Abstract
The origins of pharmacy specialization has its beginning in the efforts of Harvey A. K. Whitney, Sr. through his leadership in establishing progressive hospital pharmacy services and hospital-focused programs and policies within the nation's professional pharmacy organizations. Later, Donald Francke spoke of specialization in the hospital pharmacy setting as a natural outgrowth of practice activities that required more time and specialized expertise. A broader national discussion and eventual codification of specialty recognition and attendant certification within pharmacy began in 1971 with a policy statement approved by the APhA House of Delegates that led to the creation of a Task Force on Specialties in Pharmacy followed by the creation of the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS). Given that specialization in any health profession is primarily a function of the reality of ever-increasing scientific and technological developments, debate regarding the need, types, and value of specialization in pharmacy seem destined to be driven not by intra- or inter-professional debates within pharmacy, but by the needs, expectations, and values of patients and health care systems.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1464-1470 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | JACCP Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- clinical pharmacist
- pharmacist
- pharmacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Pharmacy