American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2016 Council of Faculties Business Meeting, Anaheim, July 25, 2016

Abstract

Call to Order Chair Todd Sorensen (University of Minnesota) called the meeting to order at 1:38 pm in the Marquis Ballroom, Marriott-Anaheim, Anaheim, CA, on Monday, July 25,2016. The Chair introduced the other members of the COF board. Preliminary Quorum Committee Report Quorum committee member Matthew Dintzner (Western New England University) reported that 51 member institutions were represented, constituting a quorum. Report of the Chair Chair Sorensen shared his reflections on the work of the COF over the past year. Chair Sorensen recognized the work of the special COD/COF Taskforce on Accelerating Change. The committee worked fast to develop the report and heavily influenced AACP's strategic plan, particularly strategic priority 3. A new group will be formed called Accelerating Change and Transformation Team (ACT2) that will work closely with the AACP Board of Directors and AACP Staff on identifying and leading Accelerating Change Campaigns. Old Business Chair Sorensen discussed that the work that began in 2014 to recognize Distinguished Teaching Scholars has finally come to fruition and at the 2016 Annual Meeting first 4 scholars were recognized at the Opening General Session. The Chair recognized and thanked Robin Zavod (Midwestern-Chicago) and the 2014 Faculty Affairs Committee for their work on this initiative. Report of the Secretary Margarita DiVall (Northeastern University) reported that the minutes of the 2015 COF Annual Business Meeting held in National Harbor, MD are available via download from the COF webpage under governance on the AACP website as well as through the Pathable app. Other reports available in the same places include the Chair report with embedded committee reports and The Accelerating Change Taskforce Report. After the quorum committee confirmed that a quorum had been met, the minutes were received and approved. Report on Board of Directors' Activities from COF Immediate Past Chair Past Chair Scott (Purdue) reported on the Board of Directors Activities: * The Board approved membership requests from 3 schools that received pre-candidate status at the June meeting of the ACPE board of directors--the House affirmed Associate Institutional Membership status for Highpoint, Larkin, and Ketchum. * Council leaders discussed the first opportunity to engage AACP members in a transformational change project affecting both education and practice. * The Council of Sections has released a toolkit and other resources to facilitate discussions and policy-setting related to the management of issues associated with the use of medical marijuana; these will be disseminated in August via the AACP elert. * The Board had a lengthy conversation about the proposed Cooperative Admissions Guidelines, including the three provisions that seem the most controversial ** March 1st deadline for students to release all but one admission offer ** The initial $200 hold deposit ** The lack of enforcement of the guidelines The Board recognized that there is a need to listen to all sides of this issue and will take final action on the guidelines during the November meeting. Steven Scott encouraged faculty to voice their perspectives on the Cooperative Admission Guidelines during the open forum on Tuesday. * The Board reviewed the strategic recommendations from the 2015-16 standing committees which are posted on the House of Delegates Annual Meeting resource page and will be published later this year in AJPE; among the work initiated this year are the draft set of Entrustable Professional Activities and the pilot of a new membership affinity group model the community of practice for those engaged in interprofessional education and practice development. More information about joining this IPE community will be sent to all members after the annual meeting. …