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American Journal of Pharmaceutical <strong>Education</strong> 2010; 74 (3) Article 54.<br />
d Timothy Welty, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS University<br />
of Kansas School of <strong>Pharmacy</strong>).<br />
Donna S. Wall, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP was elected<br />
by her peers to serve as the <strong>ACPE</strong> Board Liaison to the<br />
Commission in 2009 and was re-elected by her peers to<br />
serve as the 2010 <strong>ACPE</strong> Board Liaison to the Commission.<br />
The Commission receives staff support from the<br />
<strong>ACPE</strong> CPE staff.<br />
Commission Officers <strong>for</strong> 2010-2011 are Chair –<br />
Jeanine Dickerhofe, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of<br />
Colorado Department of <strong>Pharmacy</strong>, and Vice Chair - Scott<br />
Meyers, RPh, MS, FASHP, Illinois <strong>Council</strong> of Health-<br />
System Pharmacists. Outgoing officer Cline was thanked<br />
<strong>for</strong> her meritorious service as Chair of the CPE Commission.<br />
STAFF CHANGES<br />
The <strong>ACPE</strong> full-time staff has grown to 13 FTE. In<br />
April 2009, Rachael A. Deeds was hired as Administrative<br />
Assistant. In August, 2009, Jennifer L. Baumgartner<br />
was hired as Assistant Executive Director, Continuing<br />
<strong>Pharmacy</strong> <strong>Education</strong> Provider <strong>Accreditation</strong> Program.<br />
Consultants working with <strong>ACPE</strong> on accreditation activities<br />
included: Kimberly Catledge, Robert Elenbaas,<br />
Max Ray, Anne-Marie Sesti, and Dawn Zarembski.<br />
PUBLIC INTEREST PANEL<br />
The <strong>ACPE</strong> Public Interest Panel reviews all proposed<br />
professional degree program actions and recommendations<br />
and provides comments and recommendations to the<br />
<strong>ACPE</strong> Board of Directors <strong>for</strong> their consideration. The panel<br />
members <strong>for</strong> 2009-2010 were: Michael A. Diamond, President<br />
of World Resources Chicago and adjunct professor at<br />
Northwestern University and DePaul University; James E.<br />
Hall, MBA, Partner, Director and Chief Financial Officer,<br />
Apex Insurance Managers, LLC, Chicago; and Erin Keyser<br />
Norton, MBA, Vice President - Credit, Corporate and Investment<br />
Banking, Bank of Montreal / Harris NA.<br />
SUMMARY OF ACCREDITATION<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
A summary of accreditation activities <strong>for</strong> the year is:<br />
d For the professional degree accreditation program:<br />
j Number of accredited programs: 120 (94<br />
full, 18 Candidate, 8 Precandidate)<br />
j Full site visits <strong>for</strong> continuation of<br />
accreditation: 19 (Customary 6<br />
j -year term, n5 12; 2-year term, n55; 1-<br />
year term, n52)<br />
j Preaccreditation site visits:<br />
d For precandidate: 7<br />
d For advancement to candidate: 10<br />
d Continuation of candidate: 6<br />
2<br />
d<br />
d For advancement to full: 4<br />
j Focused site visits (<strong>for</strong> additional<br />
monitoring): 10<br />
j Interim reports: 54<br />
j Programs placed on Probation: 0<br />
j Programs having Probation removed: 3<br />
j New program evaluation activities:<br />
d<br />
Pre-candidate on-site visits<br />
authorized: 5<br />
d Pre-candidate status granted: 7<br />
d Candidate status granted: 9<br />
d Continued candidate status: 6<br />
d Full accreditation status granted: 4<br />
For the continuing education provider accreditation<br />
program:<br />
j Number of accredited providers: 389<br />
j New Applications: 11<br />
j First Reviews: 11<br />
j Second Reviews: 18<br />
j Comprehensive Reviews (<strong>for</strong>merly called<br />
Petitions <strong>for</strong> reaccreditation): 38<br />
j Interim Reports: 116<br />
j Progress Reports: 28<br />
j Shorter terms of accreditation: 19<br />
j Programs placed on Probation: 0<br />
j Inactive: 1<br />
j Discontinuations: 24<br />
<strong>ACPE</strong> ACTIVITIES<br />
d A new Strategic Plan was developed, distributed<br />
to <strong>ACPE</strong> stakeholders, and implementation<br />
was begun.<br />
d The <strong>ACPE</strong> Report of Proceedings were distributed<br />
electronically to <strong>ACPE</strong> stakeholders and<br />
posted on the <strong>ACPE</strong> web site after the June<br />
2009 and January 2010 Board of Director meetings.<br />
Opportunity was given <strong>for</strong> the submission<br />
of written third party comments concerning<br />
qualifications <strong>for</strong> accreditation or preaccreditation.<br />
No comments were received.<br />
d Two issues of our newsletter, <strong>ACPE</strong> Update,<br />
were published and distributed to <strong>ACPE</strong> stakeholders.<br />
Sharon Hudson serves as the editor of<br />
the <strong>ACPE</strong> Update.<br />
d The Directory of Accredited Professional Degree<br />
Programs of Colleges and Schools of<br />
<strong>Pharmacy</strong> and the Directory of Accredited Providers<br />
of Continuing <strong>Education</strong> were maintained<br />
on the <strong>ACPE</strong> website. These directories<br />
provide both program/provider accreditation<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and public in<strong>for</strong>mation regarding<br />
the <strong>ACPE</strong> accreditation processes.