Call to Order
Chair Joseph T. DiPiro called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Chair's Comments
Chair DiPiro welcomed Council members and introduced the members of the Council of Deans Administrative Board: M. Lynn Crismon, chair elect, University of Texas at Austin; R. Lee Evans, immediate past chair, Auburn University; Susan M. Meyer, secretary, University of Pittsburgh; Natalie D. Eddington, administrative board representative, University of Maryland; David D. Allen, University of Mississippi, chair-elect designate, and Yuen-Sum (Vincent) Lau, AACP staff liaison to the Council of Deans.
Chair DiPiro gave an update on the Council activities planned for the 2013 Annual Meeting, and the AACP institute and IPEC institute.
Volunteers for the Council’s Nominations and Resolutions Committees were requested. The AACP Board of Directors has formed a task force on governance that is charged to review the sections and special interest groups to review effectiveness and add clarity to functions. The Council of Deans Administrative Board will work at the same time to review Council governance documents to update language and more clearly define roles and responsibilities of Council officers.
Report of the Secretary – Susan M. Meyer
The minutes of the Council of Deans Business Meeting at the July 2012 Annual Meeting were posted on the AACP Web site under Governance/Council of Deans and have been published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Volume 76, Issue 7, 2012: Article S10.
Report of the Immediate Past Chair on the Board of Directors Activities – R. Lee Evans
COD Immediate Past Chair R. Lee Evans provided the following summary of the November 2012 and February 2013 meetings of the AACP Board of Directors.
Relative to Association awards:
• Recommendations from the various awards committees were affirmed by the Board of Directors.
• The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) was selected by the Board of Directors to receive the AACP Distinguished Service award.
Relative to financial matters:
• The Association received a “clean audit” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
• The Board approved the formation of an Audit Committee, modifying the Association’s financial oversight model. The Audit Committee will be composed of six individuals drawn from the Council of Deans and Council of Faculties. There will be no representation from the Board of Directors. The first item of business for the new committee will be to select a new audit firm to conduct the FY13 audit.
• The Board discussed various strategies for new revenue generation, including increased dues, royalties, and partnerships. The Board anticipates forwarding a proposal to raise individual membership dues beginning in 2014. The Board approved a $5 increase to applicants within PHARMCAS for each college/school designation after the initial application. No increase to the original application fee was made.
Other updates:
• The Board approved the formation of a Pediatrics Special Interest Group and approved a change of the Libraries Section to the Libraries and Information Sciences Section.
• The Board considered how the Association might contribute to and participate in profession-wide efforts to secure provider status for pharmacists.
Staff Updates
• AACP Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Will G. Lang provided an update on legislative and advocacy activities, including advocacy for pharmacy education in light of potential reductions in federal funding.
• AACP Vice President of Research and Graduate Education Yuen-Sum (Vincent) Lau provided an update on the Association’s activities in the areas of research and graduate education. The Association has announced 17 new investigator awards across six disciplines, totaling over $185,000. Dr. Lau also provided an overview of the emerging work of the 2012-13 Research and Graduate Affairs Committee.
Committee and Task Force Reports
• Resolutions for consideration by the Council of Deans should be forwarded to Natalie D. Eddington (University of Maryland), chair of the Resolutions Committee.
• Nominations for the position of chair-elect of the Council of Deans should be forwarded to R. Lee Evans (Auburn University), chair of the Nominations Committee.
• On behalf of Task Force Chair Anandi Law (Western University of Health Sciences), Council Chair Joseph T. DiPiro provided on update on the work of the Joint Council of Deans/Council of Faculties/Council of Sections Task Force on Mentoring.
• Council of Sections Chair Denise Soltis (Drake University) provided an update on the work of the Joint Council of Deans/Council of Sections Task Force on Accountable Care Organizations and Medical Homes.
• Chair Betsy Sleath (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) provided an update on the work of the Joint Council of Deans/Council of Faculties Task Force on Succeeding in an Era of Declining Federal Support.
Old Business
ACPE Executive Director Peter H. Vlasses indicated that the PowerPoint presentations and audio recordings from the ACPE invitational conference held in September 2012 will be included as links within the published proceedings of that meeting.
Gayle A. Brazeau (University of New England) shared that the PCAT Advisory Committee will be considering strategies to assess behaviors within the affective domain.
New Business
Executive Vice President and CEO Lucinda L. Maine introduced Ruth E. Nemire as AACP’s Associate Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan M. Meyer, University of Pittsburgh, COD Secretary
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