title: Recognition of teaching excellence.
abstract: The 2008-2009 Task Force for the Recognition of Teaching Excellence was charged by the AACP Council of Faculties Leadership to examine teaching excellence by collecting best practices from colleges and schools of pharmacy, evaluating the literature to identify evidence-based criteria for excellent teaching, and recommending appropriate means to acknowledge and reward teaching excellence. This report defines teaching excellence and discusses a variety of ways to assess it, including student, alumni, peer, and self-assessment. The task force identifies important considerations that colleges and schools must address when establishing teaching recognition programs including the purpose, criteria, number and mix of awards, frequency, type of award, and method of nominating and determining awardees. The report concludes with recommendations for the academy to consider when establishing and revising teaching award programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Seattle, WA 98195-7630, USA. dphammer@uw.edu
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piascik
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pittenger
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Creekmore
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soltis
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouldin
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D005178:Faculty / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012957:Societies, Pharmaceutical; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce