Meeting & Agendas

Kim Stengel motioned that the meeting be called to order. Joe Rascati seconds the motion. Phillip Johnston, Advisory Board Chair, welcomed the board members and asked them to introduce themselves.

Lisa McCartney stated that for the fall 2016 semester, the Pharmacy programs will now be offering block courses for all new applicants. In addition to the block schedule, Pat Recek announced that Richard Espinosa and Lisa McCartney were part of a new initiative for the fall 2016 semester which will engage high students to the High School Academy. Lisa McCartney said more information will be coming out later in the summer semester.

Philip Johnston announced that the next meeting will be sometime in August 2016. Lisa McCartney said she would send out emails as to the date.

Richard Espinosa motioned that the meeting be adjourned, Veronica Velasquez seconds the motion. The meeting is adjourned unanimously by the committee members.

Committee members reviewed last meeting minutes from November 13, 2015. Kim Stengel noted that her name title was incorrect. Macy Moreno asked her to make the correction on the sign in sheet and she would correct for the next meeting. Richard Espinosa motioned to accept the minutes with the correction. Kim Stengel seconds the motion. The committee members voted to accept the minutes with the correction to Kim Stengel’s name title.

Lisa McCartney announced that she was beginning to develop a close working relationship with HEB and CVS. She stated that these two sites have an intense placement process in order to get students placed. She updated that Stonegate Pharmacy had been removed from her list to place students because they were not a compounding site. Lisa McCartney opened the discussion for the members to share updates regarding their sites. George Mullin stated that his site plans to implement the camera self-checking bar code. Joe Rascati stated that at his site they also plan to implement the camera self-checking bar code but are still in pilot run.

Lisa McCartney announced that she had been approved to hire a full time to start in the fall. She also stated that students and graduates have been coming back to ACC to complete their Pharmacy Technician associate degree. She also announced that ASHP and ACPE were now combined. Lisa McCartney said ACC is now offering courses in SCAT, Chemo, TPN, and Pediatric Preparations. She said there were other courses she was working on trying to add as well.

Review and approval of PHRA Certificate and AAS degree plan to revise co-requisite requirements and review changes to degree plans in order to create common core curriculum for health science courses. After reviewing and discussing the changes to both PHRA Certificate and AAS degree plans, Joe Rascati motioned to approve all changes and Veronica Velasquez second the motion. Motion was unanimously passed by the advisory committee members.

Macy Moreno, Administrative Assistant to the Pharmacy Technician program, reported the current enrollment in the programs of 65 students. She also reported that four students will be graduating this summer 2016. Macy reported that for the summer 2016 session she had already received 14 applications for acceptance. Lisa McCartney stated that starting this summer 2016, applications for acceptance into our programs will take place three times a year. Applications for acceptance will now be accepted for the summer, fall and spring semesters.

Lisa McCartney presented handouts to the committee members regarding advisory committee functions and the ASHP/ACPE Accreditation Standards 1.4. While Lisa McCartney reviewed each standard, the members had discussion regarding how each of the standards related to them as an advisory board member. After discussion regarding the standards Joe Rascati motioned to accept the outlined Accreditation Standards. Veronica Velasquez seconds the motion. Members vote unanimously to accept the motion.

Lisa McCartney also announced that the program’s accreditation audit had been bumped up one year earlier and that the accreditation auditors will be coming to ACC in November 2016. She said that members will be asked to participate in the audit and that she will have more information for the members at a later date.

Lisa McCartney thanked Pat Recek for the support she has provided in acquiring new equipment for the labs. Lisa McCartney said that there were still other equipments that she needs to purchase.