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Excellence in pharmacy practice and leadership development: recognize and promote efforts that foster excellence and growth of health-system pharmacy. Ashp student leadership award: this program, funded through the david a. Zilz fund, is administered by the ashp pharmacy student forum in collaboration with the ashp foundation. Twelve students who demonstrated high academic achievement, exceptional interest in health-system pharmacy practice, and outstanding leadership skills were recognized. The awardees received a plaque and a $2,000 award. Each awardee submitted a plan to raise student awareness of the ashp practice advancement initiative. Awardees will be surveyed to collect information on the implementation and outcomes of their plan.pharmacy residency excellence awards program: samson medical technologies and medi-dose supported the 2023 pharmacy residency excellence awards program. This unique award recognizes excellence and leadership in the training and mentoring of pharmacy residents. The pharmacy residency excellence awards program recognizes a preceptor, new preceptor and program. The objectives of this program are to: 1) recognize the achievements of residency programs and pharmacists who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in the training of pharmacy residents and 2) widely disseminate the results of these accomplishments to foster innovations in pharmacy resident training. Awardees receive a plaque and participate in short interviews. Each awardee will also present an educational webinar on resident professional development topics. The webinars are recorded and made available for on-demand access. Literature awards program: the ashp foundation literature awards program recognizes important contributions to biomedical literature by pharmacists. This program, administered by the ashp foundation since 1971, recognizes to stimulate innovation and fosters improvement in the quality of the evidence. Awardees were recognized in six (6) different categories in 2023. Awardees receive an honorarium, plaque, participate in short interviews and podcasts, and are recognized through various electronic platforms and at the ashp midyear clinical meeting. Midyear travel award: the ashp foundation, in collaboration with #pharmgradwishlist, created and launched the midyear travel award. The award included a $500 travel stipend, registration to the ashp midyear meeting, and a one-year ashp membership for pharmd candidates in their last year of pharmacy school who identify with a racially/ethnically minoritized group(s). There were 315 applications received for the award and 50 recipients were awarded in fy24. The program was partially funded via a $25,000 donation from marvin samson, along with individual donations. Ashp foundation pharmacy student scholarship: in fy24, the ashp foundation continued supporting the pharmacy student scholarship. A part of ashp's commitment to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the pharmacy workforce, the scholarship was supported by apexus. The program awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships to four us-accredited historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) schools of pharmacy to be distributed to p3 and p4 pharmacy students. Each hbcu schools of pharmacy selected one recipient to receive $5,000 or two recipients to receive $2,500 each in fall of 2024.pharmacist nutrition support patient-care impact program: supported by an educational grant from baxter and offered in collaboration with ashp's section on clinical specialists and scientists, the pharmacist nutrition support patient-care impact program distance program is designed to develop leaders with knowledge and skills to optimize safe and effective nutritional support needs of patients. The program supports cohorts of up to ten pharmacy residents in pgy2 programs who complete the program with their preceptor. The inaugural cohort completed the experiential portion of the program throughout fy24. The application for a new cycle opened in fy24, with the cohort selected in fy25. Medication safety scholars: ashp foundation in partnership with emily jerry foundation and the ashp student forum selected participants for the medication safety scholars program. The program is a distance impact program structured to support five p2 and p3 doctor of pharmacy students, paired with one group coach, to enhance their knowledge and skills in medication safety. A new application cycle was opened in fy24 and five program participants were selected for work beginning in fy25. Pharmacy residency expansion grant:in fy24, the ashp foundation, supported by an educational donation from merck, awarded a total of $75,000 dollars in grants to three (3) PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residency programs to increase the number of available training positions. Pharmacy student clinical skills competition: the foundation has sponsored the pharmacy student clinical skills competition (CSC) at the ashp midyear clinical meeting 18 years. Teams who won preliminary competitions at their local pharmacy school participated in the competition. During the CSC, students demonstrate their skills by assessing patient information and current therapy, identifying and prioritizing drug therapy problems, identifying treatment goals, and recommending a pharmacist care plan.excellence in residency: funded through the daniel m. Ashby fund for excellence in pharmacy residency training, the foundation contracted with university of georgia (uga) and ashp's accreditation services division on a grant to uga and subsequent research project to study residents' program experiences and completion. The first survey of the project and distribution of funds will be in fy25. Leadership survey and specialty pharmacy survey:ashp foundation provided two (2) $20,000 grants to ashp for surveys. The leadership survey and specialty pharmacy survey. The initial funding was granted in fy24 with the remaining funding slated to be grated in fy25 pending progress of the projects.visiting leaders program (VLP): the visiting leaders program, with support from the david a. Zilz leaders for the future fund, had another successful year. Nine leaders were involved in 17 residency visits, reaching residents, in fy24. Pharmacy leadership academy (pla): the pla, supported in part by a grant from apexus, is an online education program designed to provide comprehensive leadership education to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The pla class in fy24 consisted of 126 participants, who also remitted tuition and were enrolled in the program from july 2023 to june 2024. The number of graduates from this class brings the total number of pla graduates almost 1,300.william a. Zellmer leadership lecture: where practice meets policy: this annual luncheon-lecture event, hosted by ashp in partnership with the ashp foundation, is designed to honor the distinguished 40-year ashp career of william a. Zellmer and is supported by donors to the ashp foundation's william zellmer fund. The lecture on occurred on september 12, 2023 during ashp's annual policy week activities. No expenses were incurred by the ashp foundation for this program. Joseph a. Oddis ethics colloquium: the joseph a. Oddis ethics colloquium focused on the topics: social determinants of health and the pharmacist part i how social factors impact access to care, treatment, and health and social determinants of health and the pharmacist part ii race, class, and patient health. The session was planned and led by the program chair in june during the 2023 ashp summer meetings & exhibition in baltimore, MD.

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Innovative research: support health services research that foster innovation in pharmacy practice, which promotes the optimal, safe and effective use of medication.pharmacy practice advancement demonstration grant (pai): this grant previously awarded funding up to $75,000 split into three (3) separate payments for demonstration projects related to advancing pharmacy practice and improving outcomes. The grant period for this program is 24 months with the possibility for grantees to request an extension up to one year. The final grant payment for this program was remitted in fy24. American foundation for pharmaceutical education (afpe) pre-doctoral fellowship: the ashp foundation provided annual funding of $10,000 for the afpe pre-doctoral fellowship program awarded to PH.d. Students whose research projects focus on improving health outcomes in hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory care clinics. Radio frequency identification (rfid) initiative: in alignment with the ashp innovation center and through support from fresenius kabi, the ashp foundation continued to work on the next phases of the rfid initiative. February 2024, a new research report was published. Ashp foundation staff worked with the sponsor on activities for remaining funds to be used in fy25. Pharmacy leadership scholars:with corporate support from chiesi, the third cycle of the pharmacy leadership scholars program was launched. The research grant program provides funding for projects focused on DEI, conducted by early-stage pharmacists. In addition to providing up to $10,000 in grant funding per recipient, the program's goal is to enhance the leadership and research skills of recipients and to provide a network of pharmacists positioned to lead for equity. The selected participants participated in an online impact collaborative consisting of four education modules with a focus on leadership development and DEI. Ten proposals were received and advanced for review by an external panel in fy24.collaborative care grant for nurses and pharmacists:created in partnership by the ashp foundation and the american nurses foundation, this grant program aims to stimulate patient-centered interprofessional health services research that demonstrates meaningful outcomes and provides funding of $75,000. The final payment for the first cycle's grant recipient and first grant payment for the second cycle's grant recipient were remitted in fy24. The third cycle of the program opened, thirty-four proposals were received and advanced for review by an external panel, and one research team was awarded in fy24. The initial grant payment for the third awardee is pending receipt of their internal review board (irb) approval. Biosimilars project:the research report was published in december 2023 and the contractors paid accordingly. The program was sponsored by viatris. A webinar about the results of the report was conducted in february 2024. Mue project: treatment of skin and soft tissue infections in the emergency department: evaluating omadacycline use:the foundation convened an advisory panel of experts to facilitate the creation of treatment of skin and soft tissue infections in the emergency department: evaluating omadacycline use. The report was published in june 2023 and a webinar to discuss the findings in the report was conducted in july 2023. A podcast was then released in september 2023. The manuscript for the project was published in ajhp fy25 (july). Specialty pharmacy grant for patients with inflammatory bowel disease:administered by the foundation in close consultation with the ashp section of specialty pharmacy practitioners, and supported by omnicell, the second cycle of the grant was specialty pharmacy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The grants were awarded in spring 2024. The cohort will engage in with a coach and faculty on live calls to discuss topics related to research, disseminating outcomes, and implementation throughout fy25. Four grantees were selected from 11 applications. Specialty pharmacy grant: rheumatoid arthritis: in fy24, the grantees for the specialty pharmacy grant: rheumatoid arthritis, engaged in live calls with a coach, engaged in writing sessions for manuscripts, and presented an educational session titled specialty pharmacy: demonstrating the impact on the care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis at the 2023 ashp midyear meeting in anaheim, ca. Pharmacy resident practice-based research grant program: this grant program is funded through the almquist endowment. Nineteen submissions were received for the grant and an external peer review panel recommended awarding 7 grants up to $5,000. One grant was funded through the tousignaut fund. New practitioner pharmacist leadership development research grant program:funded through the marianne f. Ivey leadership development fund, awards new practitioner pharmacists to support research on leadership competency development or to create education, resources and tools to support leadership development. A new application cycle was not opened in fy24. The ashp foundation will shift to a different program in fy25. Tracking and follow-up of past grantees continued in fy24. Optimizing technology solutions innovation grant: six applications were reviewed by an external panel in order to distribute funding to grantees in fy25 after irb approval is received. Created in partnership with the ashp innovation center and supported by a generous donation from omnicell to the ashp foundation, two grantees were awarded up to $30,000. Research advisory council:two members completed their service in may 2024 and rolled off the committee. The rac convened virtually throughout the year and led a virtual networking session in summer 2023. The rac participated in an in-person meeting at ashp headquarters in september 2023, to align with ashp's policy week activities. There were two research podcasts launched in fy24 and a research roundtable during the ashp midyear clinical meeting in december 2023. Pharmacy forecast report 2024: the 2024 pharmacy forecast report was supported by a grant from omnicell, INC., to the ashp foundation's david a. Zilz leaders for the future fund and was published in ajhp in the january 15, 2024 issue. The distribution of the forecast report in ajhp ensured that it was made available to all 60,000 ashp members. It was published electronically in december 2023 and previewed during an educational session at the 2023 ashp midyear clinical meeting. The report generated authoritative, actionable strategic recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of leaders in hospital and health-system pharmacy.

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The ashp foundation corporate partners program is a strategic partnership between the ashp foundation, ashp, and corporations which promotes medication safety and improvements in patient care. The program offers a robust menu of sponsorship levels and benefits for companies, focused on collaboration, recognition, and informational opportunities. There are four sponsorship levels and a-la-carte opportunities to better meet business objectives. Corporate partners program sponsorship is on an annual basis. With the generous support of corporate partners, the ashp foundation invests in research, awards, education, and leadership development that advances the pharmacy profession and ensures the safe, effective, and optimal use of medications.