Dr. Michael J. Rouse, BPharm(Hons), MPS
Assistant Executive Director, Professional Affairs and
Director, International Services
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born in Harare, Mike studied at the University of Zimbabwe. He worked in hospital and community pharmacy before moving to the USA in 2001 to join ACPE, where his primary role is Director, International Services. Dr. Mike established the International Forum for Quality Assurance of Pharmacy Education and authored FIP’s Global Framework for Quality Assurance of Pharmacy Education (2008, 2014). He is Lead for Quality Assurance for FIP’s Education Initiatives and served as Co-Lead for Continuing Education/Continuing Professional Development. Dr. Mike has published extensively, mainly in the areas of continuing professional development (CPD) and quality of pharmacy education. Dr. Mike served as president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe and the National Pharmaceutical Council. For over 30 years he has been active in FIP, serving on its Board of Directors, Board of Pharmaceutical Practice, Foundation for Education and Research, and Executive Committees of the Community and Academic Sections. He has been a speaker at numerous national and international conferences.