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The Science Behind BPS Examination Pass Rates by Amin Saiar, PhD and William Ellis, MS, RPh, ICE-CCP     Each year, the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) publishes the pass rates for each certification examination. A common misconception that arises

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both…” (Robert Frost) My favorite poem is one by Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken.” When I first read this poem in high school, and later throughout

The Value of Certification As I write this month’s blog I am attending a national convening organized by the American Board of Nursing Specialties designed to discuss the value of certification. I am very pleased that the Board of Pharmacy
Driving through Southern Idaho this summer on the way to a mountain lake vacation, I noticed something unusual in several of the sugar beet fields. A roof, completely intact, collapsed onto the ground, around the remains of a log cabin.

The Value of Nuclear Pharmacists in an Evolving Specialty by Leana Gebo, PharmD, BCNP Vice Chair, BPS Specialty Council on Nuclear Pharmacy       Many nuclear pharmacists handle radiation as their day job, which has led to interesting myths.

The Value of Volunteer Leaders in the 2022 BPS Year by 2022 BPS Board of Directors Chair Marianne F. Ivey, PharmD, MPH, FASHP, FFIP     The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) had an impressive year of growth and leadership

The Why Behind my BPS Board Certifications by Elizabeth J. Beckman, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCCCP Pronouns: she/her Chair, BPS Pediatrics Specialty Council Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Cardiac ICU Joint Heart Program, Kentucky Children’s Hospital Acute Care Pharmacy Services, UK HealthCare

As another year draws to a close here in Washington, D.C., I find myself reflecting on what 2025 has meant for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) and our community of board-certified pharmacists. It has been a year marked by

On October 25, 2016 the Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CCGP) and the Board of Pharmacy Specialties® (BPS) jointly announced that an agreement had been reached, in principle, to move the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP) credential under the BPS

Traveling the Road Less Traveled as the 2022-2023 BPS Executive Resident by Aneesh Asokan, PharmD, MBA BPS 2022-2023 Executive Resident     In July of 2022, I embarked on my postgraduate journey in pharmacy as the 2022-2023 executive resident for

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