AACP Launches New Center to Transform Pharmacy Education and Practice

For Immediate Release AACP

The hub will coordinate and implement a variety of programs and activities that will advance the contributions of pharmacy educators and practitioners to improve patient care.

Contact: Maureen Thielemans, 703-739-2330 ext. 1022
Arlington, Va.—The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) today announced the formation of the Center to Accelerate Pharmacy Practice Transformation and Academic Innovation, a new unit within AACP’s organizational structure that will expand and enhance academic pharmacy’s contributions to drive change in pharmacy education and practice and improve patient care.

The Center’s two-pronged mission aims to identify practice transformation projects and collaboration models that most-effectively improve health outcomes for all and implement across AACP members the most innovative changes to pharmacy educational programs that can best deliver medication use optimization, improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities.
“AACP’s members and leaders have long engaged in strategic efforts to advance the practice of pharmacy, said AACP Executive Vice President and CEO Lucinda L. Maine, Ph.D., R.Ph. “The Center will fortify our collaborations with those entities committed to the vision of ensuring our graduates are equipped to fully deploy their expertise and compassion for patients to achieve better health outcomes and well-being.”

AACP has selected Melissa Murer Corrigan, R.Ph., CAE, FAPhA, FASHP, as the Center’s Executive Director. Over the past three decades, Corrigan has demonstrated remarkable leadership abilities both inside and outside the profession of pharmacy. Her notable career achievements include leading the 1992 national Scope of Pharmacy Practice Project and creation of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) in 1995, where she served as Executive Director and CEO for more than 15 years as Vice President, Social Impact Strategy and Programs, focused on equity in education and helping millions achieve workplace success. She also completed an executive residency in association management. Corrigan will work with individuals and organizations across pharmacy and healthcare, including global partners, to advance the aims of the ATC. A national expert advisory panel will be named in early 2022 to guide the initial planning and prioritization of ATC contributions.

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