Preparing PharmD Graduates for AI-Enabled Practice: A Competency Framework to Complement Existing ACPE Standards.

IF 3.1 4区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Pub Date : 2026-10-14 DOI:10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.102106

Douglas R Oyler, Conan MacDougall, Timothy Dy Aungst, Jeff Cain, Alan J Zillich, Kaitlin Alexander

{"title":"Preparing PharmD Graduates for AI-Enabled Practice: A Competency Framework to Complement Existing ACPE Standards.","authors":"Douglas R Oyler, Conan MacDougall, Timothy Dy Aungst, Jeff Cain, Alan J Zillich, Kaitlin Alexander","doi":"10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.102106","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: To propose a competency framework defining the AI-specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes Doctor of Pharmacy graduates should demonstrate, and to map these competencies to existing accreditation standards.Findings: While professional organizations and educators have developed valuable resources for using AI to teach, and existing ACPE Standards do not yet address AI directly. The proposed framework organizes competencies into three interrelated domains structured as a developmental progression: foundational AI literacy, critical use and appraisal of AI outputs, and responsible integration in practice. The framework extends skills already foundational to pharmacy education rather than introducing a parallel curriculum, maps each domain to existing standards, and provides examples for embedding competencies into current curricula. Continuing professional development sustains competency as technologies evolve.Summary: The proposed framework offers pharmacy programs a starting point for preparing graduates for AI-enabled practice. Because it has not been formally validated, it is intended to anchor the consensus-building, implementation, and assessment work that should follow.","PeriodicalId":55530,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education","volume":" ","pages":"102106"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2026-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.102106","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Objectives: To propose a competency framework defining the AI-specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes Doctor of Pharmacy graduates should demonstrate, and to map these competencies to existing accreditation standards.

Findings: While professional organizations and educators have developed valuable resources for using AI to teach, and existing ACPE Standards do not yet address AI directly. The proposed framework organizes competencies into three interrelated domains structured as a developmental progression: foundational AI literacy, critical use and appraisal of AI outputs, and responsible integration in practice. The framework extends skills already foundational to pharmacy education rather than introducing a parallel curriculum, maps each domain to existing standards, and provides examples for embedding competencies into current curricula. Continuing professional development sustains competency as technologies evolve.

Summary: The proposed framework offers pharmacy programs a starting point for preparing graduates for AI-enabled practice. Because it has not been formally validated, it is intended to anchor the consensus-building, implementation, and assessment work that should follow.

查看原文本刊更多论文

为药学博士毕业生准备人工智能实践：补充现有ACPE标准的能力框架。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

15.20%

发文量

114

期刊介绍： The Journal accepts unsolicited manuscripts that have not been published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Journal only considers material related to pharmaceutical education for publication. Authors must prepare manuscripts to conform to the Journal style (Author Instructions). All manuscripts are subject to peer review and approval by the editor prior to acceptance for publication. Reviewers are assigned by the editor with the advice of the editorial board as needed. Manuscripts are submitted and processed online (Submit a Manuscript) using Editorial Manager, an online manuscript tracking system that facilitates communication between the editorial office, editor, associate editors, reviewers, and authors. After a manuscript is accepted, it is scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue of the Journal. All manuscripts are formatted and copyedited, and returned to the author for review and approval of the changes. Approximately 2 weeks prior to publication, the author receives an electronic proof of the article for final review and approval. Authors are not assessed page charges for publication.