Report of the 2024-2025 Strategic Engagement Committee

Abstract

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) has long prioritized strategic engagement, recognizing the important role it plays in the fulfillment of institutional missions, the success of pharmacy education, the advancement of pharmacy and public health practice, and the meeting of programmatic needs. The 2024-2025 Strategic Engagement Committee (SEC) was charged to compile a catalog of best practices for state-level advocacy activities that leverage the influence of colleges of pharmacy, state boards of pharmacy, and state pharmacy associations in collaboration with Advocacy Champions. The 2024-2025 SEC was also charged with developing a tactical agenda for AACP and member institutions to increase the engagement of student pharmacists in professional, regulatory, and legislative advocacy, including a catalog of best practices for teaching advocacy skills to student pharmacists. Both charges were informed by the work of the 2023-2024 SEC, which conducted focus groups with Advocacy Champions at the 2024 AACP Annual Meeting as part of its charges.