Romanelli Frank, Ryan Melody, Smith Kelly M
College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA.
Pharmacotherapy. 2004 Mar;24(3):395-400. doi: 10.1592/phco.24.4.395.33183.
Board certification of pharmacists has been a reality in the United States since 1976, when the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) was founded. Little has been reported about the effects of board certification of pharmacists, particularly pharmacy practice faculty, since 1992, when the BPS administered its first certification examination. We developed and pretested a survey to describe and measure the effect of BPS certification on the realm of academia as perceived by deans of colleges of pharmacy in the United States. Deans or other appropriate officials at all 84 colleges of pharmacy in the United States were asked to complete and submit this 13-question survey, which was administered through the Web and maintained respondents' anonymity. Officials from 35 of the 84 colleges completed the survey, for a response rate of 42%. No college reported that board certification was a condition for employment. Eight schools (23%) anticipated a certification requirement in the future. The most commonly reimbursed items associated with certification were fees for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy preparatory course and the BPS examination. Twelve schools (34%) provided no reimbursement toward certification. The most common incentive for faculty to obtain certification was consideration in promotion and tenure (66%). We believe that this information will facilitate efforts to gauge the effects of BPS certification on colleges of pharmacy. We also anticipate that it will assist colleges as they attempt to recruit and retain the most qualified faculty members possible, particularly in light of the national pharmacist shortage.
自1976年药学专业委员会（BPS）成立以来，药剂师的委员会认证在美国已成为现实。自1992年BPS举行首次认证考试以来，关于药剂师委员会认证的影响，尤其是对药学实践教员的影响，鲜有报道。我们开发并预先测试了一项调查，以描述和衡量BPS认证对美国药学院院长所感知的学术界领域的影响。美国84所药学院的院长或其他合适官员被要求完成并提交这份包含13个问题的调查问卷，该问卷通过网络进行管理并保持受访者匿名。84所药学院中有35所的官员完成了调查，回复率为42%。没有学院报告说委员会认证是就业条件。八所学校（23%）预计未来会有认证要求。与认证相关的最常见可报销项目是美国临床药师学院预备课程和BPS考试的费用。12所学校（34%）对认证不提供报销。教员获得认证的最常见激励因素是在晋升和终身教职评定中被考虑（66%）。我们相信这些信息将有助于评估BPS认证对药学院的影响。我们还预计它将帮助各学院在努力招聘和留住尽可能最合格的教员方面，特别是鉴于全国药剂师短缺的情况。
