Chair Rod Carter (Minnesota) called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in the Harbor Island Ballroom of the Sheraton San Diego Hotel.
Quorum Committee ReportAlicia Bouldin (Mississippi) presented a report of the Quorum committee, stating that more than twenty-five (25) individual active members representing more than fifteen (15) regular institutional members of the Association were present, thus constituting a quorum.
Report of the ChairChair Rod Carter stated that he would not present a report, given the full agenda of the meeting.
Report of the SecretaryBarbara Sauer (California-SF) reported that the minutes of the 2006 COF Business Meeting held February 27, 2006 in San Antonio, TX, were distributed electronically to all members prior to the meeting. The minutes were received and approved as written.
Report on the Board of Director's (BOD) Activities from the COF Immediate Past ChairTerry Schwinghammer (West Virginia) presented the following highlights of the BOD meeting held the previous week.
Budget.AACP ended 2005-06 with a healthy surplus. The Board approved three special expenditures:
A partnership with APhA to sponsor the Pathways Career Evaluation Program and work to expand careers in academia
Join the newly created Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) established in April at the encouragement of CMS
Communications audit to examine effectiveness of both internal and external communications.
The BOD met with ACPE staff and leadership and will work closely with them to respond to the requests the Department of Education has made to ACPE regarding consistency of accreditation standards.
Membership.The University of Findlay and Pacific University will progress from Affiliate to Associate status at the House of Delegates (HOD) meeting. East Tennessee State University was granted Affiliate status. The BOD acted to make key considerations used to evaluate the requests for initial institutional membership more explicit.
Other Business.The BOD granted a request from the Pharmacy Practice Research Alliance to provide a national platform for continued operation of the Alliance. Other updates were received from Councils and on initiatives such as the criminal background check working group, the academic practice partnership initiative (APPI), AACP's advocacy group, and other programs.
Report of the Chair of the Academic Sections Coordinating Committee (ASCC)Amy Allison (Mercer) reported on the attendance and success of the 2006 Teachers Seminar. The ASCC developed round table topics for two sessions and approved a record number of posters for this meeting. Next year, the ASCC will continue to improve the abstract review process and process for submitting New Investigator Proposal applications.
Committee ReportsChair Carter thanked those who served on COF committees this year. He informed members that a document listing the specific charges to the committees and list of committee members was available on the AACP Web site.
Faculty Affairs Committee.Jeanne Van Tyle (Butler) reported that the committee was still gathering information on sabbaticals and mini-sabbaticals to address their charge. The committee will continue its work during the next year. The verbal report was accepted and a written report will be posted on the AACP web site.
Task Force on Interprofessional Education.Rod Carter presented highlights of the report for Tim Tracy (Minnesota), who could not be present. The report included definitions, outcomes, and competencies, and provided five organizational models at different types of member institutions. Members voted to receive the report, which was posted on the AACP website prior to the meeting.
Joint COD/COF Task Force on Faculty Workforce.Jennifer Williams (Florida) and Bob Beardsley (Maryland) presented the report for Chair Gary Matzke (Virginia Commonwealth), who was not able to be present. The Task Force revised definitions of faculty categories and proposed an expanded data collection form for faculty vacancies. The Task Force identified internal and external factors that are projected to influence the demand for faculty over the next 15 years in the future, which were presented and discussed. This input will be incorporated into a written report to come out in the fall. The Task Force will continue to work on its remaining charges for the next year. An interim report was posted on the AACP website prior to the meeting and members voted to receive it.
Joint COD/COF Committee on ACPE Scholarship Metrics.No one on the committee was present, so there was no report.
Nominations Committee.Chair Terry Schwinghammer presented the two nominees for Chair-elect of the Council of Faculties. Both candidates, Julianna Szilagyi (Houston) and Robin Zavod (Midwestern-Chicago), were present and recognized. The slate of candidates was accepted.
Reports of the Resolutions and Standing Rules Committees.Chair Todd Brown described the process for submitting resolutions for consideration by the committee prior to being forwarded to the HOD. One resolution that was submitted prior to the meeting was presented and discussed. It pertained to exchange of instructional materials for use by member institutions. A motion to approve forwarding it on the HOD for consideration was defeated.
A second resolution pertaining to developing metrics for the evaluation of faculty service was presented from the floor. It was discussed and a motion to forward it on the HOD for consideration passed unanimously.
ACPESandy Zito (St. Johns), one of the current AACP appointees to the Council, reported on the U. S. Department of Education's recent evaluation of ACPE. Generally, ACPE is reviewed for recognition status every 5 years, which it historically passes with no difficulty. The Council received the full 5-year continued recognition again this year; however, several concerns were noted. These included a need to assure site evaluators receive adequate training, that sufficient information on each standard is collected during the site visit, a need to develop standardized methods for assessing student achievement, and a need for effective controls to assure consistent application of the standards. ACPE will likely develop more standardized methods, including rubrics and metrics, to address these concerns.
Old BusinessNo Old Business was presented and no items were offered from the floor.
New Business Advocacy and Fellowship Opportunities.Will Lang, VP of Policy and Advocacy, summarized the status of legislative activities. He indicated that there was little of interest to schools and colleges of pharmacy going on right now. He highlighted several advocacy issues he is working on. These included being approached by the FDA to comment on the President's Drug User Fee Act, joining the PQA at the request of CMS, working to develop relationships with physician organizations (eg, American Academy of Pediatrics) and The National Board of Medical Examiners to help them to better understand academic pharmacy, and developing congressional briefings on interprofessional education with other academic health professions organizations (eg, AAMC, ADA) as a prelude to Title 7 reauthorization. He reported that there now seems to be a greater focus on keeping people healthy rather than just dealing with illness.
Will commented on the overflow crowd at this morning's public health program and indicated the resources would be posted on the AACP web page. He also described the Paul Ambrose program, which is designed to help professional students do health promotion projects.
Nominations Committee.Rod Carter announced that next year's Nominations Committee would be soliciting candidates for President of AACP in addition to Chair-elect of the COF. He stated that only faculty members without a dean title would be eligible.
Bylaws and Policy Development Committee.Chair John Pieper (New Mexico) presented highlights of the committee's discussion paper on structure and governance. The committee presented five recommendations related to structure and governance of the organization to the HOD. These were to be discussed at the Open Hearing the following day.
Open Forum.Chair Carter asked members for any other items to bring to the attention of the BOD or AACP staff. Gayle Brazeau encouraged members to submit manuscripts to AJPE and stated that AJPE is always looking for new reviewers. She asked members to go to the AACP Web site and update their profiles, so that the editors would be aware of their respective areas of expertise. Chair Carter concluded by thanking members and chairs for their service to the COF committees this year.
Installation of 2005-06 OfficersTerry Schwinghammer installed the following individuals as the 2006-07 Administrative Board: Chair Kenneth Skau (Cincinnati), Chair-elect Brian Crabtree (Mississippi), Immediate Past Chair Rod Carter (Minnesota), Secretary Marie Chisholm (Georgia), and ASCC Chair Ginger Scott (West Virginia).
Remarks of the New ChairKenneth Skau presented a service plaque to Rod Carter to thank him for his service as Chair of the COF. Ken reported that he would continue and expand membership on the Faculty Workforce Task Force and continue the Task Force on Interprofessional Education, appointing a new Chair and additional members to the latter. He stated that there would be a new COD/COF healthy student initiative. He encouraged anyone interested in service on one of theses committees to contact him.
AdjournmentChair Skau adjourned the meeting at 11:55 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Sauer
Secretary, Council of Faculties