AAPP at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Judy Curtis, Pharm.D., BCPP, FASHP shares opportunities for psychiatric pharmacists in industry and discusses her medical science liaison career.

Pharmaceutical Industry The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) represents about 3,000 health care professionals. As members of a treatment team of health care professionals, psychiatric pharmacists make a difference in patient recovery and quality of life.

The Veteran's Health Adminstration (VHA) is the nation's largest integrated healthcare system. Hear Traci Turner, Pharm.D., BCPP share her experience as an outpatient clinical pharmacist at the VA.

Student Track - Traci Turner (Outpatient) The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) represents about 3,000 health care professionals. As members of a treatment team of health care professionals, psychiatric pharmacists make a difference in patient recovery and quality of life.

The board of pharmacy specialties identifies pharmacists who are qualified for advanced practice based on rigorous standards. Learn more about the path to becoming a board certified psychiatric pharmacist (BCPP).

Becoming a Psychiatric Pharmacist Psychiatric pharmacists require comprehensive knowledge not only in psychiatry and neurology but also proficiency in clinical problem solving, interprofessionalism, and communication with empathy for the patient population they serve.

Psychiatric pharmacists can be effective members of the healthcare team because they treat the whole patient and understand medications beyond the scope of mental illness. Watch this video and learn more about the psychiatric pharmacy specialty!

Introduction to Psychiatric Pharmacy as a Career The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) represents about 3,000 health care professionals. As members of a treatment team of health care professionals, psychiatric pharmacists make a difference in patient recovery and quality of life.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a mental health organization that advocates for patients with mental illness. See the NAMI Fact Sheet Library for mental health condition fact sheets and other valuable consumer resources.

Fact Sheet Library | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness View NAMI's fact sheets that give clear, concise information on mental health topics.

Learn the workings of a career in academia from Shari Allen, Pharm.D., BCPP!

Academia The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) represents about 3,000 health care professionals. As members of a treatment team of health care professionals, psychiatric pharmacists make a difference in patient recovery and quality of life.

Academia: Pharmacists play a variety of roles in academia: as administrators (e.g., provosts, deans, dept chairs, associate deans, etc.), educators, clinical practitioners, and researchers. Often a faculty member plays more than one role, depending on their track (e.g., non-tenure track faculty primarily provide patient care and hands-on teaching to APPE students, whereas tenure-track faculty primarily conduct research and teach classes) and department (e.g., faculty in pharmaceutical sciences teach basic science courses and conduct bench research, whereas faculty in pharmacy practice department teach therapeutics courses and conduct clinical or health outcomes research).

Practice Settings Psychiatric pharmacists work in an ever-growing number of diverse practice settings. Explore articles and videos to see some career paths available to psychiatric pharmacists today.

Psychiatric clinical pharmacists are pivotal in the care of patients with substance use disorders to advocate for and initiate medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) and opioid use disorder (MOUD). Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to counsel patients on MAUD/MOUD, provide naloxone (Narcan) on discharge, and further facilitate transitions of care by ensuring affordability of these medications and confirming continuity via outpatient follow up.

Practice Settings Psychiatric pharmacists work in an ever-growing number of diverse practice settings. Explore articles and videos to see some career paths available to psychiatric pharmacists today.

Psychiatric pharmacists can function as medical affairs professionals assisting with analyzing and educating providers on clinical data and development of insights that can affect the medical strategy to optimize medications in a company’s psychiatric pipeline. Their training also translates to roles in educating payors on clinical and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) data that may affect their access algorithms as well as in marketing where on-label data and insights can be leveraged to optimize the success for a company’s marketed psychiatric product.

Practice Settings Psychiatric pharmacists work in an ever-growing number of diverse practice settings. Explore articles and videos to see some career paths available to psychiatric pharmacists today.

Integrating mental health clinicians into primary care expands access to quality mental health care. In this setting, psychiatric pharmacists provide brief psychotropic medication management in collaboration with the primary care physician.

Practice Settings Psychiatric pharmacists work in an ever-growing number of diverse practice settings. Explore articles and videos to see some career paths available to psychiatric pharmacists today.

At VA Healthcare Systems, psychiatric pharmacists manage medications for military Veterans in outpatient clinics. Under a broad scope of practice, psychiatric pharmacists meet one-on-one with Veterans to design personalized treatment plans that optimize symptom control while minimizing side effects.

Practice Settings Psychiatric pharmacists work in an ever-growing number of diverse practice settings. Explore articles and videos to see some career paths available to psychiatric pharmacists today.

AAPP Connect pairs students with pharmacist mentors based on specialty interests. Consider participating in AAPP Connect at the 2023 Annual Meeting!

AAPP Connect We are excited about the growing interest in AAPP Connect.