AACP Council of Deans Report, July 2013

2013-2014 Elected COD Officers

The Council of Deans congratulates the following Dean colleagues for being elected to serve on the COD Administrative Board after the 2013 Annual Meeting:

• • Chair-Elect: David Allen (The University of Mississippi)

• • Secretary: Gayle Brazeau (University of New England)

• • Administrative Board Representative: Susan Meyer (University of Pittsburgh)

2012-2013 COD Nominating Committee

• • Chair: R. Lee Evans, Jr. (Auburn University)

• • Members: Gireesh V. Gupchup (Southern Illinois University Edwardville), Pamela Joyner (University of North Carolina), Lynda Welage (The University of New Mexico)

• • Slate of COD Chair-Elect Nominees for Next Election: Bob Blouin (University of North Carolina), Susan Meyer (University of Pittsburgh)

2012-2013 COD Resolutions Committee

• • Chair: Natalie Eddington (University of Maryland)

• There have been no resolutions brought to the COD this year.

Task Force Updates

Joint Task Force with COF on “Succeeding in an Era of Declining Federal Support”

 Betsy Sleath (North Carolina), Chair, Gayle Brazeau (New England), David Allen (Mississippi), Pete Vanderveen (Southern Cal), Art Harralson (Shenandoah), Mansoor Amiji (Northeastern), Sid Andurkar (Midwestern), Keith Olsen (Nebraska), KT Vaughn (North Carolina)

Charges: The Task force should use a variety of data gathering techniques to address the following issues:

• 1. From publicly available information, assess and summarize the likely changes in federal support for health-related research and scholarship over the next 3 to 5 years.

• 2. Suggest federal funding sources and opportunities for colleges of pharmacy that are likely to increase over the next 3 to 5 years.

• 3. Suggest changes within colleges of pharmacy that may be needed in the next few years to better cope with changes in federal funding and recommend strategies for remaining competitive and increasing the competiveness of AACP member institutions and their faculty members.

• The Final version has been submitted.

Joint COS / COD Taskforce on ACOs/Medical Homes

Charges:

• 1. Provide a rationale for Colleges/Schools of Pharmacy to engage in Accountable Care Organization and medical homes, including a list of recommended articles and sites that could help members become informed about such organizations, corresponding professional association, regulatory bodies and government agencies.

• 2. Through formal or informal data collection methods, describe model partnerships of colleges of pharmacy with ACOs/Medical homes.

• 3. Disseminate information gathered above in a form of a white paper as a call to arms for colleges Provide a rationale for Colleges/Schools of Pharmacy to engage in Accountable Care Organization and medical homes, including a list of recommended articles and sites that could help members become informed about such organizations, corresponding professional association, regulatory bodies and government agencies.

• A final report has been submitted.

Joint COD/COF/COS Task Force on Faculty Mentoring [See update from COF]

• 1. Programming for COD at the Annual Meeting

  Council of Deans Special Session: Diversifying the Revenue Stream and Maintaining Financial Viability of Programs

  (Moderator) Natalie D. Eddington, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Kevin Boesen, The University of Arizona; (Speaker) David Brushwood, University of Florida

  Deans Networking Sessions

  Session I: Effective Utilization of Administrative Tools

  (Moderator) Robert A. Blouin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Russell Mumper, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) M. Lynn Crismon, The University of Texas at Austin; (Speaker) Timothy S. Tracy, University of Kentucky

  Session II: Partnering with ACOs and Medical Homes

  (Moderator) Timothy Ives, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Alex J. Adams, NACDS; (Speaker) Melissa A. Somma McGivney, University of Pittsburgh; (Speaker) Gary E. DeLander, Oregon State University; (Speaker) Marie A. Smith, University of Connecticut

  Session III: Understanding Budget Models

  (Moderator) Frank J. Ascione, University of Michigan; (Speaker) John R. Curry, Huron Consulting Group

  Session IV: Succeeding in an Era of Declining Federal Support/Faculty Mentoring

  (Moderator) Vincent Lau, AACP; (Speaker) Betsy L. Sleath, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Anandi V. Law, Western University of Health Sciences

• 2. COD Administrative Board Meetings and COD Communications

The COD Administrative Board met at the AACP Interim Meeting 2013 in Puerto Rico and through several conference calls. The COD Connection newsletter has continued this year with issues published in December 2012 and April 2013.

Submitted by,

Joseph T. DiPiro, COD Chair