When I joined the KU Department of Medicinal Chemistry as an assistant professor in 1971, I was a well-rounded chemist with a strong background in biology but little knowledge of pharmacy per se. One of the first things I learned about pharmacy in Kansas, even before I started, was that in the late 1960s Kansas became only the second state in the union to require pharmacists to earn continuing education credits on an annual basis. Back then, that fact was a significant point of pride for pharmacy in Kansas, and in those days that CE was provided entirely by the faculty of the KU School of Pharmacy, myself included.