Program Asthma Module” Train the Trainer, Doha, Qatar, Feb- ruary 2020 Travlos, Dimitra V ACPE Field Reviewer Training, August 2020 CE/CPD Workshop on “Quality in Pharmacy Educa- “ tion: Learn Today – Apply Tomorrow”,BonneTerre, Alliance Annual Meeting January 2020: ACPE ” Vacoas, Mauritius, March 2020 Update: CPE Provider Accreditation Initiatives “ Presentation “Foundations of Teaching Excellence in InterprofessionalContinuingEducation(IPCE)Plan- Pharmacy Education” for five faculties of pharmacy in ning: Where to Start and How to Get Your Teams Learning ” Egypt, April 2020 (virtual format) Together “ ” Presentation on the Continuing Professional Develop- How to Joint Accreditation Workshop, April 2020 ment (CPD) Model for the Board for Global EHS JointAccreditationUpdateWebinar,JuneandDecem- Credentialing, May 2020 (virtual format) ber 2020 SMART Pharmacist Program webinar for the Direc- NCIPE-NEXUSSummit:“OutcomesofJointAccred- torate General of Medical Supplies, Muscat, Oman, May itation”, August 2020 2020 (virtual format) ACPE CPE Administrator Workshop (virtual), Sep- Informational Meeting with Deans of Faculties of tember 2020 Pharmacy, Jordan, June 2020 (virtual format) ANCC Magnet Conference: “Foundational Principles Presentation “Shaping the Future: SMART Pharma- of Team-Based Education”,October2020 cists in the Time of Pandemic” Doha, Qatar, June 2020(vir- tual format) AIAMC Virtual Conference: National Advisory Council Reactor Panel, October 2020 “ Presentation Pharmacy Education and ACPE Certifi- “ ’ ” cation” at International Webinar on Pharmacy Education, Let s Touch Base: CPE Monitor Update ,October University of Baghdad, Iraq, July 2020 (virtual format) 2020 ’ Presentation “The Role of Accreditation in Assuring ACPE s CPE 2020 Virtual Symposium: Commitment and Advancing Quality” atthe 1stInternational Conference to Excellence, November 2020 by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy of Pharmacy Education and Postgraduate Studies, Iraq, August 2020 SELECTED 2020 PUBLICATIONS Jennifer Baumgartner “ ” Presentation ManagingChangeinaTimeofCrisis at BaumgartnerJ,BradleyC,ClarkB,JanesC,Johnstone Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (IACP) Con- E, RouseM,Whetstone A. Global ForumonQualityAssur- ference, India, August 2020 (virtual format)
http://www.ajpe.org ance in CE/CPD: Assuring Quality across Boundaries. Presentation “Managing Change” World Pharmacists Pharmacy. 2020;8,114. ’ Day: Transforming Global Health, Children s Cancer Hos- Renfro ML, Moczygemba LR, Baumgartner J, Baum- pitalFoundation57357,Cairo,Egypt,September2020(vir- gart G, Hill LG. Opioid-related education provided by con- tual format) tinuing education divisions at US pharmacy schools. Am J
Downloaded from Presentation “Learn Today – Apply Tomorrow: Pharm Educ. 2020;84(10):8001; DOI: https://doi.org/10. SMART approach to continuing education in a time of pan- 5688/ajpe8001 demic” Montenegro SMARTConference, November 2020 (virtual format) Engle, Janet P Engle JP. Assuring quality in pharmacy education in a Presentation “Pillars of Education Quality” Sandoz time of crisis. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020;84(6):8135. DOI: Regional Webinar, South East Europe Region, November https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8135 2020 (virtual format) Nathisuwan S, Pattharachayakul S, Subongkot S, ACPE ISP Faculty Resource Report Webinars (x2), Doungngern T, Jones S, Engle JP, Lau A, Katz MD, More- December 2020 (virtual format) ton JE, Ryan M. US-Thai Consortium for the Development 480 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
of Pharmacy Education in Thailand – history, progress and National Advisory Council for Institutional Quality impact. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2020;1-12. https://doi.org/ and Integrity (NACIQI) 10.1002/jac5.1262 Association of Specialized and Professional Accredi- tors (ASPA) Engle JP, Dick TB, Bryant G, et al. Credentialing and Chicago Area Accreditors (CAA) privileging for clinical pharmacists. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2020;1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1201 (AACP) Engle JP, Burke JM, Ashjian EJ, et al. ACCP clinical Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC) pharmacist competencies: advocating alignment between One self-study workshop was held in August 2020, student, resident, and practitioner competencies. JAm (with tuition), with a total of 50 participants. Coll Clin Pharm.2020;1-9.https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5. 1200 CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION Engle JP. Demystifying ACPE. Drug Store News. PROVIDER PROGRAM: 2020;42:32. Additional Activities
Rouse, Michael J As of January 1, 2020, ACPE-accredited providers BaumgartnerJ,BradleyC,ClarkB,JanesC,Johnstone will have the ability to assign a topic designator E,Rouse M,Whetstone A.GlobalForum onQuality Assur- (08) for pain management/opioid CE activities as fol- ance in CE/CPD: assuring quality across boundaries. Phar- lows: Pain Management/Opioids: Covers all activi- macy. 2020;8, 114. ties that address any component regarding the Rouse MJ, Me strovi c A. Learn today–apply tomorrow: treatment and management of pain, including the theSMARTpharmacistprogram.Pharmacy.2020;8(3):139. prescribing, distribution and use of opioid medica- tions, and/or the risks, symptoms, and treatment of Drumm S, MoriartyF,Rouse MJ, CrokeD,Bradley C. opioid misuse/addiction. The development of an accreditation framework for con- In 2020, ACPE closely monitored the information tinuing education activities for pharmacists. Pharmacy. emerging regarding the spread and new variants of 2020;8(2):75. doi:10.3390/pharmacy8020075. the COVID-19 virus and its potential impact on ACPE accredited and ACPE certified pharmacy POSTERS degree programs and students, accredited continuing Rouse, Michael J pharmacy education providers, and accredited tech- by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Danagulyan H, Rouse MJ, Me strovi c A. SMART nician education and training programs. ACPE Innovation Meeting: uncovering educational needs of understands that information related to the coronavi- Armenian pharmacists. Poster. FIP Annual Congress. Sep- rus and vaccine is changing on more than a daily basis tember 2020. and that the latest information must be delivered to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Therefore, ACPE waived the policy of submission of CPE activ- http://www.ajpe.org PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAM ACCREDITATION: ities in the Provider Web Tool 14 days prior to the ini- tial release date until further notice. ACPE requested Additional Activities that the CE activities are input into the Provider Web ThecombinedtotalsforvarioustypesofACPEsitevis- Tool prior to the release date of the activity. itsandmonitoringactivitiesforspring2020andfall2020are In addition, in coordination with national healthcare Downloaded from as follows: leadership, the continuing education accrediting bod- Comprehensive on-site evaluations (all types) 21 ies in medicine, nursing, and pharmacy collaborated Focused on-site evaluations (all types) 8 tosupporteffortstofindCOVIDvaccine-relatededu- New applications received 0 cation. ACPE-accredited providers may use the Programs on probation end of 2019 1 LearnToVaccinate.org Resource Submission Form Interim Reports (IRADs) processed 56 to submit CE activities for posting on www. Annual Monitoring Reports processed 61 LearnToVaccinate.org website to assist healthcare Substantive Change Reports processed 87 professionals to find education. Colleges and Schools staff presented at the following Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing meetings: Education: 481 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
This year the Joint Accreditation program (ACPE and non-ACPE) recorded in the CPE Monitor reviewed 39 applicants and reaccreditations, and transcript,userscansearchthetranscripttoselectspe- 14 progress reports. To date, there are 119 Joint cificactivitiestoassign to a CPDcycle. Once selected Accredited providers. and saved, those CE activities will appear in the Joint Accreditation conducted: Activity list along with any non-CE activities the ‘How To’ Workshop for approximately 65 user has recorded. attendees in April 2020 Additionally, My CPD allows users to perform a cus- Leadership Summit for Joint Accredited Pro- tom search of CE activities offered by ACPE- viders in October 2020 with approximately accredited providers based on competencies selected 200 attendees and professional development objectives created. Recruited and trained approximately 30 new Keywords with a high degree of relevance to the reviewers CPD objective(s) are displayed from which the user Added three Associate Members: American Den- can choose. Search results of CE activities display tal Association, Council for Dietetic Registration, in ACPE’s Pharmacists' Learning Assistance Net- and Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer work (P.L.A.N. VR ). Searches can be further refined Continuing Professional Development (CPD) via the P.L.A.N. VR website as needed. The ACPE Board approved expansion of the Com- mission to includetwonewmembers with experience INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM: in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Additional duties of the CPD members will involve Additional Activities promoting and facilitating research, analysis and ’ scholarshiparound CPE/CPD; advisingon CPDmar- ACPE s International Commission (IC) met in June keting strategies and public relations; providing feed- and November 2020. Drs. Abeer M. Alghananeem back and/or assistance with CPD-related initiatives; (USA) and Jannet M. Carmichael (USA) served as and assisting in policy development as needed. The Chair and Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect respectively. On two Commissioners whose term will be through the recommendation of the International Commis- December 31, 2022 are: sion, Sherief Khalifa (Gulf Medical University, Nicholas Lehman, PharmD, BCACP, is an Associ- Ajman, UAE) and Jenelle Sobotka (University of ate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Drake Uni- Cincinnati, OH, USA) were appointed as Commis- versity College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. sionersfor aninitialthree-yearterm beginning Febru- Diane Yoon, EdD, is the Associate Director for the ary 1, 2021.
by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Office of Continuing Professional Development On the recommendation of the International Com- (CPD) at the University of Southern California mission, Abeer M. Alghananeem (Sullivan Univer- (USC) School of Pharmacy sity, KY, USA) and Jannet M. Carmichael (Pharm ACPE continues to enhance the CPD platform (My Consult NV, LLC, NV, USA) were reappointed as CPD) via the CPE MonitorVR Plus mobile app or Commissioners for a second three-year term begin- ning February 1, 2021. http://www.ajpe.org web browser. The CPD platform (My CPD) provides a user-friendly interface to help set the direction of On the recommendation of the International Com- one’s professional development and keep it going mission, the term of ISPAG was extended by one over time. It can aid in demonstrating that competen- year beginning February 1, 2021. cies are kept current; providing a record of profes- ISP became a member of the International Network sional development to fulfill employment or for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education Downloaded from regulatory requirements; and directing career goals (INQAAHE). or supporting career change. Create personal devel- ACPE signed an MOU with the Indian Association of opment plans, document CE and non-CE learning Colleges of Pharmacy (IACP). activities, and demonstrate the impact of learning in ACPE renewed Memorandums of Understanding practice using the CPD platform (MOUs) with theCommission for Academic Accred- In the LEARN stage of My CPD, users can document itation (CAA, UAE), and Conf erence Internationale learning activities that are formal (e.g. attending a CE des Doyens de Pharmacie d’Expression Francaise workshop or taking an on-demand webinar) or infor- (CIDPHARMEF). A virtual MOU signing ceremony mal (e.g. reading articles on a particular topic or dis- took place between ACPE and Commission for Aca- cussing an issue with colleagues). For CE activities demic Accreditation (CAA), UAE. 482 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2021; 85, (6) Article 8736.
ISP presented an information webinar “An Introduc- ThenumberofACPE-certifiedpharmacy degreepro- tion to ACPE’s International Services Program” May grams rose to 21 as a result of the July and August 2020 2020 Board actions; these programs are from 18 ISP organized a series of virtual workshops schools of pharmacy in Saudi Arabia (6), India (1), “Teaching Excellence in Pharmacy Education” for United Arab Emirates (3), Northern Cyprus (1), Indo- five faculties of pharmacy in Egypt in collaboration nesia (1), Jordan (7), Lebanon (1), and Mauritius (1). with Knowledge E, UAE, and the Egyptian Knowl- ISP’s Certification Policies and Procedures were edge Bank, Egypt. revised to address needed changes related to virtual Annual Reporting for all programs with Certification evaluation visits. Status was implemented. A fifth regional faculty development workshop – a The ISP team continued the implementation of collaboration with AACP and the Commission for the strategic objectives approved by the ACPE Academic Accreditation (CAA, UAE) – was held Board. in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Appendix A. ACPE Publications Copies of any of these publications can be downloaded from the ACPE website at www.acpe-accredit.org. Accreditation Standards and Key Elements for the Professional Degree Program in Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of Phar- macy Degree, Adopted January 21, 2015 Guidance for the Accreditation Standards and Key Elements for the Professional Degree Program in Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Adopted January 21, 2015 Directory of Accredited Professional Programs of Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy Policies and Procedures for the Accred- itation of Professional Degree Programs Directory of Accredited Providers of Continuing Pharmacy Education on ACPE Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education. Adopted June 20, 2007; Released October 5, 2007; Effective January 1, 2009, Version 3 released July 1, 2017 Continuing Pharmacy Education Policies and Procedures: CPE Standards; Effective June 2010, Updated July 2017 Guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for the Profession of Pharmacy, January 2015 Guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Professional Degree Programs, January 2015 International Quality Criteria for Certification of Professional Degree Programs in Pharmacy, Version 1.1, Adopted June 23, 2016; Effective: January 1, 2017 Policies and Procedures for Certification and Precertification of Professional Degree Programs in Pharmacy in Countries other than the United States and its Territories; Adopted: January 22, 2020; Effective: January 22, 2020 by guest on September 28, 2021. © 2021 American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Directory of Programs with Certification Status
Appendix B. ACPE Finances ACPE Professional Program Accreditation, Continuing Pharmacy Education Provider Accreditation, and International Services Program Operations for the 12 Months ending 12/31/20. http://www.ajpe.org Revenue $5,747,264 Expenses $5,006,642 Net $ 740,622
ACPE is appreciative of the ongoing, substantial financial support it receives from the American Association of Colleges of Phar- Downloaded from macy, American Pharmacists Association, and National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
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