AMCP Committees

Which committee would make the best use of your skills and talents?  

Below is a description of all current AMCP committee missions. Click on the committee to view further details such as member roles, qualifications, and terms.  Most AMCP committee terms are for one year starting at the conclusion of the AMCP Annual Meeting.  Committees that require multiple year commitments are noted in the description. 

Please note, AMCP occasionally uses time-limited task forces to complete its work. Members may update their interest areas in their online profile to facilitate task force selection when needed.

What is expected of AMCP committee members? 

AMCP committees are extremely active.  Full participation by all committee members is essential for the committee to complete its assigned tasks. As a committee member, you will be expected to participate in various meetings and perform committee assignments.  The committee term runs from AMCP Annual Meeting to AMCP Annual Meeting.  Learn more.  The committee application period runs from September-November each year. 
 

• AMCP/AMCP Foundation Joint Research Committee
  Mission: To promote and encourage the creation and dissemination of relevant and credible research and initiatives to advance patient care services in managed care pharmacy and improve health care for all. 
• Audit Committee
  Mission: To assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for the financial reporting process, the system of internal control over financial reporting, the audit process, and AMCP’s process for monitoring compliance with laws, regulations, and agreements. Note: Audit Committee members are appointed in a separate process. To learn more, contact @email. 
• Educational Affairs Committee
  Mission: To assess, identify, and recommend current and future educational needs, strategies, innovations, and opportunities for the advancement of managed pharmacy through quality educational programs consistent with the mission of AMCP.
• Finance Committee
  Mission: To recommend financial policies, goals, and budgets that support AMCP's mission and strategic priorities and to monitor the organization's financial performance against its goals.
• Format for Formulary Submissions Committee
  Mission: To guide the continued development, training, and advocacy of the AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions, including related materials and revisions and use of the Format nationally and internationally.  Guide the continuing evolution of the formulary decision-making processes in Managed Care, including training programs and other enduring materials that could be used to assist Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committees, and especially to orient newly assigned P&T members.
• JMCP Editorial Advisory Board
  Mission: To advise and assist the Editors and staff in the solicitation and development of JMCP content.
• Legislative and Regulatory Action Committee
  Mission: To effectively advocate AMCP’s position relative to current and anticipated state and federal legislative and regulatory issues consistent with the mission of AMCP.  
• Membership Committee
  Mission: To recommend recruitment and retention strategies consistent with the mission of AMCP in order to maintain a viable and growing membership.
• Organizational Affairs Committee
  Mission: To develop and maintain AMCP’s bylaws, organizational policies, procedures, and structure consistent with the mission of AMCP.
• Professional Practice Committee
  Mission: To advise on AMCP activities on professional practice and clinical issues consistent with mission of AMCP.
• Public Policy Committee
  Mission: To develop public policy position statements and resources regarding state and federal legislation and regulations consistent with AMCP’s mission. 
• Schools of Pharmacy Relations Committee
  Mission: To raise faculty and student awareness of both AMCP and managed care pharmacy consistent with the mission of AMCP. 
• Student Pharmacist Committee
  Mission: To ensure AMCP's awareness of issues, policies, programs, and services that impact student pharmacists as well as provide oversight and guidance to the AMCP Student Chapter program.