title: Preparation of faculty members and students to be citizen leaders and pharmacy advocates.
abstract: To identify characteristics and quality indicators of best practices for leadership and advocacy development in pharmacy education, a national task force on leadership development in pharmacy invited colleges and schools to complete a phone survey to characterize the courses, processes, and noteworthy practices for leadership and advocacy development at their institution. The literature was consulted to corroborate survey findings and identify additional best practices. Recommendations were derived from the survey results and literature review, as well as from the experience and expertise of task force members. Fifty-four institutions provided information about lecture-based and experiential curricular and noncurricular components of leadership and advocacy development. Successful programs have a supportive institutional culture, faculty and alumni role models, administrative and/or financial support, and a cocurricular thread of activities. Leadership and advocacy development for student pharmacists is increasingly important. The recommendations and suggestions provided can facilitate leadership and advocacy development at other colleges and schools of pharmacy.
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Mississippi.
authors.forename: Leigh Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Kristin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Janke
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Princess Anne, Maryland.
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gianutsos
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Cameron C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lindsey
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Leticia R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moczygemba
authors.affiliation: Member, AACP Council of Faculties Task Force on Preparation of Pharmacy Faculty and Students to be Citizen Leaders and Pharmacy Advocates. ; University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Whalen
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D005178:Faculty; D007857:Leadership; D010595:Pharmacists; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D014481:United States
keywords: advocacy; citizen leader; faculty member; pharmacy student; student leadership