Abstract
The quality of pharmacists entering the work force may decrease if educational organizations continue to open new pharmacy schools, add “satellite” programs, and increase existent schools’ class sizes, according to a discussion paper by ASHP and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Released on December 6, 2010, during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California, the discussion paper explains the two practitioner organizations’ concerns regarding the recent “rapid” expansion in schools’ capacity to enroll pharmacy students. Capacity increased 63% from 2000 to 2009, according to information available from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). All students finishing a four-year Pharm.D. degree program this year spent at least 5% of their curricular hours in introductory pharmacy practice experiences. This requirement to be in the field early on went into effect in mid-2007 as part of the new standards for pharmacy schools from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
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