Overview

 

The Assessment and Accreditation Management System (AAMS) was developed by AACP with collaboration from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to assist member schools and colleges of pharmacy with their assessment and accreditation-related activities. 


Starting July 1st, 2025, institutions will no longer use the Assessment and Accreditation Management System to submit data for accreditation. ACPE's Pharmacy Accreditation Report Management System (PHARMS) is the system that institutions are expected to report under starting in 2025. All AAMS data is up-to-date, and no further data will be imported by AACP. No AACP data will populate automatically into the PHARMS system. Institutions will be expected to export data from the AACP systems for import into PHARMS. For data outside of AAMS, institutions should use Survey System 1.0 or Survey System 2.0 to access and run national, peer, and institutional reports. 

 

With the implementation of Standards 2025 in July 2025, AAMS has been discontinued as the platform for self-studies. AAMS will be permanently retired on December 31, 2026. After this date, the system will no longer be available, and users will no longer be able to access information stored within AAMS. Your institution is responsible for downloading and saving any data from AAMS before its sunset.


What You Need to Do

If you have records, reports, or other information in AAMS that you would like to retain, please download and save your data before the system is sunset.


  • Review the information you have stored in AAMS.
  • Download any reports, documents, or data you may need for future reference.
  • Save downloaded files to your department's approved storage location.
  • Request any Faculty Profiles data from OIRIE by emailing data@aacp.org.


Important:

After December 31, 2026, AAMS will be decommissioned and will no longer be accessible. Data remaining in the system will no longer be recoverable.


Need Assistance?

If you have questions about accessing AAMS or downloading your data, please contact data@aacp.org. 

Questions related to PHARMS or accreditation should be sent to ACPE (csinfo@acpe-accredit.org). ACPE also has PHARMS guidance documentation on their website.


Thank you for your prompt attention to this important transition and for helping ensure that any information you need is preserved before AAMS is retired.


A knowledge base (KB) library is a self serve online library used to share information about a product or service. The AAMS KB library utilizes articles, visuals, videos, and step-by-step instructions on using AAMS and its features.  

 

Features


AAMS consists of the following 6 tabs:

 

FAQ


Can you share a breakdown of which survey items are linked to each of the new ACPE Standards (2025)?

  • Yes, please refer to the PQS-ACPE Standards Map below:


Prior to 2016, our institution used AAMS 1.0 (Standards 2007) to submit our self-study report. Did this data get transferred to the current AAMS 2.0 upon its release?

  • Administrative data required within the rubric for Standards 2016 from AACP surveys does populate in the new AAMS. However, any documents or information inputted into the Self Study or the Program Assessment section of AAMS 1.0 did not get transferred over due to the new system being built according to Standards 2016 and not Standards 2007. Institutions would have been responsible for saving all, or any, data from AAMS 1.0 prior to system retirement. 


I searched the AAMS KB library but still have questions, who can I contact?

  • Email the AAMS Helpdesk for further questions related to the technical use of the system. Important: For any questions related to accreditation, contact your ACPE representative.   


For additional help or feedback, email the AAMS Helpdesk.