2216 CAREER COUNSELING

To advocate that structured student-centered career counseling begin early and continue throughout college of pharmacy curricula; further,

To urge pharmacists to partner with colleges of pharmacy for participation in structured and unstructured student-centered career counseling; further,

To encourage colleges of pharmacy to provide professional development opportunities for faculty and other pharmacy professionals to promote student-centered career counseling approaches; further,

To urge colleges of pharmacy to develop an assessment process to evaluate their career counseling.

This policy was initially revised by the ASHP Board of Directors in April of 2025 to ensure compliance with federal law.  The policy was further revised by the ASHP Board of Directors in September of 2026. 

Rationale

To ensure students are exposed to the increasing diversity of postgraduate opportunities and ensure their success in obtaining those opportunities, a structured student-centered career counseling approach must be taken.