ACCP honored 32 new Academy graduates during the ACCP Academy graduation ceremony held during the 2013 Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ACCP President Curtis Haas welcomed the graduating class, together with members of the Academy faculty and ACCP leadership, at a special commencement breakfast event on October 15. The commencement address was delivered by ACCP past president, Dr. Jim Tisdale.

The ACCP Academy was established to provide high-quality and readily accessible professional development opportunities for members of the College. The Academy was established in August 2006, when the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program was launched under the direction of Thomas Zlatic (St. Louis College of Pharmacy). In 2007, the Leadership and Management Certificate Program was introduced under the direction of Robert Smith (Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University). Today, the ACCP Academy includes the Research and Scholarship Certificate Program, led by Julie Banderas (University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine), and the Career Advancement Certificate Program, led by Joseph Saseen (University of Colorado Denver). In 2006, there were 43 participants in the Academy. Today, more than 500 participants are enrolled in an Academy certificate program, with almost 200 graduates who have successfully completed one or more Academy tracks since 2008.

The new graduates recognized during the graduation ceremony completed all the required modules in their respective programs, as well as selected electives. In addition to participating in live, interactive Academy courses, graduates develop online portfolios, complete a series of required readings, and receive feedback on course assignments from one or more mentors. ACCP congratulates all of these graduates on their accomplishments:

Advancement Certificate Program

• Yu (Ivy) Ge, Pharm.D., BCPS, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
• John Brock Harris, Pharm.D., BCPS, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Golden Peters, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Leadership and Management Certificate Program

• Douglas C. Anderson Jr, Pharm.D., CACP, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy
• Jeb E. Ballentine, Pharm.D., Cedarville University School of Pharmacy
• Tracy L. Brooks, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCNSP, Manchester University College of Pharmacy
• Elias B. Chahine, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ-ID), Palm Beach Atlantic University
• Stacey L. Curtiss, Pharm.D., Shire Pharmaceuticals
• Patrick J. Gallegos, Pharm.D., BCPS, Northeast Ohio Medical University/Akron General Medical Center
• Laura J. Hanson, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, Harborview Medical Center
• Kristi W. Kelley, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
• Chengqing Li, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, BCPP, BCNSP, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/Uniformed Services University
• Christopher T. Powers, Pharm.D., BCPS, Select Medical/University of Florida College of Pharmacy
• Rosalyn Padiyara Vellurattil, Pharm.D., CDE, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

Research and Scholarship Certificate Program

• Charles K. Babcock, Pharm.D., West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
• Melody L. Hartzler, Pharm.D., AE-C, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy
• Stacey S. MacAulay, Pharm.D., BSc(Pharm), Horizon Health Network
• Pamela M. Moye, Pharm.D., BCPS, AAHIVP, Mercer University College of Pharmacy, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Treavor T. Riley, Pharm.D., BCPS, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
• Mate M. Soric, Pharm.D., BCPS, University Hospitals and Northeast Ohio Medical University

Teaching and Learning Certificate Program

• Lynn E. Anliker, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at University of Missouri-Columbia
• Kelly E. Caudle, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Kelly A. Cochran, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
• Kamila Dell, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy
• Michele R. Hanselin, Pharm.D., BCPS, Regis University School of Pharmacy
• Amanda M. Howard-Thompson, Pharm.D., BCPS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Jessica L. Johnson, Pharm.D., BCPS, Xavier University of Louisiana
• Pamela H. Koerner, Pharm.D., B.S., BCPS, Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy
• Jamie L. McConaha, Pharm.D., BCACP, CGP, Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy
• Katherine G. Moore, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy
• Yekaterina Opsha, Pharm.D., Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers
• Bradley M. Wright, Pharm.D., BCPS, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy

ACCP would also like to recognize and thank those who have served as faculty for Academy programs and the mentors who were selected by these graduates. The Academy certificate programs are designed to foster both professional and personal growth to promote individual professional success. ACCP congratulates these professionals on their hard work and dedication and wishes them success in their efforts toward improving the care of the patients we serve.