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AMCP's mission is to promote the development and application of pharmaceutical care in order to ensure appropriate health care outcomes for all individuals. Its sole purpose is to represent the views and interest of managed care pharmacy.
The Academy has more than 4,800 members nationally provide comprehensive coverage to over 200 million Americans served by managed care. In 1988, eight visionary pharmacists came together at the RPR Kellogg Institute at Northwestern University to discuss the need to establish a professional organization for managed care pharmacists. Working quickly to make this a reality, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) was formed in 1989. During the next four years, from 1989-1992, AMCP recruited charter members, adopted bylaws, and officially incorporated. AMCP also held its first independent national meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, and produced several publications including its first position paper, the first edition of the AMCP News, and a membership directory. The Academy's membership grew to 1288 by 1993.
Additionally AMCP established a corporate membership category; joined the Joint Commission of Practicing Pharmacists (JCPP); and founded the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy (FMCP). Between 1993 and 1995, AMCP experienced an expansion of its role as a professional association serving managed care pharmacists. The Academy became accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education in 1995. More publications were produced, including the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Principles and Practices of Managed Care Pharmacy, and the Experiential Learning Manual. Several programs were developed such as: the Ambassador Program; AMCP/Parke-Davis Summer Internship Program; the FMCP-sponsored Management Development Program in conjunction with the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy; a program on Principles and Practices of Managed Care Pharmacy. In addition, AMCP became further involved in political affairs by joining the Coalition on Health Care Reform, to address the national health reform debates of 1994, and by bringing several AMCP members to Capitol Hill for the first annual Lobby Day.
The highlights of AMCP's achievements between 1996 and 1998 include: the development of the Diplomat Program; the establishment of the Pharmacy Quality Council; the founding of AMCP student chapters on seven campuses; the publishing of AMCP's Dedication to Quality Education, the Catalog of Quality Indicators, the Weekly News; the launching of AMCP's website and Fax on Demand. Additionally, the Academy's membership more than tripled by the middle of 1997 to 4048 members. The years from 1998 to the present have been increasingly productive for AMCP. The Academy became a charter member of the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy; created a Professional Policy Digest; established a working partnership with the American Society of Health System Pharmacists to accredit managed care pharmacy one-year, entry-level and specialty residencies and jointly developed the standards by which the programs would be accredited; and co-edited a textbook entitled, "Managed Care Pharmacy Practice," published by Aspen Publications. In the year 2000, the Academy also created the Format for Formulary Submissions as well as the Principles for a Sound Drug Formulary. FMCP has taken a step further by offering training sessions on the Format. Currently, AMCP offers two national meetings year, which attract between 2000 and 3000 members. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is proud to be an organization whose members share the common goal of ensuring positive health care outcomes through quality, accessible and affordable pharmaceutical care.
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