Figure 1.

A model of the interaction between the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE) Domains, Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards 2016, Appendix 1.

The model overlays the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE) Domains, Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards 2016, Appendix 1 into one cohesive framework. Additional suggestions for changes in language and overall revision are added to better tie the frames together. The core values and guiding principles in the preambles of these frameworks are internal and center the learner and evolve throughout their progression. These core values represent CAPE Domain 4 and inform the learner’s approach to practice (CAPE Domain 3) which is demonstrated as they understand the larger context of patient care and pharmacy practice. As these cognitive and metacognitive abilities grow within and across these frames, learners build their foundation of knowledge (CAPE Domain 1 & Appendix 1), which provides theoretical underpinnings for the development of essential skills in pharmacy practice (CAPE Domain 2 & EPAs). Learning taxonomies can then serve to guide the progression of outcomes toward being practice ready. Last, we suggest that four components be woven throughout these frames, namely diversity, equity, and inclusion; an interprofessional lens; a systems-thinking mindset; and a patient-centered approach through which learners view their work. This model is merely one suggestion for how to tie these frameworks together versus keeping them as separate, disparate, and regulated checklists.