Starting this fall at the 2013 ACCP Annual Meeting, the ACCP Academy programs will deliver all required and elective programming sequentially, beginning with all four prerequisite "primers," to be offered on Saturday, October 12, as Annual Meeting presymposia.
The ACCP Academy is a continuous educational effort designed to deliver a flexible, curricular approach to enhancing ACCP members’ abilities in their major areas of responsibility. The ACCP Academy provides four unique professional development programs leading to certificates of completion in Career Advancement, Leadership and Management, Research and Scholarship, and Teaching and Learning. The new schedule was developed in an effort to sup-port continuous participation from Academy enrollees unable to complete program requirements because of increasing institutional budgetary and time constraints that limit their ability to travel to multiple meetings on an annual basis. The ACCP Academy will offer the following foundational prerequisite courses as part of the Annual Meeting presymposia.
The Research Primer, which serves as the required prerequisite course for the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program, is designed to introduce participants to fundamental research concepts and to stimulate the development of a longitudinal research project idea by each participant. Participants will explore the various roles, responsibilities, and venues in which a new researcher may develop a research focus, as well as develop potential working relationships with established researchers. The module will discuss the mentor-protégé interaction and ways to maximize the benefits of such a relationship throughout one’s career. This two-part course is a mandatory prerequisite for the program’s remaining required modules. Program enrollees will be asked to revisit, build on, and revise this project idea throughout the Academy program.
Leadership Primer I is the first of the two-part Leadership and Management Certificate Program’s foundational module, which is designed to provide participants with an introductory background in organizational behavior theory and fundamental philosophical concepts of leadership. Several definitions of leadership will be explored and discussed, together with philosophical leadership thought. The module is meant to stimulate each participant to seek additional study and experience in this area. Material covered will involve principles and concepts prevalent from the early 1900s to the 21st century.
The Career Advancement Primer is a half-day module designed to provide a framework for developing a strategic plan in participants’ professional advancement. Clinical pharmacy professionals from successful clinical practices will share strategies to justify participants’ clinical services, engage in their own professional development, and cultivate productive relationships in team and collaborative patient care environments. Participants will engage in discussions on how roles can be established in team and collaborative patient care environments and review the components of a successful clinical practice.
The Teaching and Learning Primer (formerly Basic Training) serves as the required prerequisite course for the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. Designed to provide a foundation for faculty and preceptors early in their teaching careers, this half-day module engages participants in thoughtful discussions and small-group exercises. As one of ACCP’s best-received educational courses, the Teaching and Learning Primer successfully builds new academicians’ foundational knowledge in planning, implementing, and assessing student learning.
Take advantage of these valuable professional development programs by enrolling in the ACCP Academy. Visit the ACCP Academy’s Web page at www.accp.com/academy to learn more about each of the Academy’s certificate programs, to view each program’s complete 1-year schedule, and to complete an online program application. To view the complete schedule of Academy programming offered during the 2013 ACCP Annual Meeting, visit the ACCP Web site at www.accp.com/am. Register by September 27 to take advantage of online registration rates.