Priming the Preceptor Pipeline: Collaboration, Resources, and Recognition (original) (raw)

Background and Charges According to the Bylaws of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the Professional Affairs Committee is to study issues associated with the professional practice as they relate to pharmaceutical education, and to establish and improve working relationships with all other organizations in the field of health affairs. The Committee is also encouraged to address related agenda items relevant to its Bylaws charge and to identify issues for consideration by subsequent committees, task forces, commissions, or other groups. President Cynthia Boyle established the theme of "Capitalizing on Foundations of Citizenship" for the 2015-2016 standing committees. 1 According to President Boyle, as the academy prepares our nation's future pharmacists and scholars, the academy is leveraging all of the stakeholders who invest in academic pharmacy. 1 A key group of stakeholders in our academy are pharmacy preceptors. Our preceptors are one group of citizens that bears responsibility for a significant portion of the preparation of practice-ready graduates. Estimated to be approximately 30,000 pharmacists strong, most accept responsibility for precepting Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) [and often Introductory Pharmacy