
Programme des Services Internationaux (ISP)
Le Programme des Services Internationaux de l’ACPE propose Certification et Précertification* des cursus universitaires professionnels, consultations, et formations aux différents acteurs qui dans le monde entier, désirent obtenir des conseils en lien avec l’assurance qualité et la promotion de la formation en pharmacie. Le ISP, de par son expertise, ses perspectives internationales, ses ressources en personnel et ses processus formels, encourage les divers acteurs à promouvoir la qualité de la formation en pharmacie dans leurs pays respectifs. Le ISP a été créé en janvier 2011.
*Communiqué de presse concernant le changement de terminologie pour “Accréditation-Internationale”
To view a list of all programs outside of the United States that have been granted Certification Status by ACPE, please click one of the following buttons.
International Commission
Michael Katz, PharmD
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, and Director, International Programs and Residency Programs, University of Arizona, College of PharmacyTucson, Arizona, USA (Chair)
Sherief Khalifa, PhD
Professor and Vice Chancellor for Quality and Global Engagement, Dean, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, UAE, and Professor of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, EgyptAjman, UAE (Vice Chair/Chair-Elect)
Abeer M. Al-Ghananeem, PhD
Professor of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics and Director of Research at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences; Member of the Board of Trustees at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for InnovationLouisville, Kentucky, USA
Yousif Abdu Asiri, MS, PhD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and President, Taif UniversityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jannet M. Carmichael, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAPhA
President of Pharm Consult NV, LLCReno, Nevada, USA
Donald E. Letendre, BSPh, PharmD, FASHP
Dean and Professor, University of Iowa, College of PharmacyIowa City, Iowa, USA
Shailendra Saraf, MPharm, PhD
Professor, University Institute of Pharmacy, and Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Raipur, India
Jenelle Sobotka, PharmD, FAPhA
Professor and Director, Online Certificate and Masters Programs in Pharmacy Leadership, University of Cincinnati, James L. Winkle College of PharmacyCincinnati, Ohio, USA
ISP Advisory Group (ISPAG): 2022 – 2023 Term
Abdullah M. Alhammad, PharmD, BCPS
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLilian Azzopardi, BPharm (Hons), MPhil, PhD, MRPharmS, FFIP
Msida, MaltaTina Penick Brock, RPh, MS, EdD
Boulder, Colorado, USARula M. Darwish, PhD
Amman, JordanRümeysa Demirdamar, PhD
Lefke, Northern CyprusNettie Dzabala, MSc Pharm
Blantyre, MalawiManohar D. Karvekar, PhD, MPharm
Bangalore, IndiaBeom-Jin Lee, PhD
Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, South KoreaSilvana Nair Leite, PhD
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilArijana Meštrovic, MPharm, DrSc
Zagreb, CroatiaImelda G. Peña, RPh, DrPH
Manila, PhilippinesAntonio Sánchez Pozo, PhD
Granada, SpainMohamad Rahal, PhD
Beirut, LebanonP.T. Thomas, BPharm, MS, PhD
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaDaisy Volmer, PhD
Tartu, Estonia
Certification of Professional Degree Programs
ACPE ISP Quality Criteria may be voluntarily adopted by degree programs in pharmacy outside of the United States.
Certification Quality Criteria
International Quality Criteria for Certification of Professional Degree Programs in Pharmacy
Adopted: June 23, 2016; Released: July 1, 2016
Glossary
Glossary For ISP Certification and Precertification Documents
Policies and Procedures
The ACPE Board has adopted policies and procedures that apply to the Certification and Precertification* of professional degree programs in pharmacy that are based outside the United States of America (USA) and its territories; namely, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
Application for Certification:
ACPE accepts applications for Certification* for programs that are a minimum of four academic years in length.
A summary of the steps in the application process and associated documentation, forms, flowcharts, and timelines are available for download.
*News Release regarding terminology change to “International-Accreditation”
Guidance:
Forms and Templates
- Summary of Certification Application Steps and Required Documentation
*Confirm with ACPE whether country-specific requirements are met. For schools located in Saudi Arabia, email Silvi Kastrati, for further information and additional guidance.
Deadlines for Submission of Application for Certification*
January 2024 Certification decision by the ACPE Board: Application Deadline Has Already Passed
June 2024 Certification decision by the ACPE Board: Click Here to See Sample Timeline
January 2025 Certification decision by the ACPE Board: Click Here to See Sample Timeline
Application for Precertification:
ACPE accepts applications for Precertification* for programs that are a minimum of four academic years in length. A summary of the steps in the application process and associated documentation, forms, flowcharts, and timelines are available for download.
*News Release regarding terminology change to “International-Accreditation”
Guidance
Forms and Templates
- Summary of Certification Application Steps and Required Documentation
*Confirm with ACPE whether country-specific requirements are met. For schools located in Saudi Arabia, email Silvi Kastrati, for further information and additional guidance. - Precertification Application Flowchart: Currently not available
Deadlines for Submission of Application for Precertification
January 2024 Precertification decision by the ACPE Board: Application Deadline Has Already Passed
June 2024 Precertification decision by the ACPE Board: Click Here to See Sample Timeline
January 2025 Precertification decision by the ACPE Board: Click Here to See Sample Timeline
Maintaining Certification:
News Release regarding terminology change to “International-Accreditation”
Forms and Templates:
Interim Reports:
Substantive Change(s) Reports:
- Substantive Change(s) Report Template (January 2021 version)
Annual Reporting:
Fees
The fee structure for ACPE international services and related resources are available below.
World Bank Data – Country Classifications (latest published data)
ACPE has a rich history of engagements and promoting information exchange internationally among organizations and agencies involved in the quality assurance of pharmacy education.
On December 7, 2020, ACPE and CAA held a virtual signing ceremony to renew the MOU. To view a clip of the ceremony, click here.
In addition, ACPE was contracted by MSH to develop a report on quality assurance of continuing education and continuing professional development. The report was entitled “Continuing Pharmaceutical Education: Guide to Establishing Quality Assured and Accredited Programs.”
Communications
Future Meetings and Presentations
- May 2022 International Commission Meeting: May 23-25, 2022 (Virtual Format)
- November 2022 International Commission Meeting: November 14-16, 2022 in Chicago, IL, USA
- ISP Webinars
- ISP Informational Webinar: May 3, 2022 at 9:00-10:30am Central USA time. To access the recording, click here.
Hosting International Visitors
ACPE has hosted visitors from around the world, and has provided assistance to many countries in their efforts to establish or develop their own quality assurance systems for pharmacy education. If you are interested in visiting ACPE, please e-mail ISP Director, Mike Rouse, at mrouse@acpe-accredit.org.
Consultation
ACPE offers consultation in a broad range of areas related to quality assurance and advancement of pharmacy education, including:
- Professional degree programs in pharmacy
- Continuing pharmacy education/continuing professional development
- In-service training
- Credentialing
- QA systems/development of standards
Workshops
ACPE offers and conducts training and workshops on topics such as preparation of self-studies, evaluator training, assessment, curricular development, continuing professional development, and standards development. Training programs may also be customized to meet the needs of global stakeholders.
The SMART Pharmacist Program is a sustainable, evidence-based educational initiative, designed for national professional institutions, associations, and chambers to foster changes in the pharmacy profession. To learn more, visit the SMART Pharmacist Program website: www.smartpharmacistprogram.org
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COVID-19 UPDATE
Partners of the SMART Pharmacist Program: In this very unusual and unpredictable time of pandemic, we would like to connect with all of you, in different countries, all over the World and express our support.
We would also like to recognize and thank our SMART Pharmacists who are serving patients at the front line. We have prepared a short video message that we would like to ask you to forward to all of them to keep the motivation and sustainability of the Program.
Yours truly,
Arijana Mestrovic and Mike Rouse
- Certification/Precertification de Cursus Universitaires Professionnels
- Consultations
- Ateliers et Programmes de Formation
L’ACPE participe également, à l’échelle internationale, à de nombreuses activités et initiatives ainsi qu’à de nombreux programmes. Voir Collaborations du ISP.
L’ACPE est engagée à promouvoir l’échange d’informations entre les organismes et les agences impliqués dans l’assurance qualité dela formation en pharmacie. Au cours des dernières années, les membres du personnel de l’ACPE ont été actifs au sein du Forum International pour l’Assurance Qualité dela Formation en Pharmacie, une initiative de la Fédération Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP). Les membres du personnel de l’ACPE ont participé à plusieurs réunions du Forum.
La mission de l’ACPE est d’assurer et de promouvoir la formation en pharmacie. Si son objectif principal — qui concentre la majorité de ses activités et efforts — reste les États-Unis, l’ACPE estime qu’afin de remplir pleinement sa mission, elle se doit de s’impliquer également hors de ses frontières. L’ACPE reconnaît qu’elle peut à la fois contribuer et apprendre des expériences et initiatives dans d’autres pays. L’ACPE reconnaît également les avantages découlant du monitoring et de l’influence qu’elle peut exercer sur les tendances mondiales au sein de la profession de pharmacien, généralement dans l’enseignement et dans les domaines spécifiques de l’assurance qualité et de l’amélioration de la qualité de la formation en pharmacie.
Les objectifs du Forum:
Promouvoir l’excellence de la formation en pharmacie
Fournir un forum international pour l’échange d’informations, la collaboration et la coopération dans le domaine de l’assurance qualité dela formation en pharmacie, tant sur le plan du cursus universitaire donnant accès à la pratique que de la formation continue après obtention du diplôme et du développement professionnel
- Faciliter et promouvoir la communication entre les personnes, les agences, les associations et autres organismes qui participent activement ou s’intéressent à l’assurance qualité de la formation en pharmacie en vue:
• D’établir des systèmes d’assurance qualité dans des pays ou de tels systèmes formels n’existent pas, et
• De l’amélioration continue de la qualité des systèmes existants d’assurance de la qualité
La méthode d’agrément utilisée aux États-Unis peut également différer des approches d’assurance qualité utilisées ailleurs. L’ACPE est une agence autonome et indépendante ; dans de nombreux autres pays, l’assurance qualité est la responsabilité d’un organisme gouvernemental, professionnel ou de réglementation. Le cadre ainsi que la plupart ou la totalité des « principes de base » contenus dans les normes devraient, cependant, pouvoir s’appliquer dans la plupart des environnements et, s’ils sont modifiés pour s’adapter aux spécificités et aux besoins locaux, les normes de l’ACPE devraient pouvoir servir de point de départ pour l’élaboration de normes spécifiques à chaque pays.
Le ISP de l’ACPE a développé les Critères de Qualité Internationaux et propose une Certification des Diplômes Universitaires Professionnels en Pharmacie en dehors des États-Unis et de ses territoires.
Michael J. Rouse, BPharm (Hons), MPS, FFIP
mrouse@acpe-accredit.org
Silvi Kastrati
skastrati@acpe-accredit.org
Pour certains services, cependant, des frais standards s’appliqueront. Tarifs actuels, veuillez cliquer ici.
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