Recommitting to AACP Engaged Governance for the Common Good: Report of the 50th Anniversary Commission to Reimagine the AACP House of Delegates

Cynthia J Boyle; Lawrence M Brown; Andrew S Bzowyckyj; Bradley Cannon; Angela Chu; Gloria R Grice; Susan M Meyer; Evan T Robinson; Adam Jackson

doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100577

Recommitting to AACP Engaged Governance for the Common Good: Report of the 50th Anniversary Commission to Reimagine the AACP House of Delegates

Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Sep;87(9):100577. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100577. Epub 2023 Aug 5.

Authors

Cynthia J Boyle¹, Lawrence M Brown², Andrew S Bzowyckyj³, Bradley Cannon⁴, Angela Chu⁵, Gloria R Grice⁶, Susan M Meyer⁷, Evan T Robinson⁸, Adam Jackson⁹

Affiliations

¹ University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Chapman University, School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA, USA.
³ Pacific University, Oregon School of Pharmacy, Hillsboro, OR, USA.
⁴ Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, College of Pharmacy, North Chicago, IL, USA.
⁵ Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Henderson, NV, USA.
⁶ University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO, USA.
⁷ University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁸ Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, NE, USA.
⁹ American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Arlington, VA, USA. Electronic address: ajackson@aacp.edu.

PMID: 37544612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100577

Abstract

The 50th Anniversary Commission to Reimagine the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) House of Delegates (HOD Commission) was charged to consider and recommend changes to the AACP Board of Directors and AACP HOD regarding a broad range of issues related to the HOD. The 2021-2022 HOD Commission met virtually many times throughout the year as 2 sub-groups and a full commission, using Basecamp for shared documents and timelines, and it provided interim reports to the Board of Directors in November and February. A survey of 2022 delegates was developed and administered; responses from 163 delegates informed final recommendations as described in the report. The HOD Commission affirms the need for and purpose of AACP's HOD and urges that all schools/colleges of pharmacy recommit to engaged governance for the common good.

Keywords: Delegate; Engagement; Governance; House of Delegates; Policy.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Anniversaries and Special Events
Education, Pharmacy*
Education, Pharmacy, Graduate*
Humans
Pharmacy*
Schools, Pharmacy
Social Justice
United States