We Are Educating Pharmacists, Not “PharmDs”

Terminology can have profound implications for the profession and the Academy. One of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) strategic priorities is to create a new portrait of pharmacists and pharmacy careers. 1. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy . Strategic Plan. https://www.aacp.org/article/strategic-plan Accessed August 31, 2020. Google Scholar The terms we use to describe our graduates and their work are pertinent to this new portrait and to the public’s perspective. I hope to convince you in this commentary that we are educating pharmacists, not “PharmDs.”