Council of Deans Business Meeting Minutes, February 9, 2014, Arlington, VA

Call to Order

Chair M. Lynn Crismon called the meeting to order at 4:15 pm.

Chair’s Comments

Chair Crismon welcomed Council members and introduced the members of the Council of Deans Administrative Board: Joseph T. DiPiro, immediate Past Chair, South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Gayle A. Brazeau, secretary, University of New England; Susan M. Meyer, administrative board representative, University of Pittsburgh and Vincent Lau, AACP staff liaison to the Council of Deans. David Allen, chair elect, The University of Mississippi, was unable to attend the meeting. Chair Crismon encouraged individuals to submit any task force ideas to chair-elect Allen.

Chair Crismon encouraged members of the Council to attend a special meeting to provide feedback to AACP President Piascik on the ACPE 2016 Standards Revision to be held on Tuesday February 11, 2014 from 8:00-8:45 am. He also highlighted the new AACP Academic Research Fellows Program with the deadline for applications being April 16, 2014. Information about this new program can be found on the AACP web site.

Report of the Secretary - Gayle A. Brazeau

The minutes of the Council of Deans Business Meeting at the July 2013 Annual Meeting were posted on the AACP website under Governance/Council of Deans and have been published in AJPE Volume 77 Issue 9, Article S13.

Report of the Immediate Past Chair on the Board of Directors Activities - Joseph T. DiPiro

COD Immediate Past Chair DiPiro provided the following summary of the February 2014 meetings of the AACP Board of Directors:

Relative to financial matters:

• • Revenues and expenses are all on target to meet or exceed expectations for the current budget year. Specifically, of note are:

  • ○ Successful annual meeting with record setting attendance.

  • ○ Successful launch of the Academic Research Fellows program.

  • ○ PharmCAS applications are trending on target with budget through the first six months of the current cycle.

  • ○ The new sub-tenant, National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, rent revenue will offset rent expense.

  • ○ PCAT tests are trending somewhat lower than budget estimates, largely due to the increased use of the practice tests by the candidates.

  • ○ The Association engaged a new audit firm for the past year and completed a successful audit of the FY2013 financial statements and timely filing for the tax returns.

Relative to Association governance:

• • There was a final approval to establish a new section for administrative services.

• • The Section of Administrative Services members would include, but not limited to admissions and finance officers, development personnel, communications staff and admissions personnel. This section would provide an additional home for individuals who are involved with special interest groups.

Other Updates:

• • Gaming LLC: The Association will launch a new initiative in education innovation called “Professions Quest” to develop serious educational games for health professional students with a focus on interprofessional education. This is a partnership with George Mason University, specifically Dr. Scott Martin, the founding director of their Simulation and Gaming Institute. Dr. Scott can provide strategic leadership for this program. It is anticipated that this first game will be tested later this year and available early next year. Additional information about this new initiative will be discussed by AACP Associate Executive Vice President Ruth E. Nemire at the Town Hall meeting.

• • AJPE Editor Search: The Board Subcommittee charged with reviewing candidates for the next editorship provided their update. There was an excellent response to the call for candidates and the subcommittee is confident this can be completed over the next several months. The Board is very fortunate and recognizes the superb leadership of Dr. Joseph T. DiPiro, AJPE Editor, for the last 12 years and wishes him well as he transitions to his new position this summer.

• • AFPE Update - AFPE President Ellen Woods provided an update on the new initiatives and improvements including moving to an on-line application process and removing the previous restriction for not allowing AFPE Pre-Doctoral fellows to accept additional external stipend. Now fellows are allowed to receive other support up to $12,500. The Board welcomes President Woods and her colleague, Sherri Hunter to this interim meeting.

• • Institute of Medicine Fellowship – there is continued progress in efforts to endow the fellowship with another round of fund raising over the next few weeks.

Staff Updates

• • AACP Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Will G. Lang provided an update on legislative and advocacy activities. He highlighted the challenges and emphasized the importance of advocacy for pharmacy education and research when there is continuing budget reductions and possible changes in the peer review process being discussed by the NIH.

• • AACP Vice President of Research and Graduate Education Yuen-Sum Vincent Lau provided an update about the new 2013-2014 Academic Research Fellows Program which focuses on leading and advancing team science. He encouraged council members to nominate individuals for the next year’s program. Chair Crismon emphasized this is a good program for individuals who have successful research experiences and are mid-career in the academy.

• • AACP Senior Director of Strategic Academic Partnerships Jennifer L. Adams provided an update on PharmCAS, PCAT and Student Affairs.

  • ○ PharmCAS: There are currently 114 institutions using PharmCAS which includes 94 full participants and 20 partial participants, among which 63 are private institutions and 51 are public institutions. She also provided updates on the recent statistics and demographics of the applicants.

  • ○ PCAT: There is collaboration between AACP, Pearson and Kaplan for a PCAT Prep Program designed to assist disadvantaged students. In addition, the PCAT Advisory Committee continues to look at possible revisions in the PCAT blueprint such as including a situational judgment testing.

  • ○ Virtual Pharmacy School Fair: There will be a 2014 Virtual Pharmacy School Fair this fall as in the past.

Committees and Task Force Reports

• • Joseph DiPiro, Chair of the Nominations Committee announced that the Committee is accepting nominations of three positions for the election of 2015-16 COD officers: chair elect, secretary, and at-large administrative board representative.

• • Any resolutions for consideration should be forwarded to Susan Meyer, chair of the Resolutions Committee. The Resolutions Committee is ready to assist in this process. There are no resolutions submitted to date.

• • Chair Philip Hall provided an update on the activities of the Task Force on Professional Identity Formation.

• • On behalf of the Task Force on Collaborations with State Pharmacy Organizations, Stephen Durst provided an update on the work of this Task Force.

• • Gloria Meredith provided an update on the activities of the Task Force on Assisting Schools of Pharmacy at Emerging Research Institutions.

Old Business

There was no old business discussed by the Council.

New Business

There was no new business presented or discussed.

Open Forum – Discussion of Issues Facing the Academy

Frank Ascione of University of Michigan discussed and raised issues and concerns related to the US News and World Report ranking of Colleges of Pharmacy. He suggested that the academy should work with this organization to improve the methodology for surveying pharmacy programs, since these are used by university administrators and are important to our students and residents.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Gayle A. Brazeau, University ofNew England, COD Secretary