UK College of Pharmacy named inaugural ACT Community Pharmacy Center of Excellence
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 7, 2024) — The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) has been honored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) as one of the inaugural ACT Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence. This prestigious recognition underscores UKCOP’s unwavering commitment to advancing community pharmacy through exemplary teaching, service, scholarship, leadership, and partnerships.
Joining sixteen other selected institutions, UKCOP will play a pivotal role in transforming community pharmacy practice. The centers will act as ambassadors for pharmacy education, collaborating with leaders in pharmacy and healthcare to drive community pharmacy practice transformation.
The College’s pharmacy practice champions team includes:
- Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, BCACP, clinical associate professor, ACT Champion
- Tera McIntosh, PharmD, associate professor, ACT Champion
- Brooke Hudspeth, PharmD, associate professor and chief practice officer, director of the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Practice (CAPP)
- Trish Freeman, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, FNAP, professor, director of advocacy
- Stacy Taylor, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, associate professor, director of practice advancement partnerships
- Adrienne Matson, PharmD, BCPS, adjunct assistant professor, Continuing Professional Development Office director
- Kyle Bryan, PharmD, adjunct assistant professor, practice implementation pharmacist
- Kristen Lawson, program coordinator
The College will be formally honored at the AACP annual meeting, Pharmacy Education 2024, in Boston on Tuesday, July 23, during the AACP Transformation Center: Accelerating Community-based Pharmacy Practice Transformation session.
“We’re proud to be recognized as an inaugural ACT Community Pharmacy Center of Excellence,” said Kebodeaux. “This designation underscores our dedication to advancing community pharmacy and preparing our students to be leaders in the field.”
“This recognition is a testament to our collaborative efforts in transforming community pharmacy,” added Hudspeth. “Our goal is to enhance pharmacy services and integrate them more deeply into community healthcare, ensuring Kentucky is at the forefront of these advancements.”
Learn more about the 2024 ACT Centers of Excellence.
About the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative
The Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative fosters collaboration between schools of pharmacy and community pharmacy practices to advance community pharmacy practice through teaching, service, scholarship, leadership, and partnerships.