Finalizing the Work Related to the Curriculum Outcomes and Example Objectives and Entrustable Professional Activities (COEPA) Document: The Report of the 2022-2023 Academic Affairs Standing Committee

Melissa S Medina; Michelle Z Farland; John M Conry; Nicole Culhane; Daniel R Kennedy; Kashelle Lockman; Daniel R Malcom; Edith Mirzaian; Deepti Vyas; Miranda Steinkopf; Kelly Ragucci

doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100560

Finalizing the Work Related to the Curriculum Outcomes and Example Objectives and Entrustable Professional Activities (COEPA) Document: The Report of the 2022-2023 Academic Affairs Standing Committee

Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Aug;87(8):100560. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100560. Epub 2023 Jul 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, OK, USA. Electronic address: melissa-medina@ouhsc.edu.
² University of Florida College of Pharmacy, FL, USA.
³ St. John's University College of Pharmacy, NY, USA.
⁴ Notre Dame of Maryland College of Pharmacy, MD, USA.
⁵ Western New England College of Pharmacy, MA, USA.
⁶ University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, IA, USA.
⁷ Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, KY, USA.
⁸ University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy, CA, USA.
⁹ University of the Pacific College of Pharmacy, WA, USA.
¹⁰ American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), VA, USA.

PMID: 37479116
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100560

Abstract

The 2022-2023 Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) was charged to (1) complete the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) revisions (now renamed as COEPA - Curriculum Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities) after receiving feedback at the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting; (2) offer guidance on how the revised COEPA education outcomes and EPA statements should be used by member institutions, faculty, preceptor, and students; (3) guide input into the ongoing revision of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) standards for the Doctor of Pharmacy program. The published report of the 2021-2022 AAC outlines the work of the Committee through the spring of 2022.¹ This 2022-2023 AAC report focuses on the work related to finalizing the COEPA educational outcomes, EPAs, preamble, and glossary and formally receiving approval from the AACP Board of Directors.² This report also describes the creation of a COEPA guidance document, including educational outcomes example learning objectives, and EPA example tasks for the Academy, however, the actual guidance document will be published separately. Finally, this current report outlines the feedback the AAC sought, received, synthesized, summarized, and prioritized from key interested and affected parties about the ACPE 2016 standards revisions for the ACPE 2025 draft standards.³ The Committee offers revisions for 1 AACP policy statement pertaining to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, justice, and anti-racism. One new policy statement is also offered that urges ACPE to create accreditation standards for pharmacy education that support diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, justice, and anti-racism, despite presence of laws, executive orders, and policies that oppose these concepts.

Keywords: Curriculum; Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility; Educational outcomes; Entrustable professional activities; Pharmacy education.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Curriculum
Education, Pharmacy*
Faculty
Faculty, Pharmacy
Humans
Learning