American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
@aacpharmacy.bsky.social
Founded in 1900, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is the national organization representing pharmacy education in the U.S.
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📢🗳️ Congratulations to AACP's 2025 election winners, incl.:
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
🥼🌤️ Forecasting #Pharmacy: "Pharmacy education and workforce development are undergoing significant disruption," write members of the AACP Academic Affairs Committee in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
Future‐Proofing Pharmacy: A Stakeholder‐Informed Forecast of Workforce and Education Needs
Background Pharmacy education and workforce development are undergoing significant disruption. While national forecasts outline key directions, they lack granularity and stakeholder validation. This...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
🥼🌤️ Forecasting #Pharmacy: "Pharmacy education and workforce development are undergoing significant disruption," write members of the AACP Academic Affairs Committee in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
📈🎯 Optimize Your #ExperientialEducation Program:
Examine ways to better support learners, and enhance the policies, processes and structures that sustain high-quality experiential programs, 4/15-4/17, at the Experiential Education Institute.
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Examine ways to better support learners, and enhance the policies, processes and structures that sustain high-quality experiential programs, 4/15-4/17, at the Experiential Education Institute.
🔗: ow.ly/vC6t50Y8sZs
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
📈🎯 Optimize Your #ExperientialEducation Program:
Examine ways to better support learners, and enhance the policies, processes and structures that sustain high-quality experiential programs, 4/15-4/17, at the Experiential Education Institute.
🔗: ow.ly/vC6t50Y8sZs
Examine ways to better support learners, and enhance the policies, processes and structures that sustain high-quality experiential programs, 4/15-4/17, at the Experiential Education Institute.
🔗: ow.ly/vC6t50Y8sZs
📢📝 Over the weekend, AACP joined national #pharmacy partners APhA, ASHP and AAPP in releasing a shared statement on the violence in Minnesota.
🔗 For the full statement, and for a list of mental health and well-being resources, see this thread and visit: ow.ly/yS8i50Y7P2r
🔗 For the full statement, and for a list of mental health and well-being resources, see this thread and visit: ow.ly/yS8i50Y7P2r
February 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
📢📝 Over the weekend, AACP joined national #pharmacy partners APhA, ASHP and AAPP in releasing a shared statement on the violence in Minnesota.
🔗 For the full statement, and for a list of mental health and well-being resources, see this thread and visit: ow.ly/yS8i50Y7P2r
🔗 For the full statement, and for a list of mental health and well-being resources, see this thread and visit: ow.ly/yS8i50Y7P2r
🥼📈 The increase in pharmacy school applicants, "reflects a renewed recognition of the vital role pharmacists play in advancing patient care," says Dr. Robin Zavod, AACP President, in Becker's Hospital Review.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🥼📈 The increase in pharmacy school applicants, "reflects a renewed recognition of the vital role pharmacists play in advancing patient care," says Dr. Robin Zavod, AACP President, in Becker's Hospital Review.
💭 Thoughts on the latest draft of the Clinical Prevention and Population Health (CPPH) Curriculum Framework?
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is inviting faculty, students, practitioners & professional organizations to review and comment by 2/16.
For more 👇
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is inviting faculty, students, practitioners & professional organizations to review and comment by 2/16.
For more 👇
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Clinical Prevention and Population Health Framework
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January 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
💭 Thoughts on the latest draft of the Clinical Prevention and Population Health (CPPH) Curriculum Framework?
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is inviting faculty, students, practitioners & professional organizations to review and comment by 2/16.
For more 👇
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is inviting faculty, students, practitioners & professional organizations to review and comment by 2/16.
For more 👇
🦠🛡️ "There is still time to protect yourself and your loved ones against respiratory viruses."
Today, AACP joined 12 other national pharmacy groups to urge patients to talk with their pharmacist about available #vaccines.
Today, AACP joined 12 other national pharmacy groups to urge patients to talk with their pharmacist about available #vaccines.
January 28, 2026 at 9:20 PM
🦠🛡️ "There is still time to protect yourself and your loved ones against respiratory viruses."
Today, AACP joined 12 other national pharmacy groups to urge patients to talk with their pharmacist about available #vaccines.
Today, AACP joined 12 other national pharmacy groups to urge patients to talk with their pharmacist about available #vaccines.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy has its first endowed professorship, due to a major contribution from Dr. Therese Poirier, professor emerita.
The Therese Poirier Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy is the largest single gift in the School of Pharmacy’s history.
The Therese Poirier Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy is the largest single gift in the School of Pharmacy’s history.
SIUE’s School of Pharmacy Announces Inaugural Endowed Professorship
SIUE School of Pharmacy receives largest gift from Therese Poirier to establish inaugural endowed professorship advancing pharmacy education and research.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy has its first endowed professorship, due to a major contribution from Dr. Therese Poirier, professor emerita.
The Therese Poirier Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy is the largest single gift in the School of Pharmacy’s history.
The Therese Poirier Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy is the largest single gift in the School of Pharmacy’s history.
🥼🔎🏛️ This Week: AACP joined national pharmacy partners to address critical policy challenges impacting pharmaceutical distribution and pharmacists' services at the January meeting of the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) in Alexandria, Virginia.
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
🥼🔎🏛️ This Week: AACP joined national pharmacy partners to address critical policy challenges impacting pharmaceutical distribution and pharmacists' services at the January meeting of the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) in Alexandria, Virginia.
💉📊 "These changes appear to most vaccine experts—clinical care providers, pediatricians, pharmacists, [NPs], PAs, [others] who provide care for children—as baseless, as far as scientific information."
Dr. Mary Hayney (UW) joins WORT FM to discuss the CDC's recent changes to vaccine recommendations.
Dr. Mary Hayney (UW) joins WORT FM to discuss the CDC's recent changes to vaccine recommendations.
In the wake of the CDC's new childhood #vaccine recommendations, vaccine expert Professor Mary Hayney speaks with @wortnews.bsky.social to break down each of the changes and what they could mean. #IDSky #PharmSky #RxSky
🎧 https://www.wortfm.org/the-cdc-endangers-public-health-and-abandons-science/
🎧 https://www.wortfm.org/the-cdc-endangers-public-health-and-abandons-science/
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
💉📊 "These changes appear to most vaccine experts—clinical care providers, pediatricians, pharmacists, [NPs], PAs, [others] who provide care for children—as baseless, as far as scientific information."
Dr. Mary Hayney (UW) joins WORT FM to discuss the CDC's recent changes to vaccine recommendations.
Dr. Mary Hayney (UW) joins WORT FM to discuss the CDC's recent changes to vaccine recommendations.
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Congratulations to alums Kate Smith and Alina Cernasev on being elected to these important leadership positions! #UMNproud #UMNalumni
📢🗳️ Congratulations to AACP's 2025 election winners, incl.:
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Congratulations to alums Kate Smith and Alina Cernasev on being elected to these important leadership positions! #UMNproud #UMNalumni
🧵🥼 Today is #NationalPharmacistDay, recognizing pharmacists' vital contributions to their community's health.
For a closer look, we've collected stories, discussions and celebrations from across National Pharmacist Day 2026, including:
For a closer look, we've collected stories, discussions and celebrations from across National Pharmacist Day 2026, including:
January 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
🧵🥼 Today is #NationalPharmacistDay, recognizing pharmacists' vital contributions to their community's health.
For a closer look, we've collected stories, discussions and celebrations from across National Pharmacist Day 2026, including:
For a closer look, we've collected stories, discussions and celebrations from across National Pharmacist Day 2026, including:
"It’s rewarding to be able to explain to [patients] how their medications can help them," says Dr. Carter Diges of choosing #pharmacy as a career.
"Unlike working in the ER, where hopefully you don’t keep seeing your patients, I like seeing my patients."
"Unlike working in the ER, where hopefully you don’t keep seeing your patients, I like seeing my patients."
Pharmacy heroes answer the call
These trained professionals are lifesavers for the people in their communities.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"It’s rewarding to be able to explain to [patients] how their medications can help them," says Dr. Carter Diges of choosing #pharmacy as a career.
"Unlike working in the ER, where hopefully you don’t keep seeing your patients, I like seeing my patients."
"Unlike working in the ER, where hopefully you don’t keep seeing your patients, I like seeing my patients."
🥼 "You never know what your day is going to look like," says Dr. J. Ryan Shaw in a @pharmacytimes.bsky.social podcast focused on #oncology pharmacists.
"You may have 3-4 people on your schedule and it's the busiest day possible…you may have [0] and it's even busier."
🎧 To listen:
"You may have 3-4 people on your schedule and it's the busiest day possible…you may have [0] and it's even busier."
🎧 To listen:
Pharmacist Takeover: A Day in the Life of an Oncology Pharmacist | Pharmacy Times
Discover the vital role of oncology pharmacists in cancer care, exploring their daily challenges, responsibilities, and impact on patient outcomes.
ow.ly
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🥼 "You never know what your day is going to look like," says Dr. J. Ryan Shaw in a @pharmacytimes.bsky.social podcast focused on #oncology pharmacists.
"You may have 3-4 people on your schedule and it's the busiest day possible…you may have [0] and it's even busier."
🎧 To listen:
"You may have 3-4 people on your schedule and it's the busiest day possible…you may have [0] and it's even busier."
🎧 To listen:
📢🗳️ Congratulations to AACP's 2025 election winners, incl.:
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
📢🗳️ Congratulations to AACP's 2025 election winners, incl.:
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
✅ Dr. Pamela Heaton (University of Toledo) for President-elect;
✅ Dr. Jeremy Hughes (@uwpharmacy.bsky.social) for Council of Deans Chair-elect; and
✅ Dr. Michael Gonyeau (@northeasternu.bsky.social) for Council of Faculties Chair-elect.
⏳Time is running out on savings for #Interim26, Conversations That Matter!
Register by 12/19 to lock in your best value for engaging w/ peers & thought leaders on critical issues shaping #pharmacyeducation — all set against the vibrant backdrop of San Juan, P.R., 2/14-17.
🔗: ow.ly/zubw50XKXVo
Register by 12/19 to lock in your best value for engaging w/ peers & thought leaders on critical issues shaping #pharmacyeducation — all set against the vibrant backdrop of San Juan, P.R., 2/14-17.
🔗: ow.ly/zubw50XKXVo
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
⏳Time is running out on savings for #Interim26, Conversations That Matter!
Register by 12/19 to lock in your best value for engaging w/ peers & thought leaders on critical issues shaping #pharmacyeducation — all set against the vibrant backdrop of San Juan, P.R., 2/14-17.
🔗: ow.ly/zubw50XKXVo
Register by 12/19 to lock in your best value for engaging w/ peers & thought leaders on critical issues shaping #pharmacyeducation — all set against the vibrant backdrop of San Juan, P.R., 2/14-17.
🔗: ow.ly/zubw50XKXVo
🥼 Congratulations to Dr. Kim Croley, Dr. Robert DiCenzo (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), and Dr. John Clay Kirtley on their appointment to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors.
December 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🥼 Congratulations to Dr. Kim Croley, Dr. Robert DiCenzo (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), and Dr. John Clay Kirtley on their appointment to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors.
🥼 AACP is proud to announce the 7 outstanding student pharmacists selected to receive the 2025 Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students! (1/4)
🔗: ow.ly/Tl7P50XFOLs
🔗: ow.ly/Tl7P50XFOLs
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🥼 AACP is proud to announce the 7 outstanding student pharmacists selected to receive the 2025 Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students! (1/4)
🔗: ow.ly/Tl7P50XFOLs
🔗: ow.ly/Tl7P50XFOLs
📈 Newly released data from AACP shows continued growth in pharmacy school interest, marking a second consecutive year of increases in both applicants and applications across PharmCAS schools.
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
📈 Newly released data from AACP shows continued growth in pharmacy school interest, marking a second consecutive year of increases in both applicants and applications across PharmCAS schools.
What role does #entrepreneurship play in pharmacy?
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
Fostering Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy Education and Practice: A Chat with Jeff Jellin, Founder of Pharmacist’s Letter | AACP
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November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What role does #entrepreneurship play in pharmacy?
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
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📲 Healthcare's new frontier isn't just treating patients, it's fighting misinformation.
Pharmacy curricula must equip students with evidence-based strategies to combat false health claims amplified by social media.
To learn more: ow.ly/EGtz50XxFSq
Pharmacy curricula must equip students with evidence-based strategies to combat false health claims amplified by social media.
To learn more: ow.ly/EGtz50XxFSq
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
📲 Healthcare's new frontier isn't just treating patients, it's fighting misinformation.
Pharmacy curricula must equip students with evidence-based strategies to combat false health claims amplified by social media.
To learn more: ow.ly/EGtz50XxFSq
Pharmacy curricula must equip students with evidence-based strategies to combat false health claims amplified by social media.
To learn more: ow.ly/EGtz50XxFSq
📝📢 AACP has joined more than 50 leading medical, health and patient advocacy organizations in a statement responding to recent CDC website changes regarding vaccines and autism.
The science is clear: Over 25 years of research confirms #vaccines are not linked to #autism.
The science is clear: Over 25 years of research confirms #vaccines are not linked to #autism.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
⏰🗣️ Last Chance: #PharmEd26 session proposals are due Nov. 25!
Submit your ideas for 60- and 30-minute sessions, and interactive workshop and conversation world café sessions by 11:59 p.m. PT this-coming Tuesday.
For details: ow.ly/yO4v50XvPtO
Submit your ideas for 60- and 30-minute sessions, and interactive workshop and conversation world café sessions by 11:59 p.m. PT this-coming Tuesday.
For details: ow.ly/yO4v50XvPtO
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
⏰🗣️ Last Chance: #PharmEd26 session proposals are due Nov. 25!
Submit your ideas for 60- and 30-minute sessions, and interactive workshop and conversation world café sessions by 11:59 p.m. PT this-coming Tuesday.
For details: ow.ly/yO4v50XvPtO
Submit your ideas for 60- and 30-minute sessions, and interactive workshop and conversation world café sessions by 11:59 p.m. PT this-coming Tuesday.
For details: ow.ly/yO4v50XvPtO
What role does entrepreneurship play in #pharmacy?
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What role does entrepreneurship play in #pharmacy?
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
Join Jeff Jellin, former CEO of TRC Healthcare & founder of Pharmacist's Letter, for an inspiring conversation exploring his own career journey, emerging opportunities & the skills needed to thrive.
📅: Dec. 4
🕑: 2pm ET
🔗: ow.ly/Y5Aw50XuUXj
"Pharmacists [are] some of the most accessible healthcare professionals, making their presence in these areas especially impactful."
🌾🥼Today is #NationalRuralHealthDay, celebrating rural healthcare providers, and highlighting the unique challenges facing rural patients.
🌾🥼Today is #NationalRuralHealthDay, celebrating rural healthcare providers, and highlighting the unique challenges facing rural patients.
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
"Pharmacists [are] some of the most accessible healthcare professionals, making their presence in these areas especially impactful."
🌾🥼Today is #NationalRuralHealthDay, celebrating rural healthcare providers, and highlighting the unique challenges facing rural patients.
🌾🥼Today is #NationalRuralHealthDay, celebrating rural healthcare providers, and highlighting the unique challenges facing rural patients.
🛬 This Week at AACP: In-person connection at our "3D Days"! AACP staff left their screens behind to travel across the country and connect in "3D" at our HQ in Virginia.
We met new staff, refreshed work processes, & prepared for exciting new initiatives in the coming year.
We met new staff, refreshed work processes, & prepared for exciting new initiatives in the coming year.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🛬 This Week at AACP: In-person connection at our "3D Days"! AACP staff left their screens behind to travel across the country and connect in "3D" at our HQ in Virginia.
We met new staff, refreshed work processes, & prepared for exciting new initiatives in the coming year.
We met new staff, refreshed work processes, & prepared for exciting new initiatives in the coming year.