Roadmap to 2015: Preparing Competent Pharmacists and Pharmacy Faculty for the Future. Combined Report of the 2005–06 Argus Commission and the Academic Affairs, Professional Affairs, and Research and Graduate Affairs Committees

Abstract

Annually, the AACP President appoints several standing committees and provides each group with specific charges aimed at priorities for academic pharmacy and AACP. Traditionally the Academic Affairs Committee, Professional Affairs Committee, Research and Graduate Affairs Committee and the Argus Commission issue separate reports and recommendations related to their distinct charges. As AACP President-elect Beck was considering the areas for committee deliberation in early 2005, the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) completed a planning exercise that yielded a consensus vision for pharmacy practice in the year 2015. AACP had contributed to the development of the shared vision and the AACP Board of Directors endorsed the document in February 2005. This prompted President-elect Beck to charge each of the 2005-06 AACP Standing Committees with an analysis of specific elements of the JCPP Vision for 2015 seeking recommendations related to the responsibility of academic pharmacy for helping the profession achieve the stated vision.