Amy Seybert was elected president of the ACPE board of directors

Amy Seybert, dean of Pitt’s School of Pharmacy, was elected as 2023 president of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) board of directors.

The professor of pharmacy and therapeutics has served on the board of the ACPE, which is recognized as the national agency for accreditation in pharmacy education, for the past 5 years. Seybert was elected to the board by the American Pharmacists Association.

Seybert, who also oversees clinical pharmacy faculty services as pharmacy residency administrator at UPMC, has more than 19 years of accreditation survey experience.

Along with accrediting pharmacy degree and continuing education programs in the United States, the ACPE offers certification to international degree programs and pharmacy technician education and training programs.