Live round action of the 2026 ACCP national team competition for pharmacy students, the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, will be held in October 17-19 at the ACCP Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.
Quarterfinalist 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. Please join ACCP in recognizing and congratulating the Quarterfinalist Teams:
- Howard University College of Pharmacy
- Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy
- Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
- Touro New York College of Pharmacy
- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
- University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
- University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy
Who will be crowned the 2026 Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Champion? Join us at the Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City or follow us on Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) for live updates from the meeting to see which teams advance to the semifinal and final rounds.
Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Competition Schedule
Saturday, October 17
Quarterfinal A
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy
vs
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Quarterfinal B
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
vs
Howard University College of Pharmacy
Quarterfinal C
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
vs
Touro New York College of Pharmacy
Quarterfinal D
Noon – 12:30 p.m. Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy
vs
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Sunday, October 18
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Semifinal A (Winner Quarterfinal A vs Winner Quarterfinal D)
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Semifinal B (Winner Quarterfinal B vs Winner Quarterfinal C)
Monday, October 19
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Final Round (Winner Semifinal A vs. Winner Semifinal B)
Exam Review Panel
- Dustin Phillips, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCPS
- Julianne Fallon, Pharm.D., BCCP
- Thaddaus Hellwig, Pharm.D., FASHP, FSDSHP, BCPS
- John Murphy, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP
Item-Author Panel – Thaddaus Hellwig, Pharm.D., FASHP, FSDSHP, BCPS, Item Panel Chair
- Nicole Alvey, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCTXP
- Laura Alwan, Pharm.D., BCOP
- Lisa Avery, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Trista Bailey, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS
- Lolade Bakare, Pharm.D., BCCCP
- Kassandra Bartelme, Pharm.D., BCACP
- Paul Boylan, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Dustin Carneal, Pharm.D.
- Juliana Chan, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP
- Allison Chung, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPPS
- Mariann Churchwell, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- David Cluck, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP
- Elizabeth Cohen, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Bailey Colvin, Pharm.D., BCCP
- Jennifer Cooley, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Jeremy Daniel, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCPP
- Lea Dela Pena, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Ami Donihi, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BC-ADM
- Rachel Eaton, Pharm.D., MBA, BCCP
- Norm Fenn, Pharm.D., BCPPS, BCPS
- Shawn Griffin, Pharm.D., BCOP
- Payal Gurnani, Pharm.D., FCCM, BCPS, BCCP
- Lisa Hayes, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCEMP
- William Hayes, Pharm.D., BCACP
- Vanthida Huang, Pharm.D., FCCP
- Andrew Hwang, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS
- Joshua Jacobs, Pharm.D., PhD, BCCP
- Erika Kleppinger, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCPPS
- Zachary Klick, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, BCCP
- Laura Koppen, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Emily Laswell, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Albert Joseph Nosser, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCMTMS
- Christine O’Neil, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCGP
- Theo Pham, Pharm.D., BCACP
- Ann Philbrick, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP
- Doreen Pon, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP
- Erin Raney, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Alicia Sacco, Pharm.D., BCCCP
- Lavinia Salama, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCGP, BC-ADM, CDCES
- Andrew Schmelz, Pharm.D., BCACP
- Giles Slocum, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCEMP
- Jessica Sobnosky, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPS
- Jeremy Vandiver, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Johnathan Voss, Pharm.D., BCNSP
- Emily Walsh, Pharm.D., BCACP
- Kyle Weant, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS
Item Reviewer Panel
- Elizabeth Autry, Pharm.D., BCPPS
- Jeff Barletta, Pharm.D., FCCM
- Allison Bernknopf, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Jacintha Cauffield, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Lingtak-Neander Chan, Pharm.D., FACN, BCNPS
- Kalin Clifford, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP
- Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Pharm.D., MHS, FCCP, BCIDP
- Jennifer D’Souza, Pharm.D., BC-ADM, CDE
- Shareen El-Ibiary, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Megan Galle, Pharm.D.
- Tracy Hagemann, Pharm.D., MS, FCCP, FPPA
- Brian Hemstreet, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Kirstin Kooda, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCIDP, BCPS
- Kelly Lee, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, MAS, BCPP
- Calvin Meaney, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Donald Miller, Pharm.D., FASHP
- John Murphy, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP
- Suzanne Nesbit, Pharm.D., BCCP
- Jaqueline Olin, Pharm.D., BCCP, BCPS
- Krisa Riche, Pharm.D., BCPS
- David Ritchie, Pharm.D., BCPS
- Kelly Rogers, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCCP
- Bethany Shoulders, Pharm.D., BCCP
- Zachary Stacy, Pharm.D., BCCP, BCPS
- Paul Stranges, Pharm.D., BCACP
- Deborah Sturpe, Pharm.D., MA, BCPS
- Michael Thomas, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Benjamin Van Tassell, Pharm.D., BCCP, BCPS
- Katie Vogel Anderson, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP