Professional Development
ACCP is the leader in clinical pharmacy career related resources. The Student Clinical Compass provides resources to students
in all phases of their academic career to navigate the world of clinical pharmacy.
ACCP’s Emerge from the Crowd provides tools for students to be standout residency candidates. Take advantage of our Online CV
Review Service and Interviewing Tips. Access the latest information on available residency, fellowship, post-graduate positions,
and board certification.
ACCP’s Emerge from the Crowd: How to Become a Standout Residency Candidate provides students with the opportunity to learn
from experts in the field of clinical pharmacy about the steps they can take now to rise above the competition when applying
for a residency. Emerge from the Crowd is an interactive programming session held during the Annual Meeting and spring meeting,
where information material is also provided to students. ACCP has designed this educational program for all students, including
those in their first 2 years of pharmacy school. The session includes information on navigating the residency application process,
specifically live interactions such as showcases and interviews.
The ACCP Student Clinical Compass: Guiding Students to a Career in Clinical Pharmacy is designed to provide current pharmacy students an
overview of the profession and strategies to help you prepare for a career in clinical pharmacy. This unique Web-based resource will help
you understand the many career paths available to clinical pharmacists and provide resources to help foster your professional development.
The On Demand CV Review Service is available year round so that you can upload your CV for review anytime you choose. ACCP student and
postgraduate trainee members may submit their curriculum vitae online as a PDF document and have it randomly assigned to a volunteer ACCP
member reviewer, who will provide comments and/or edits. Students have the ability to submit their CV to a second reviewer after receiving
comments from their initial reviewer.
The ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge and ACCP Clinical Research Challenge are team-based competitions. For the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge,
teams of three students will compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy in a “quiz bowl”–type format. Following a local
competition, preliminary rounds of the national competition will be conducted virtually in September. The quarterfinal, semifinal, and final
rounds will be held live each year at the ACCP Annual Meeting. For the ACCP Clinical Research Challenge, teams of three students in their
first and second professional year of their degree program will compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy nationwide
in an online format. All eligible teams will have the opportunity to compete in Round One- Online Journal Club. Teams achieving the top 20
scores will advance to Round 2: Research Protocol Development. The teams with the top three research proposal submissions are requested to
present their research design during a poster session at the Annual Meeting.
One of the unique benefits of ACCP is the close knit professional network. Students can network with clinical pharmacy leaders and fellow students
from across the nation by attending the ACCP Annual Meeting or the Spring Practice and Research Forum and Updates in Therapeutics: The Pharmacotherapy
Preparatory Course. Each ACCP meeting affords student attendees with unique programming sessions designed to help you meet your professional career
goals and introduce you to the many areas of clinical pharmacy practice. Student members are eligible to apply for Student Travel Awards. Discounted
group meeting registration rates are also available.
Practice and Research Networks
The Practice and Research Networks (PRNs) are a unique offering from ACCP that allows its members to interact via email
list messages. This permits for the exchange of timely information to improve both patient care and practice in specialty
areas of pharmacy. Specifically for student members, PRNs present the opportunity to gain perspective on major areas of
professional interests. PRNs are also an excellent way for student members to network with practitioners and contribute
to an area of interest through the various PRN-specific committees. Upon becoming a member of ACCP, students are eligible
to join one PRN free of charge.
Ranging from the widely applicable Ambulatory Care PRN and Infectious Diseases PRN to the specific HIV PRN, there are currently more
than twenty PRNs available with additional specialty areas being added on a continual basis. PRNs serve to promote the education and
networking of their members. This is accomplished by hosting activities and focused educational sessions at the ACCP Annual Meetings. In
addition, PRN members collaborate on projects and research to advance pharmacy practice. PRN members are also interested in the development
of students and encourage your involvement in their programming and activities. To further facilitate student involvement, PRNs offer
awards to recognize engaged members, which often includes travel stipends for attendance at national ACCP meetings.
Upon becoming a member of ACCP, students are eligible to join one PRN for free and can expand their interests further for $25 per additional PRN membership.
Research Opportunities
ACCP realizes the importance of furthering clinical pharmacy research as part of its core mission. Through ACCP, there are several research
opportunities made available for students. These opportunities include mentorship, grant funding, and access to original research on all aspects
of clinical pharmacy through a free subscription to Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy for all members.
The mission of the ACCP Research Institute is to advance pharmacotherapy through support and promotion of research, training and education.
The RI develops clinical pharmacy researchers through increasing interest and excitement towards clinical pharmacy research, providing support
for clinical pharmacy research, increasing opportunities for collaborative research, and promoting clinical pharmacist research accomplishments.
The ACCP Research Institute Futures Grants is a new mentored developmental awards program providing research funding through two competitive
granting mechanisms: (1) student and resident research awards and (2) junior investigator research awards. The goals of this program are to
support the development of research skills among early-career ACCP members and to establish sustained interest and careers in clinical pharmacy
research. This program targets student and resident members of ACCP, as well as junior investigators, who desire to conduct research.
Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy is ACCP's peer-reviewed scientific journal. Published monthly, it includes
contemporary original research and review articles about all aspects of human pharmacology and drug therapy. ACCP members receive free online
access to Pharmacotherapy as a benefit of membership. Each issue provides timely and relevant information that will expose you to the many facets
of clinical pharmacy.
As an ACCP member, students gain access to membership in Practice and Research Networks (PRNs). By getting involved in the PRNs, students can seek
both mentorship and research opportunities within their area of interest.
Leadership Opportunities
ACCP realizes the importance of leadership development as part of the pharmacy student’s experience. Through ACCP, there are many opportunities to
further develop and practice your leadership skills. Getting involved in local positions within your school’s ACCP Student Chapter is highly encouraged,
maybe even as your chapter’s ACCP Student Liaison. Also, the National Student Network Advisory Committee is a great way to serve the student members of
ACCP at the national level.
If you want to find one of the best ways to build leadership locally, it is within the local chapters of ACCP. As a leader in your local
ACCP Student Chapter, you will build skills in communication and management. Your largest role is to help familiarize your chapter with
the role and importance of clinical pharmacy. Secondly, advocate for the role of the clinical pharmacist and the services that it provides.
Last, but certainly not least, connect your members with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. There is a ton of resources for all of
your members to utilize when they visit ACCP’s website.
ACCP Student Liaisons are an important part of connecting ACCP and the schools of pharmacy . Student Liaisons increase the awareness that
student members have of the national association and communicate important information from the national association. To become a Student
Liaison, a student must be designated by his or her institution’s ACCP Faculty Liaison.
The ACCP National Student Network Advisory Committee (SNAC) is an essential part of the student membership with ACCP. A great way to build
important leadership skills, the SNAC serves to communicate important news and information to the student membership. They edit and publish
the bi- monthly StuNews and regularly monitor the ACCP Student Network facebook page. Furthermore, SNAC convenes once a year at the ACCP Annual
Meeting for a face-to-face meeting and additional communications occurring via conference call. The committee consists of: a Chair, Vice-Chair,
Secretary, and 5-8 Members-at-Large.