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CHPRB Strategic Objectives

By the year 2015, the Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency Board will:

1. Develop and implement Accreditation Standards that:
   • Support competency-based accreditation standards in pharmacy residency training;
   • Collaborate with other pharmacy organizations and accrediting bodies, as well as accrediting bodies of other health professional training programs;
   • Support innovation in program design and delivery (e.g., ambulatory, community).
2. Facilitate the development and sharing of knowledge, skills, and tools that foster excellence in residency training by:
   • Sharing exemplary pharmacy residency program models, curricula, and tools;
   • Supporting, promoting, evaluating and/or conducting scholarly activity related to pharmacy practice residencies;
   • Developing an educational program plan.
3. Conduct the operations of the Board effectively, and efficiently, in a fiscally responsible manner by:
   • Identifying, surveying, and accrediting pharmacy practice residency programs;
   • Evaluating the Standards by which pharmacy residency programs are accredited;
   • Maintaining policies and procedures for the accreditation process;
   • Effectively communicate residency related information to stakeholders;
   • Developing and maintaining a balanced budget;
   • Applying quality improvement principles to the activities of the Board;
   • Encouraging the growth of education, training, and program evaluation/quality improvement expertise of Board members;
   • Engaging in strategic planning activities.
4. Develop a strategy for addressing Specialty Residencies by:
   • Developing a definition of specialty residency programs;
   • Collaborating with stakeholders to develop accreditation standards for specialty residencies;
   • Developing a strategy to conduct specialty residency accreditation on-site visits.