The Report of the 2022-2023 AACP Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Focused Integration of Community-Based Pharmacy Practice within the AACP Transformation Center.

The 2022-23 Professional Affairs Committee was charged to (1) Devise a framework and 3-year workplan for the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative to be integrated within the AACP Transformation Center. This plan should include the focus area(s) to be continued and developed by the Center, potential milestone dates or events, and necessary resources; and (2) Provide recommendations on focus areas and/or potential questions for the Pharmacy Workforce Center (PWC) to consider for the 2024 National Pharmacist Workforce Study. This report provides the background and methodology utilized to develop the framework and 3-year workplan focused on (1) community-based pharmacy pipeline development for recruitment, programming, and retention, (2) programming and resources for community-based pharmacy practice, and (3) research areas for community-based pharmacy practice. The committee offers suggested revisions for five current AACP policy statements, seven recommendations pertaining to the first charge and nine recommendations pertaining to the second charge.