Now in its fourth year, ACCP’s novel, national team competition for pharmacy students saw record-breaking participation from schools across the country in 2013. Students from 100 institutions fielded teams for the 2013 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge.
The online round competition, which concluded September 13, gave eligible teams the opportunity to compete in up to four rounds of competition, where they answered items in each of the competition’s distinct segments:
- Trivia/Lightning
- Clinical Case
- Jeopardy-style
From the initial field of 100 teams, eight schools have emerged to compete in the live quarterfinal round competition at the upcoming ACCP Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2013 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Quarterfinal Teams
- East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
- Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson School of Pharmacy
- St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy
- University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
- St. Louis College of Pharmacy
These eight teams will meet and compete head to head during the quarterfinal rounds on October 12, 2013. Semifinal and final rounds of the competition will be held on October 13–14, 2013.
Please join ACCP in commending these teams on their outstanding achievements. For more information on the 2013 Clinical Pharmacy Challenge and to view a listing of the teams that participated and progressed through each of the four online rounds, please click here. Be sure to join us in Albuquerque to see which team will be crowned the 2013 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Champion!