Call to Order

Patricia A. Chase, Chair called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

Chair Chase thanked committee members for their work this year. She outlined the upcoming strategy sessions at this meeting for COD members.

Chair Chase introduced the new CEO deans:

Mary Andritz, Butler University
J. Douglas Bricker, Duquesne University
Henry Lewis, Florida A&M University
Nancy Fjortoft, Midwestern University- Chicago
Craig Svensson, Purdue University
Randall Rowen, South Carolina USC Campus
Stuart Feldman, Touro University NY
Ralph Altiere, University Colorado
Jerry Bauman, University of Illinois at Chicago
Natalie Eddington, University of Maryland
Jack Reynolds, Northeastern University
JoLaine Draugalis, University of Oklahoma
M. Lynn Crismon, University of Texas Interim Dean

I would now like to ask for deans in new schools who are not yet institutional members of AACP:

Gary Levin, Lake Erie – Bradenton Fl
Phil Johnston, Belmont
David Hawkins, California Northstate
Roger Davis, Lipscomb University
John Cormier, New England College of Pharmacy
Lane Brunner, Regis University
Rebecca Finley, Thomas Jefferson University
Sheila Miller, Union University

Recognition of Retiring Deans

Jordan Cohen, University of Iowa

David Knapp, University of Maryland

John Colaizzi, Rutgers University

Clarence Ueda, University of Nebraska

Doug Voth, University of Oklahoma

Recognition of new Assistant and Associate Deans

All new Assistant/Associate Deans were asked to stand to be recognized.

In Memoriam

Sumner Robinson, St. Louis and Massachusetts Colleges of Pharmacy

Albert White, Albany College of Pharmacy

Dale Wurster, University of Iowa

Joseph Begando, University of Illinois

Louis Luzzi, University of Rhode Island

Adelbert Knevel, Purdue University

Report of the Chair

Chair Chase thanked Ken Miller and the AACP staff for their help throughout the year, as well as Barbara Hayes and Vic Yanchick. She emphasized that many accomplishments have been made this year and all of the reports are online at the AACP-COD website.

Chair Chase announced the CEO Dean's Retreat to be held in Las Vegas on December 1-2. She asked that all COD member stay for the Point/Counter Point Session on the necessity of residencies immediately following the meeting.

Chair Chase reported that the Executive Vice President of the Association underwent a 360 degree evaluation, which was acted upon favorably by the Board. Therefore, Dr. Lucinda Maine was extended another five year contract as the Executive Vice President of the Association.

Report of the Secretary

Secretary Bricker noted the minutes of the 2006 Annual Meeting have been published in the AJPE Volume 70 Supplement. Minutes of the 2007 Interim Meeting are posted on the AACP-COD web site. He asked if there were any additions or deletions to the minutes.

Report on Board of Directors Activities

Immediate Past Chair Yanchick presented the report from the Board of Directors.

He noted that a review of the 2006-2007 budget revealed that AACP is financially strong with an operating budget of $10M for FY '08. Also, he indicated that AACP Headquarters will be moving into a new accommodations sometime in early 2008.

He commended the efforts of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) and urged all deans and schools to be more visible in their support of AFPE-sponsored programs, including a new proposal for community pharmacy practice research.

He urged members to consider being a candidate for the AACP elected member of the ACPE Board of Directors. Candidates will not be considered unless they have met the following required criteria:

Have significant administrative experience in a school or college of pharmacy
Have earned a doctorate
Have a minimum of 10 years experience in pharmacy education in AACP member school(s)
Be a current member of AACP
Be currently employed full time in a school or college of pharmacy
Not be a member of the AACP Board of Directors or be appointed to the Board during the term as a member of the ACPE Board of Directors

Candidates should consider their ability to commit to a six-year term and their respective personal and professional obligations at the time of application and those that may be anticipated in the future.

Online resource surveys prepared by the AACP Institutional Research Advisory Committee for the following areas were conducted by the number of schools indicated in parentheses: graduated students (49), faculty (37), preceptors (28), and alumni (17).

Affiliate Institutional Membership status was discussed with the Board and a resolution to eliminate this category will be proposed to the Resolutions and Bylaws Committee for consideration by the House of Delegates.

AACP is currently exploring development of a software program that will help member schools with such tasks as curricular mapping, ACPE rubrics, AACP institutional data, ACPE electronic submission of Self-Study compilations and comparison results with selected schools.

PharmCAS – The program is doing well. 47 programs are using PharmCAS. The total revenue is $4.7M.

University of Hawaii – Hilo and St. John Fisher College requested Affiliate Member status.

Committee/Taskforce Updates

Nominations: Hewitt “Ted” Matthews

Nominations Committee presented two candidates for chair-elect: Pat Kroboth, University of Pittsburgh and John Pieper, University of New Mexico. There were no nominations from the floor. The candidates were approved. He indicated that positions open for next year are: chair-elect, secretary, and Administrative Board Representative. Anyone interested in running for these positions should contact him.

Resolutions: George Francisco

George Francisco received resolutions from the Residency Task Force. The motions are presented under New Business.

Advocacy and Outreach Committee: Victoria Roche

Council of Faculty Appointees

Cynthia Boyle (University of Maryland)

Brad Cannon (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Robert Cisneros (Campbell University)

Council of Deans Appointees

Johnnie Early (University of Toledo)

Peter Hurd (St. Louis College of Pharmacy)

Ken Roberts (University of Kentucky)

Victoria Roche (Creighton University, Chair)

The activity of the Committee from October 2006 to May 2007 was outlined. The Committee constructed a formal recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding the structure and function of the newly organized Standing Committee on Advocacy (approved by the House of Delegates at the 2006 Annual Meeting). Specifically, Advocacy Committee membership would be representative of organizational diversity, and one year appointments would be made by the AACP President in consultation with the Vice President for Policy and Advocacy. The proposed charges and the complete report may be found on the AACP website (Council of Deans, 2007 Annual Meeting).

COD/COF Task Force on Faculty Workforce: Raylene Rospond

Council of Faculty Appointees

Dan Brazeau (SUNY-Buffalo) 2006-07

Doug Boudinot (VCU) 2005-07

Brian Crabtree (Mississippi)-COF Chair-elect, ex officio 2006-07

Gary Matzke (VCU) 2005-07, Chair

Ruth Nemire (Nova Southeastern) 2006-07

Ken Skau (Cincinnati)-COF Chair-elect ex-officio 2005-06

Jennifer Williams (Florida) 2005-07

Robin Zavod (Midwestern-Chicago) 2005-07

Council of Deans Appointees

Robert Beardsley (Maryland) 2005-07

Pat Chase (West Virginia University)-COD Chair-elect, ex-officio 2005-06

Patrick Davis (Texas) 2005-07

Barbara Hayes (Texas Southern)-COD Chair-elect, ex officio 2006-07

James Kehrer (Washington State) 2006-07

Kathy Knapp (Touro) 2006-07

Wayne Kradjan (Oregon State) 2005-07

Raylene Rospond (Drake) 2005-07, Vice-Chair

Vice-Chair Rospond reviewed the charges and the findings of the committee. The complete report may be found on the AACP website, Council of Faculties, Final Reports, 2006-2007.

Task Force on Post Graduate Pharmacy (Residency) Education: Arthur Nelson

Members of the Committee included: Harold Godwin, Dick Gourley, Mary Lee, Arthur Nelson, John Pieper, Lamar Pritchard, Cindy Stowe, and Charles Taylor. The committee was charged to conduct an environmental scan to determine the funding mechanisms that are currently used for Post Graduate Pharmacy (Residency) Education; to consider the benefits of residency education to schools and colleges.

The Task Force Report included Background and History, Residency Accreditation, Benefits to Schools/Colleges and Faculty, Funding Mechanisms (Detailed Appendix), Current Status In Member Institutions, Implications for PharmD Program Accreditation, and Recommendations to AACP. The complete report may be found on the AACP website (Council of Deans, Annual Meeting 2007).

Sharing Meetings Information Task Force: William Riffee

Members of the Committee included

Ralph Altiere (University of Colorado), Lisa Deziel-Evans (Nova Southeastern University), Stephanie Gardner (University of Arkansas), Stephen G. Hoag (University of Minnesota), Evan Robinson (University of Charleston), and William Riffee, (University of Florida) as Chair. The charge of the committee was to examine how AACP could improve on member involvement using information sharing methods. The committee identified a software program, Elluminate™, that enables small and large groups of people to gather and share events and experiences. Participation only requires a computer and a set of headphones/microphone. This tool was used to support the members of the task force meeting in real time, seeing a PowerPoint presentation and actively sharing ideas. Several recommendations were made to AACP and the complete report may be found on the AACP website (Council of Deans, Annual Meeting 2007).

COD/COF Healthy Student Project: Nanci Murphy

Members of the Task Force convened to produce a toolkit of successful practices that would help member schools develop curricula, identify key implementation issues, and provide action steps in this area and to offer a Special Session at the 2007 AACP Annual Meeting to share examples of successful programs where outcome expectations have been met.

A call for successful practices was sent to members of the Curriculum SIG and six submissions were presented at the Annual Meeting, including two programs offered at medical schools. Each Toolkit document includes the following: a description of course/activity, a description of how the course/activity aligns with educational outcomes as defined in the Clinical Preventive–Services Health Promotion section of the Caring for the Underserved Document (based on the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Framework), special issues involving planning/ promotion/implementation (including logistic and legal concerns), assessment and evaluation forms, a checklist of planning steps, references, and contact persons if more information is desired. The Special Session proposal, “Students as Agents of Change: Active Learning Strategies That Promote Personal and Public Health,” was submitted in January 2007 and accepted.

National Research Council Task Force: Robert W. Brueggemeier

Council of Deans Appointees

Robert Brueggemeier, Ohio State, chair

Paul Jungnickel, Auburn

Ronald Maddox, Campbell

Robert A. Mangione, St. John's

William Smith, VCU

Council of Faculty Appointees

William Fassett, Washington State

Julie Hixson-Wallace, Harding

Douglas Reid, Florida

Cindy Stowe, Arkansas

The COD/COF ACPE Scholarship Metrics Task Force was formed in 2004-05 and charged to develop specific qualitative and quantitative indicators of faculty and institutional scholarship that can be used by colleges/schools of pharmacy to assist institutions in either initiating and/or improving individual scholarship and fostering an institutional culture of scholarship that can be used by the college/school for internal improvement activities and external assessment procedures.

New Deans Manual: Patricia A. Chase

Chair Chase outlined the chapters of the Manual and thanked all those who participated in writing chapters. The complete Table of Contents may be found on the AACP website (Council of Deans, Annual Meeting 2007, Dean's Manual Update).

Old Business: Patricia A. Chase

Ken Miller discussed the Leadership program for new Deans which will be offered at the Gallup Headquarters in Omaha, NE, September 20-22.

New Business: Patricia A. Chase

George Francisco presented the resolutions from the Residency Task Force.

Recommendation 1

WHEREAS faculty members who are engaged in educating and training future practitioners must have advanced knowledge and skills beyond the minimum requirement to be optimally prepared as educators and practitioners, and

WHEREAS the major professional societies within pharmacy are considering the need for residencies as a requirement for direct patient care services, and

WHEREAS schools and colleges must enhance their ability to provide pharmacy residencies for their graduates, and

WHEREAS practice research is essential if pharmacy is to continue to grow as a profession, therefore be it resolved that

AACP recommends to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to modify accreditation standards and/or guidelines to reflect that, by 2020, all full-time pharmacy practice faculty members who are engaged in teaching and the delivery of direct patient care services shall have earned a post graduate credential relevant to the areas that s/he teaches and practices (e.g., PGY 1 residency and either a PGY 2 residency or a fellowship) or shall have a minimum of five years of direct patient care experience in the areas where s/he teaches and practices. The motion failed.

WHEREAS the major professional societies within pharmacy are considering the need for residencies as a requirement for direct patient care services, and

WHEREAS schools and colleges must enhance their ability to provide pharmacy residencies for their graduates, and

WHEREAS practice research is essential if pharmacy is to continue to grow as a profession, therefore be it resolved that

AACP recommends to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to modify accreditation standards to reflect that, by 2020, part-time and adjunct faculty will possess postgraduate training (e.g., at least a PGY 1 residency or and preferably a PGY 2 residency, fellowship or relevant direct patient care experience).

A motion to accept this resolution was made. After a lengthy discussion, the motion was withdrawn.

Recommendation 2

WHEREAS AACP has created policy statements directed at the advancement of postgraduate training programs within schools and colleges, and

WHEREAS these statements emphasize the need for schools and colleges to establish residency and fellowship training programs to address the increased demand for pharmacy practice faculty members and practitioners engaged in direct patient care, therefore be it resolved that

AACP develop a standing committee of the Association with a mission to facilitate the growth and development of postgraduate residencies and fellowships in member schools and colleges through academic sponsored and/or affiliated programs to meet the future practice faculty needs and support the initiatives of the profession. The motion passed.

Recommendation 3

WHEREAS pharmacy accreditation standards do not presently require that schools and colleges engage in postgraduate pharmacy education, and

WHEREAS accreditation standards do not require that colleges or schools educate students for advanced level practice, therefore be it resolved that

AACP propose to the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education to modify its accreditation standards and/or guidelines such that all schools and colleges of pharmacy must engage in accredited postgraduate pharmacy education (i.e., residencies and/or fellowships) as a component of being an accredited professional program. The motion failed.

AACP/APhA Pathways Program: Liz Cardello

An overview of the AACP/APhA Pathways Program was presented by Liz Cardello.

Legislative and Advocacy Update: William G. “Will” Lang

A quick briefing on key legislative issues was provided with particular emphasis on the Labor H appropriations bill. An advocacy action request was issued to the deans to phone House members and urge them to vote Yes for the bill.

Installation of 2007-2008 COD Officers: Victor Yanchick

The following officers were installed

Barbara E. Hayes, Chair (Texas Southern University)

Bobby G. Bryant, Chair-elect (Samford University)

Patricia A. Chase, Immediate Past Chair (University of West Virginia)

J. Douglas Bricker, Secretary (Duquesne University)

Joseph F. Steiner, Administrative Board Representative- (Idaho State University)

Remarks of the 2007-2008 COD Chair: Barbara E. Hayes

Chair Hayes outlined her plans for the Council for 2007-2008. She will continue the following Tasks Forces: COD/COF AACP Task Force on Faculty Workforce, COD/COF Healthy Student Project Task Force, and the COD National Research Council Task Force. She indicated that new Task Forces would be developed to address: The Costs of Experiential Education , Underrepresented Minorities and the Academy, National Patient Safety Goals (COD/COF), and Emerging Issues (COD/COF).

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

J. Douglas Bricker

Secretary