The American College of Clinical Pharmacy will drive positive changes in health care as the professional organization most influential in advancing clinical pharmacist roles and responsibilities to optimize pharmacotherapy in the prevention and treatment of disease.

The indicators that follow are suggested to demonstrate progress toward achieving this vision. They are provided to make the vision more vivid and to suggest directions for ACCP and its members over the next decade.

• ACCP will be at the forefront of the profession, with a membership that fully represents the diversity of clinical pharmacists engaged in practice, research, and education.
• ACCP members will be leaders in developing and implementing excellent clinical practice, research, and education throughout the world.
• ACCP members providing direct patient care will have completed residency training (or equivalent experience) and will be board certified, reflecting the preparation and credentials necessary to practice in person-centered, team-based settings.
• ACCP members will frequently serve as principal investigators for clinical trials and other research that positively impacts pharmacotherapy and practice. They will routinely compete successfully with other healthcare professionals for research funding.
• ACCP will be the leading health professional organization advancing clinical pharmacy research and researcher development.
• ACCP and its members will be sought out for expert input on issues related to pharmacotherapy, medication optimization, and clinical pharmacy in national/international guidelines, local and national policy, media, and others.
• ACCP, in collaboration with other advocacy groups, will lead legislative, health policy, and regulatory measures to increase the optimization of pharmacotherapy through improvements in medication access, safety, and effectiveness.
• ACCP’s educational programs and publications will be used by all health professions as essential sources of pharmacotherapy-related information.

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s purpose is to improve human health by extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy.

Through strategic initiatives, partnerships, collaborations, and alliances, ACCP:

• Provides leadership, professional development, advocacy, and resources that enable clinical pharmacists to achieve excellence in practice, research, and education.
• Advances clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy through the support and promotion of research, training, and education.
• Promotes the generation of innovative science, development of successful practice models, and dissemination of new knowledge to advance pharmacotherapy and patient care.

• The Strategic Plan of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy  
• ACCP Advocacy Platform  
• ACCP Value Filters  

To provide comment on 1) current components of the ACCP strategic plan, 2) new issues that should be considered now by ACCP leadership, or 3) emerging topics on the professional horizon that may merit the College leadership’s thought and analysis in the future, please visit the ACCP Feedback Page.

Core Values That Characterize ACCP:

• Passion for extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy.
• Dedication to excellence in patient care, research, and education.
• Commitment to challenge the status quo, state our beliefs, and act on them.
• Integrity, honesty, reliability, and accountability.
• Commitment to embrace diversity and inclusion.
• Courage to lead while remaining responsive to our members.

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s purpose is to improve human health by extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy.

Through strategic initiatives, partnerships, collaborations, and alliances, ACCP:

• Provides leadership, professional development, advocacy, and resources that enable clinical pharmacists to achieve excellence in practice, research, and education.
• Advances clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy through the support and promotion of research, training, and education.
• Promotes the generation of innovative science, development of successful practice models, and dissemination of new knowledge to advance pharmacotherapy and patient care.

   The Strategic Plan of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

   ACCP Advocacy Platform

   ACCP Value Filters

To provide comment on 1) current components of the ACCP strategic plan, 2) new issues that should be considered now by ACCP leadership, or 3) emerging topics on the professional horizon that may merit the College leadership’s thought and analysis in the future, please visit the ACCP Feedback Page.