This 1999 annual supplement to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education contains reports of staff members of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP); policy guidelines; the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education annual report; and minutes of various AACP meetings. Also included are statistics on pharmacy student…

This comprehensive review of the history of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy begins with a review of pharmaceutical education before 1900 and goes on to initial organizational steps (1900-1925), development of standards (1925-1950), organizational development (1950-1975), organizational issues (1975-1999), and ideas about the next…

The history of professional continuing education in pharmacy is chronicled since the establishment of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Section of Teachers of Continuing Education in 1968. (MSE)

The report of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Bylaws and Policy Development Committee addresses policy statements of several other committees, resolutions received from association units, and a specific charge from the association's president concerning policy formation procedures. (MSE)

Rationale for the decision by the University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy to offer only the doctor of pharmacy degree (no bachelor's degree) is presented with the recommendation that the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy encourage implementation of the doctoral degree as the sole undergraduate degree in the profession. (JT)

The history of the process of admission to pharmacy colleges in the United States since the early 1900s is chronicled. The origins, development, and use of the Pharmacy College Admissions Test are also outlined, and directions for the future of pharmacy college admissions are examined briefly. (MSE)

The report of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Professional Affairs Committee addresses three issues: continuing education programs for practitioners, experiential education and training, and investigation of the status of pharmacy manpower and support personnel. (MSE)

Only recently has emphasis been placed on pharmacy's role in public health planning, alongside other professional groups and government at all levels. The pharmaceutical profession is urged to join forces with these groups in the forefront of policy and program planning. (MSE)

A report presented to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy summarizes a study of gender differences in salary. The methodology and findings are reported, and recommendations are made concerning institutional review of salary structures and continuing monitoring of the salary situation. (MSE)

The president elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy examines the role of that association, reviews its activities and impact throughout its history, and concludes that the stated mission of providing pharmaceutical care services rather than mechanical procedures must be better reflected in the pharmaceutical curriculum. (MSE)

The AACP executive director reports on developments in pharmacy colleges in the areas of membership, communications, meetings, finances, government affairs, new projects and services, staff and facilities, student affairs, and educational research and development. (LBH)

The report of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Academic Affairs Committee focuses on (1) efforts needed to maintain an academic spirit in pharmaceutical education and (2) educational goals embodied in the general education component of the core pharmacy curriculum. (MSE)

Member institutions of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy are listed and information concerning the levels of degrees offered and the number of years of college study required prior to enrolling in the school/college of pharmacy is included. (SF)

A review of the history of professional continuing education in pharmacy looks at the issues prevalent in the literature on accreditation and certification, the emergence of mandatory continuing education, the evolution of continuing education accreditation, and the developing role of certification at that level. (MSE)

Pharmacy technicians are a logical solution to providing adequate quality and quantity of pharmaceutical services. Technicians are currently trained through the military, technical/community colleges, vocational schools, and hospitals. There is no organization setting policy, establishing standards, or requiring compliance, but the issues are…