Council of Deans Business Meeting, July 16, 2012, Kissimmee, Florida

Call to Order

Chair R. Lee Evans called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. It was determined that a quorum was present based on delegates who signed in at the beginning of the session.

Chair's Comments

Chair Evans welcomed Council members and expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to serve the Council as chair. He thanked the chairs and members of the various task forces for their efforts.

Chair Evans reported the following transitions in leadership among Council members.

To a university-level leadership position:

John J. Denio, provost, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

H.W. “Ted” Matthews, senior vice president and dean, Mercer University

David F. McFadden, executive vice president and dean, Manchester College

To an interim university-level leadership position:

Robert A. Mangione, interim provost, St. John’s University

Timothy S. Tracy, interim provost, University of Kentucky

To the position of dean:

David D. Allen, dean, University of Mississippi

Rodney A. Carter, dean, Regis University

Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, dean, University of Tennessee

Shane P. Desselle, dean, California Northstate

Charles T. Taylor, dean, Northeast Ohio Medical University

Dennis F. Thompson, dean, Southwestern Oklahoma State

Michael D. Thompson, dean, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

To the position of interim dean:

Angela C. Dominelli, interim dean, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

William K. Fant, interim dean, University of Cincinnati

Vernon R. Grund, interim dean, University of Montana

B. Joseph Guglielmo, interim dean, University of California San Francisco

Patrick J. McNamara, interim dean, University of Kentucky

Shirlette G. Milton, interim dean, Texas Southern University

S. William Zito, interim dean, St. John’s University

Chair Evans recognized an additional 38 individuals that transitioned to the position of assistant dean or associate dean, and three that transitioned to the position of interim assistant dean or interim associate dean.

Chair Evans thanked the other members of the COD Administrative Board, Joseph T. DiPiro, chair elect, South Carolina College of Pharmacy; J. Chris Bradberry, immediate past chair, Creighton University; Susan M. Meyer, secretary, University of Pittsburgh; Natalie D. Eddington, administrative board representative, University of Maryland; and AACP Vice President for Research and Graduate Education Yuen-Sum (Vincent) Lau for his administrative support.

Report of the Secretary – Susan M. Meyer

The minutes of the Council of Deans Business Meeting at the February 2012 Interim Meeting were posted on the AACP Web site under Governance/Council of Deans and have been submitted for publication in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Secretary Meyer moved to accept the report.

Report of the Immediate Past Chair on the Board of Directors Activities – J. Chris Bradberry

COD Immediate Past Chair J. Chris Bradberry provided the following summary of the July 2012 meeting of the AACP Board of Directors.

• • The July Board of Directors meeting began with a report from Treasurer Keith Herist on the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. With implementation of the institutional dues increase, the Association was able to fully implement a number of service enhancements, including the Assessment and Accreditation Management System, increased staff support for research and graduate affairs, and a member and nonmember needs analysis. The Board of Directors approved the budget for fiscal year 2013, which includes provisions for implementing the new Academic Research Fellows Program and expanding occupancy of the headquarters property into space previously sublet to another tenant. Because of leveling revenues generated by PharmCAS applications and new membership dues, the Board of Directors approved allocation of short-term investment funds, if necessary, to provide support for additional program growth and development opportunities.

• • The Board of Directors approved a proposed revision to the Bylaws based on the work of the Governance Task Force to redefine Sections, based on the needs of faculty, administrators, and professional staff, to ensure that all members have a Section home in the Association. The Bylaws amendment will be considered by the House of Delegates at its final session on Wednesday.

• • The Board of Directors approved criteria for the creation of new Sections and guidelines for the dissolution of Sections as required by the Bylaws.

• • The Board of Directors agreed that no commercial messages will be sent using AACP listservs. These important communication channels will be used solely for the exchange of professional information among AACP members and leaders. Considered as commercial messages are messages marketing elective courses and other programs and position announcements. The Board of Directors directed staff to identify other mechanisms by which member institutions may share information.

• • AACP Director of Academic Affairs and Assessment Cecilia M. Plaza provided an update on the progress of the CAPE Advisory Panel on Educational Outcomes. The Advisory Panel, chaired by Melissa S. Medina (Oklahoma), met in May 2012 and will conduct its business over the next year.

• • The Board of Directors met with members of the ACPE staff and AACP appointees to the ACPE Board of Directors. Discussion items included the ACPE invitational conference, Advancing Quality in Pharmacy Education: Charting Accreditation’s Future, planned for September 12-14, 2012, the jointly designed Assessment and Accreditation Management System, the CAPE Educational Outcomes revision process, and ACPE’s review by the US Department of Education. Additional annual monitoring metrics will be required for all federally recognized accrediting bodies in the near term and the Department of Education is giving increased priority to transparency in accreditation decisions.

• • The Board of Directors welcomed AFPE President Robert M. Bachman. Mr. Bachman provided an update on AFPE’s new synergy partnership with AAPS and a new faculty development fellowship sponsored by the US Homeopathic Pharmacopeia.

• • AACP President-elect J. Lyle Bootman (Arizona) provided information on the pharmacy Institute of Medicine fellowship. Efforts are underway to raise the remainder of the funds needed for the fellowship endowment.

• • The Board of Directors extended the contract with Executive Vice President Lucinda L. Maine for five years following a positive five-year performance review.

Committee and Task Force Reports

• • The Nominations Committee, chaired by J. Chris Bradberry, submitted a slate of candidates for each of three Council offices as follows:

  • • For Chair-elect: David D. Allen (Mississippi) and Raylene M. Rospond (Drake)

  • • For Secretary: Gayle A. Brazeau (New England) and John R. (Jack) Reynolds (Northeastern)

  • • For At-Large Representative: Janet P. Engle (Illinois at Chicago) and Douglas J. Pisano (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy-Boston)

The Committee report was approved.

• • A report of the Joint COD/COF Task Force on Leadership Changes to Enhance Professionalism was presented by Task Force member Nancy Fjortoft (Midwestern University Chicago). The full report is available on the AACP Web site under Council of Deans.

• • The report of the Task Force on Adopting and Sustaining Student-Centered Learning was presented by its chair, Gary P. Stoehr (D’Youville). The full report is available on the AACP Web site under Council of Deans.

• • The report of the Task Force on the Pharmacy Academy’s Role in Educating Support Personnel for Emerging Practice was presented by its chair, Roger L. Davis (Lipscomb). The full report is available on the AACP Web site under Council of Deans.

• • The report of the Task Force on Health Care Reform’s Impact on Pharmacy Education was presented by its chair, M. Lynn Crismon (Texas at Austin). The full report is available on the AACP Web site under Council of Deans.

• • Two resolutions, generated by the Task Force on Health Care Reform’s Impact on Pharmacy Education, were presented for action by Resolutions Committee Chair Natalie D. Eddington (Maryland). Both resolutions were passed by unanimous voice vote.

Staff Updates

• • AACP Director of Student Affairs Jennifer L. Adams provided an update on PharmCAS and changes in application and applicant numbers over time, as well as demographics of the applicant pool. Beginning with the 2012-13 cycle, PharmCAS will be paperless, the system will accommodate up to 20 extracurricular activity entries, and a mobile site will be available to applicants to check the status of their applications. The WebADMIT transition will be complete by the 2013-14 cycle.

• • AACP Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Will G. Lang provided an update on legislative and advocacy activities and the work of the AACP Advocacy Committee around interprofessional education, payment policy (provider status), education quality, and medication adherence.

• • AACP Vice President for Research and Graduate Education Yuen-Sum (Vincent) Lau provided an update on the Association’s activities in the areas of research and graduate education, including continuing outreach to member institutions, increased research support for new faculty members, the Academic Research Fellows Program to begin in spring 2013, development of a framework for faculty mentoring, research advocacy, a Web-based grant database for customized searches and benchmarking, and Web-based information on graduate programs at AACP member institutions to facilitate student recruitment and searches by prospective applicants.

Old Business. No old business was addressed.

New Business. No new business was addressed.

Installation of the 2012-13 COD Officers – J. Chris Bradberry

New Officers were installed: Susan M. Meyer, Secretary; Joseph T. DiPiro, Chair; R. Lee Evans, Immediate Past Chair; Natalie Eddington, Representative to Administrative Board; M. Lynn Crismon, Chair-Elect.

Remarks of New COD Chair – Joseph T. DiPiro

Chair DiPiro thanked R. Lee Evans for his service to the Council and provided an overview of the agenda he will pursue during 2012-13. Task forces will be formed to address the following issues: faculty mentoring, surviving in an environment of declining resources, and college partnerships with accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan M. Meyer (Pittsburgh), COD Secretary