The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and ASHP jointly submitted a petition to the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) requesting recognition of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice as a Specialty. This is the first time these three national organizations have collaborated jointly on a petition to BPS and marks the first request for recognition of a new specialty submitted to BPS since 1992.
In June 2009 the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) unanimously approved the petition requesting recognition of ambulatory care pharmacy practice and has become the sixth specialty in which pharmacists can be board certified.
BPS and the three national organizations established the first specialty council on ambulatory care pharmacy. The newest specialty council met for the first time in November 2009. The first exam will be held in October 2011 and a call for item writers has been forwarded.
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Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
2215 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037-2985
Phone 202-429-7591
FAX 202-429-6304
bps@aphanet.org