Building Implementation Science Capacity in Academic Pharmacy: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Research and Graduate Affairs Committee

Am J Pharm Educ. 2021 Nov;85(10):8718. doi: 10.5688/ajpe8718. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Abstract

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2020-2021 AACP Research and Graduate Affairs Committee (RGAC) continued the work begun by the 2019-2020 RGAC to increase awareness of and capacity for implementation research to advance practice transformation in academic pharmacy. AACP President Anne Lin charged the RGAC with developing resources and programs for training faculty and graduate students in implementation science. The committee was further charged with developing a mechanism to pair pharmacy faculty and implementation experts on practice advancement projects. In its work, the committee focused on generating near-term opportunities for pharmacy practice faculty to pursue projects while developing programs that would support ongoing career development and future implementation practice and research by pharmacy faculty and trainees.

Keywords: competencies; curricular transformation; implementation science; practice transformation.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Pharmacy*
  • Faculty, Pharmacy
  • Humans
  • Implementation Science
  • Pharmacy*
  • Schools, Pharmacy