Society seeks a strong input from its new Academic Pharmacy Group Committee
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is hoping for a strong input to its work from the new Academic Pharmacy Group Committee elected this year.
The group, which holds an election every three years, is now inviting
nominations of members to serve on the committee, which consists of six
elected members and two member appointed from the Society’s Council
(see Official
Notices, p365).
The group says that those elected will have an important opportunity
to influence the way in which the Society addresses academic issues during
a period that will see major change whether or not the Council is able
to proceed with the reforms it has proposed.
Commenting on the election, Dr Sue Ambler, head of research and development,
said: “Health and education policy is changing rapidly. The Society
has an important part to play, working with the schools of pharmacy and
the academic workforce, to ensure that the profession’s research
base continues to be world class and that our teaching prepares new graduates
appropriately for their future careers. It is vitally important that
the Society continues to receive good advice and supports leadership
among the academic workforce. Although there may be some changes to the
APG during the lifetime of the new committee, the need for strong academic
input to the work of the Society will continue well beyond the next three-year
period.”
Dr Ambler added that Rob Darracott, director of corporate and strategic
development, and his team are looking forward to working with the new
committee and others to help the Society’s staff and Council to
develop the Society’s education policy.
The group committee is already working with Dr Ambler’s research
and development division to take forward important aspects of the Society’s
research agenda, as well as running a full programme of meetings and
conferences.
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