The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 and is an independent division of the

American Pharmacists Association The American Pharmacists Association (APhA, previously known as the American Pharmaceutical Association), founded in 1852, is the first-established professional society of pharmacists in the United States. The association consists of more th ...

that grants recognition within the United States to appropriate

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practice specialities and establishes standards for certification of

pharmacists A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...

in 14 specialities. The specialty examinations are accredited by National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of

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(ICE). The Executive Director of the BPS is William M. Ellis.

Specialties

The BPS recognizes 14 specialties: * Ambulatory Care (BCACP) established in 2009 * Cardiology (BCCP) established in 2017 * Compounded Sterile Preparations (BCSCP) established in 2018 * Critical Care (BCCCP) established in 2013 * Emergency Medicine established in 2020 * Geriatric (BCGP) established in 2017 under BPS and in 1997 under

Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy The Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CCGP) is a non-profit organization which has established a voluntary professional certification program for pharmacists. Pharmacists must pass a written examination to become certified and mus ...

* Infectious Diseases (BCIDP) established in 2017 * Nuclear (BCNP) established in 1978 * Nutrition Support (BCNSP) established in 1988 * Oncology (BCOP) established in 1996 * Pediatric (BCPPS) established in 2013 * Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) established in 1988 * Psychiatric (BCPP) established in 1994 * Solid Organ Transplantation (BCTXP) established in 2018

References

{{Pharmacy-stub Pharmacy organizations in the United States Pharmacy-related professional associations Organizations established in 1976 Organizations based in Washington, D.C.

Specialties

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