The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the national organization representing pharmacy education in the United States, continues to advance strategic engagement with a focus on advocacy. The 2025-2026 AACP Strategic Engagement Committee (SEC) was charged with contributing to the development of an Advocacy WebCenter, now known as the AACP Advocacy Center, to serve as a centralized resource for schools and colleges of pharmacy, providing timely information on legislative, professional, regulatory, and pharmacy education advocacy issues. The 2025-2026 SEC was tasked with establishing a systematic mechanism to enhance communication between AACP leadership and members on advocacy-related priorities and concerns. The SEC also evaluated and refined the definition of advocacy in alignment with AACP's strategic agenda and explored the competencies needed to effectively serve as an Advocacy Champion. These efforts build upon the work of the 2024-2025 SEC, incorporating prior focus group findings and aligning with the updated Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standard 2.f.1 related to advocacy.
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