The Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Collaborative and the AACP Transformation Center, with support from the Community Pharmacy Foundation, have selected 73 educators to participate in the Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Educators’ Badge Program. Participants will bolster their knowledge and skills in community-based pharmacy practice transformation and gain credibility amongst other educators and practitioners.
In its inaugural year, the aim is to provide a fun, contemporary way to connect community-based pharmacy practice leaders and educators. Throughout the program, participants will have networking opportunities across the academy, and complete assignments across three key component areas: knowledge/training, engagement/implementation, and dissemination. Those who complete all the requirements will be recognized as experts in community-based pharmacy practice advancement and will be named on the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative and AACP websites.
"This program affords the opportunity to bring together 73 passionate educators nationwide to network and engage with community pharmacy leaders, while empowering them to work locally to advance community practice in their classrooms and communities," said Melissa McGivney, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAPhA, ACT Pharmacy Collaborative director, associate dean for student success and professional initiatives, and professor of pharmacy & therapeutics.
The 2023-2024 Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Educators Badge participants are: