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A Connected Community for Pharmacy Professionals

The APhA Communities are dynamic networks designed for pharmacists, researchers, new practitioners, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians to connect, collaborate, and grow together. Engage in meaningful discussions, share expertise, and stay informed about the latest industry trends. Whether you're seeking mentorship, networking opportunities, or insights to advance your career, the APhA Communities provide the support and resources you need. Join us and be part of a network that is shaping the future of pharmacy!

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Academia

In this welcoming community, members foster a community of lifelong learning and pursuit of impactful scholarship that addresses evolving health care needs and improves patient outcomes.

Ambulatory Care Practice

This community will connect you with peers and promote development of educational activities and resources to enhance skills in the ambulatory care practice area to improve patient outcomes.

Board Certified Pharmacists

The Board Certified Pharmacists Community is a network of professionals who have board certification or are interested in pursuing pharmacy and nonpharmacy-specific board certification.

Care of Underserved Patients

This community is a network of members who provide care for underserved patient populations and develop resources to empower health care professionals to provide patient-centered care.

Community Pharmacy Practice

This network provides a platform to connect with fellow community practitioners navigating similar professional challenges and those who have overcome them.

Compounding

Compounding Community members share ideas, education, and advocacy for compounding pharmacy.

Diabetes Management

This community supports members who care for patients with diabetes by providing a forum for networking and opportunities to discuss up-to-date issues in disease management.

Health System

Community members work to further develop programming, advocacy, guidance documents, solutions, publications, professional collaboration, and networking forums that advance the success and engagement of those practicing in health systems.

Immunization

The purpose of this community is to provide members with leadership development support, as well as opportunities to engage in the policy, advocacy, education, and awards processes focused on immunizations.

Industry/Medical Affairs

This community serves as a hub where all industry and medical affairs professionals come together to share their expert knowledge and to bridge knowledge gaps in the pharmaceutical industry.

International

This community is for practitioners who practice outside of the United States and its territories or have an interest in global pharmacy practice.

Medication Management

Members of this community provide an opportunity to communicate professional interests, concerns, and prospective goal for medication therapy management services.

New Practitioners

The New Practitioner Community provides programs, tools, and connections to assist you in making the transition through new practitioner life a little easier.

Pain, Palliative Care, and Substance Use Disorder

This community supports members who care for individuals with all types of acute and chronic pain, life-limiting illnesses with pain, and issues related to substance use disorders.

Pharmacist

Community members provide opportunities to advance education, advocacy, and resource initiatives to support the pharmacy profession.

Pharmacy Technician

The members of this community will have opportunities to develop education, advocacy, and resources initiatives to support the advancement of pharmacy technician practitioners.

Preceptors

This community is a network of professionals with an interest in precepting where both learners and preceptors may communicate and receive feedback on strategies, challenges, solutions, and opportunities for growth and continuous development within precepting.

Public Health

The purpose of the Public Health Community is to serve as the leading convening body across APhA and the profession to promote and advance the role in public health.

Quality-Based Care

This community encompasses members of all practice areas who engage in quality and/or value-based care and payment models.

Radiopharmaceuticals

This community serves members interested in manufacturing, preparation, and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals by providing an avenue to fulfill individual professional goals and support the goals of the industry.

Research and Science

The APhA Research and Science Community brings together individuals from diverse pharmacy-related fields, to advance the discovery, collaboration, dissemination, and application of research that improves patient and population health.

Student Pharmacists

The Student Pharmacist Community provides opportunities for professional growth to improve patient care, and to envision and advance the future of pharmacy.

Transitions of Care

This is a professional network focused on overcoming challenges and enhancing collaboration in all practice settings to provide patient care during transitions to and from various practice settings.

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