Moving AACP Curriculum Quality Survey Results From Good to Great

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (04/23) Vol. 87, No. 3, P. 9004 Meny, Lisa; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Gettig, Jacob P.; et al.

Certain practices for administering the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Curriculum Quality Surveys (CQS) can improve their use from good to great amid changing Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education accreditation standards, according to this commentary. "To move the timing and methodology of CQS administration from good to great, consideration should be given to enhancing the AACP Assessment and Accreditation Management System (AAMS) to provide more detailed information about administration and timing of the CQS," the authors contend. "If programs were willing and able to share their planned CQS administration timeframes within AAMS, this could allow programs that share preceptors to better coordinate each program's preceptor survey administration to maximize response rate." Also suggested is considering continued inclusion of preceptor and alumni survey data in accreditation; involving AACP Assessment Special Interest Group members in developing and amending future CQS iterations; and hosting town halls for feedback and additional revisions. To further enhance the quality of CQS data interpretation and results, "consideration should be given to enhancing the survey system and/or AAMS to allow programs to select peers based on variables routinely reported to AACP," the authors write. Following up on action plans involves sharing best practices for informally designing, deploying and tracking plans across programs. Such improvements can come through the collective efforts of professional organizations, accreditors, and program faculty and administrators.

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