Because of the growing interest in clinical pharmacy, the ACCP Board of Regents (BOR) has approved the development of ACCP student chapters. To date, almost 70 institutions have formed student chapters. The BOR recently approved two new awards for Student Chapter members: Outstanding Student Chapter and Outstanding Student Chapter Member.

Outstanding Student Chapter Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize the ACCP student chapter that has exemplified strength in leadership, dedication in patient care, and passion for professional development through its activities and membership. The activities of the chapter should address ACCP’s core values of extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy and promoting dedication to excellence in patient care, research, and education. A key component of all the core values is the clinical pharmacist’s ability to work collaboratively within the health care environment. Each chapter must demonstrate its ability to work with other health disciplines.

An announcement of the winning chapter will be featured on the ACCP website, and an article highlighting the winning chapter’s accomplishments will be published in StuNews and the ACCP Report. A commemorative plaque and $1000 cash will be awarded to the winning chapter. The faculty liaison/adviser and one appointed student liaison from the winning chapter will receive complimentary full ACCP Global Conference/Annual Meeting registrations, and each will receive a $250 travel stipend to attend.

Student chapters that wish to apply for the award will complete an application form as part of their end-of-the-year report, which is due June 30. As part of the application process, each chapter is required to submit a rationale statement (250 words or less) outlining the plan for using the $1000 award funds, should said chapter be selected as the winner.

Outstanding Student Chapter Member

The purpose of this award is to recognize one student from each student chapter who has enhanced student involvement from his or her chapter in ACCP at the local, state, or national level and who has expanded the presence of ACCP through community engagement, education promotion, research opportunities, and/or professional stewardship. The activities of the selected student should address ACCP’s core values of extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy and promoting dedication to excellence in patient care, research, and education.

Each chapter award recipient will receive a certificate suitable for framing and recognition in an ACCP Report article, a StuNews article, and the Global Conference News. In addition, student award winners in attendance at the award year ACCP Global Conference/Annual Meeting will be recognized during the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge semifinal round of competition.

Each recognized student chapter will select its recipient for Outstanding Student Chapter Member annually and submit the winner’s name to the ACCP national office as part of its year-end report.