New Jersey Joint Board for Certification of Consultant Pharmacists

1. Rutgers University Ernest P. Mario School of Pharmacy

We are proud of our long tradition and our 117 year history, and we are equally proud of our position today as one of the country’s preeminent schools of pharmacy. The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy is recognized nationally and internationally for its challenging and dynamic Doctor of Pharmacy program (PharmD), and for its distinguished graduate programs in Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, and our joint Rutgers/UMDNJ graduate program in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Working closely with supportive faculty and staff, students at the School build professional skills and a foundation for learning that continues long after graduation.

We are dedicated to excellence in healthcare and biomedical education, innovative and visionary research and scholarship in the pharmaceutical sciences, exemplary clinical practice, and outreach and community service that address the needs of the citizens of New Jersey and society at large

The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy offers:

• A preeminent educational program for Pharm. D. students with a strong foundation in basic and clinical sciences coupled with an emphasis on patient-centered care. The program includes diverse opportunities and experience in clinical practice, industry, public health agencies, managed care, and research.
• Outstanding research in the pharmaceutical sciences.
• Multidisciplinary graduate and post-doctoral training programs in the basic pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, pharmacoeconomics, and emerging fields, in collaboration with colleagues across the University and UMDNJ.
• Diverse and comprehensive postgraduate clinical residency and fellowship programs in pharmacy practice, the pharmaceutical industry, and pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.
• Robust continuing education programs, designed to achieve, retain, and strengthen professional competencies; support lifelong learning opportunities; and serve the varied educational needs of the pharmacy practitioners of New Jersey.

 For more information see our website: pharmacy.rutgers.edu

2. New Jersey Pharmacists Association

The New Jersey Pharmacists Association is the oldest, continuously operating pharmacy association in the nation. Since 1870, NJPhA has served the professional needs of pharmacists and the people of New Jersey with public health initiatives. NJPhA represents all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

NJPhA represents all segments of the pharmacy profession.  Our members are practicing in independent, chain, hospital, government, academic, consultant, managed care, pharmaceutical industry and compounding centers.  Our board based membership helps us to understand the needs of all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to offer programs and services for all segments of the pharmacy profession.

Whether it is a critical issue before the state legislature, new technology for pharmacy, or a recent development that will affect your work, NJPhA is there education, advocating, and seving.

For additional information, visit NJPhA at: www.njpharmacists.org

3. NJ Academy of Consultant Pharmacists

The purpose of this Academy shall be to advance the discipline and practice of the profession of pharmacy consulting for the benefit of its members and the patients they service.  Our commitment is to provide membership with resources to ensure clinical competency and regulatory awareness through the development and dissemination of professional knowledge.

The Academy shall foster a system of continuing pharmaceutical education.  It shall foster high ethical standards of professional conduct and practice.

NJACP is an academy of NJPhA and requires membership in NJPhA to participate

4. Health Care Association of New Jersey

The Health Care Association of New Jersey (HCANJ) is a non-profit trade association representing long term care providers who believe that the individuals they serve are entitled to a supportive environment in which professional and compassionate care is delivered. This belief compels HCANJ and its members to advocate for individuals who, because of social needs, disability, trauma, or illness, require services provided in a long term care setting, while also advocating for the long term care provider community.

For more information is our website: www.hcanj.org

5. Leading Age of New Jersey and Delaware

Mission/Vision

We are dedicated to advancing quality aging services in New Jersey and Delaware through advocacy, education and fellowship.

VISION

We will be recognized as a trusted statewide leader and resource for comprehensive aging services.

SHARED VALUES

We believe in:

• Affirming the enduring value of our elders to society, to family and to the community
• Promoting quality, stewardship and choice in aging services
• Advancing mission driven values, compassionate services and public trust
• Being accountable to those we serve
• Developing ethical leadership

LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware statewide association of not-for-profit senior care organizations (leadingagenjde.org)

6. New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists

For over 70 years, The New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacy has been dedicated to the highest standards in healthcare pharmaceutical care. NJSHP focuses on three key areas, professional development for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, advocacy to advance pharmacy practice and providing opportunities for health system pharmacy professionals to network. 

A leader in pharmacy professional development NJSHP is an ACPE accredited pharmacy education provider.  Offering CE on key pharmacy operations topics and pharmaceutical care advancements.

As the nature of the pharmacy profession continues to evolve, NJSHP supports healthcare organizations, by advocating for regulatory and practice standard changes to align with changes in healthcare.  By collaborating with other state and national organizations, which support the pharmacy profession, NJSHP helps its membership navigate the profession to support patient care at the highest quality. NJSHP is made up of pharmacists, technicians, and pharmacy supporters, practicing in hospitals in acute and ambulatory care, managed care organizations, home care, long-term care programs, pharmacy residents and pharmacy students.

For additional information see our website:  www.njshp.com.

7. Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

The Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is one of only two degree-granting pharmacy schools in New Jersey, and is the first in the state to be associated with a private university.

The School’s dynamic program of study integrates the very best practices in pharmacy education today. Students will:

Mission
The mission of FDU’s School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is to create a values-based, student-centered learning experience that prepares graduates who are committed to improving the health of individuals and populations through leadership roles in pharmacy practice, healthcare research and related healthcare fields.

Vision
Preparing future pharmacists for diverse roles across the health care continuum through a culture of learning, scholarship, innovation, advocacy and leadership.

Core Tenets
THINK critically, analyze data, detect and solve problems on a path through lifelong learning.

COMMUNICATE knowledge, skills and the confidence to practice pharmacy as an ethical professional and leader.

ADVOCATE and participate as a team member on an interdisciplinary team that may consist of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, ethicists, other health professionals and patients.

LEAD for individual patients and patient populations through the practice of pharmacy.

IMPLEMENT the safe and effective medication therapy management that individualizes patient care and ensures adherence, and supports the ideas of prevention and wellness.