Brian Erstad, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been appointed by ACCP to a 3-year term on the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council of the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS), and Curtis Haas, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, has been appointed to a second 3-year term. ACCP Member Laura Borgelt, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, who served as Vice Chair last year, was elected Chair of the Council for 2010.

The nine-member specialty council is responsible for developing and administering the pharmacotherapy certification examination given annually by BPS. Six board-certified specialist members of the council are appointed by ACCP as the recognized sponsor of Pharmacotherapy. Other council members include specialists Elizabeth Chester, Karen Gunning, and Eric MacLaughlin (Vice Chair). Nonspecialist members of the council are Mary Burkhardt, Todd Sorenson, and Scott Stolte.

For information about certification examinations in pharmacotherapy, nutrition support, oncology, psychiatry, and nuclear pharmacy, contact BPS at (202) 429-7591 or access the BPS Web site at www.bpsweb.org.