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The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioner (JCPP) vision for the professional of pharmacy states, "Patients will achieve optimal health and medication outcomes when pharmacists are included as essential and accountable members of patient-centered health care teams." In order for this to be achieved pharmacists must maintain their competency throughout the span of their professional practice. While PharmD programs cannot provide all the knowledge, essentials for practice and care, approaches to practice and care, and personal and professional development needed for pharmacists to practice in a dynamically changing health care system it is critical for students to develop the habit of being a lifelong learner.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a model that is intended to support the lifelong learning habit. CPD is intended to be self-directed, ongoing and focused on desired outcomes of engaging in lifelong learning. It involves engagement in both formal and informal learning activities that support continued competence, enhanced professionalism, and achievement of goals.

The plan for the achievement of the Essentials of Co-Curricular Learning, along with the intentions of the pre-APPE and APPE curriculums, is intending to emulate the CPD process in order to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values of self-directed lifelong learning in the education of TCOP's student pharmacists. The plan is designed to inculcate a commitment to CPD by encouraging student pharmacists to consider their learning needs and tailor their learning through a choice of co-curricular activity participation. Through the use of developmental portfolios student pharmacists, in consultation with faculty/staff advisors, will reflect, plan, learn and evaluate their learning through appropriate documentation and review. In addition to selecting and participating in co-curricular activities that support individual student pharmacist achievement of desired outcomes, their plans should include consideration of elective didactic and experiential courses that support their goals.