Leadership Positions

Chair (1-year term)

Qualifications

• ACCP member in good standing
• PGY2 resident or a fellow/graduate student during the committee term
• Completed at least one year of postgraduate training

Responsibilities

1. Planning: Consult with your Vice Chair and Board/Staff Secretary in planning the committee’s objectives based on the President’s charges. Discuss any objectives that are not clear.
2. Conducting Meetings: Direct the committee in reviewing and achieving the committee’s objectives. Stimulate group thinking, encourage and channel discussion, weigh the value of expressed ideas and suggestions, summarize constructive suggestions, and seek to achieve group consensus and decisions. Share copies of important documents with the committee.
3. Maintaining and Reporting Records and Information: Ensure that accurate minutes are kept, necessary reports prepared, and a record of committee work maintained. The Chair is responsible for preparing interim and final committee reports, according to the report templates provided elsewhere in this handbook. The Chair should remain constantly informed regarding the progress of individual committee member assignments.
4. Communications: Copies of meeting minutes, interim reports, and final reports should be posted to the committee Web site by the Chair. In addition, the Chair should maintain copies of these documents along with all relevant correspondence. It is expected that the Chair will communicate monthly with the Vice Chair and Board/Staff Secretary to discuss committee progress and to request assistance, as needed.
5. Getting Action: Motivate members toward active participation and involvement in committee activities. With overall objectives in mind, channel the interests and talents of individual committee members into productive efforts and necessary follow-up actions.
6. Evaluating Results: Regularly review and evaluate the committee’s charge

Vice-Chair (1-year term)

Qualifications

• ACCP member in good standing
• PGY2 resident or a fellow/graduate student during the committee term
• Completed at least one year of postgraduate training

Responsibilities

1. Planning: Consult with the Chair and the Board/Staff Secretary in planning the committee’s objectives based on the President’s charges. Identify any objectives that are not clear.
2. Conducting Meetings: Lead committee meetings in the absence of the chair.
3. Communications: Communicate with the Chair and Secretary monthly to discuss progress and facilitate completion of tasks assigned by the Chair. If this communication is not initiated by the Chair, check-in with the Chair to determine if your assistance is needed.
4. Evaluating Results: Assist the Chair in the monthly review and evaluation the committee’s charges and progress, including individual member assignments and responsibilities.
5. Additional Support: Prepare meeting minutes in the absence of the absence of the secretary. Provide additional assistance to the Chair as assigned.

Application Requirements

1. Current curriculum vitae
2. A personal essay up to 500 words addressing your interest in both ACCP and clinical pharmacy as a career. Also, explain how the Resident Advisory Committee, under your leadership, will accomplish your proposed goals and objectives.
3. A letter of reference from a pharmacy preceptor or mentor (E.g. APPE or PGY1 preceptor, pharmacy faculty member, research mentor). Please address letters of recommendation to the ACCP President-Elect.
4. A copy of an acceptance letter to a residency or post-graduate training program verifying the applicant’s enrollment in the program.
5. Note that all leadership position applications will also be considered for Member-At-Large positions unless the applicant indicates otherwise.

Members-At-Large

Members-At-Large (1-year term)

Qualifications

• ACCP member in good standing
• A resident, fellow, or graduate student enrolled in a training program during the committee term.

Responsibilities

• Attends all committee sessions
• Assists with committee projects and initiatives to meet committee's annually assigned charges

Application Requirements

1. Current curriculum vitae
2. A personal essay up to 300 words addressing your interest in both ACCP and clinical pharmacy as a career. Also, explain how you will contribute to the Resident Advisory Committee as a Member-at-Large.
3. A letter of reference from a pharmacy preceptor or mentor (E.g. APPE or PGY1 preceptor, pharmacy faculty member, research mentor). Please address letters of recommendation to the ACCP President-Elect.
4. A copy of an acceptance letter to a residency or post-graduate training program verifying the applicant’s enrollment in the program.
5. Note that all leadership position applications will also be considered for Member-At-Large positions unless the applicant indicates otherwise.