The online rounds of the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, ACCP’s novel, national team competition, began September 8. Now in its seventh year, the competition continues to grow, drawing nationwide participation from 112 institutions representing 45 states and one international university.
The online competition, which concludes September 16, gives eligible teams the opportunity to compete in up to four rounds of competition in which they answer items in each of the competition’s distinct segments:
- Trivia/Lightning
- Clinical Case
- Jeopardy-style
The item content used in each segment has been developed and reviewed by an expert panel of clinical pharmacy practitioners and educators. The 2016 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Item-Author Panel was led this year by its chair, Andrew Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS.
From the initial field of 112 teams, eight schools will advance to compete in the live round competition in Hollywood, Florida, on October 22–24. Each team member advancing to the quarterfinal rounds will receive a complimentary student full-meeting registration, an ACCP gift certificate for $125, and a certificate of recognition. Quarterfinal teams will be vying for a spot in the final round for a chance to win up to $1500 and the title of Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Champion.
Past winners of the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge are:
- 2010 – University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
- 2011 – Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- 2012 – Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy
- 2013 – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
- 2014 – Purdue University College of Pharmacy
- 2015 – University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Who will be crowned the 2016 Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Champion? Join us in Hollywood to find out.
To obtain more information on the Challenge and view a listing of the teams participating and progressing through each of the four online rounds, please visit www.accp.com/stunet/index.aspx.