South Asian Chapter of American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP)

The SAC-ACCP is the South Asian College of Clinical Pharmacology ( In the origin/history page we can state that it started as a Chapter and then evolved as an affiliate of ACCP, USA) was established in 2006. It all started with the ACCP board of Rege n 2006. It all started with the ACCP board of Regents, under the leadership of Dr Lawrence Lesko (ex-president of ACCP), proposing at the March 2005 meeting to explore setting up international chapters. Dr Chandrahas Sahajwalla, then chair of the Membership committee for ACCP, took the original proposal, oversaw the development of this project, and even founded the SAC-ACCP South Asian Chapter. Then, on March 14, 2005, Dr Sahajwalla invited Dr Nilima Kshirsagar to take the initiative and start an ACCP chapter in India. Thus began the journey of the South Asian Chapter. Dr Nilima Kshirsagar, an accomplished clinical Pharmacology researcher and teacher, had foresighted the need to educate, train and guide young Clinical Pharmacologists from the country and neighbouring countries in research and therapeutics relevant to the developing world. In creating the chapter, past and present students and faculty of the G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital in Mumbai, departments of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, experts, well-wishers from other academic institutions, and industry and government organizations contributed. In the past 8 years, the chapter has grown by leaps and bounds. It has organized annual international conferences and several workshops in collaboration with the University, National Research Institutes with generous funding and help from ICMR, DBT, DST, CSIR Govt. of India, WHO and the Pharmaceutical industry. From a modest attendance at the first conference, the participation has grown several folds, attracting industry and academic participation. ...view more