From the editors Why Pulses? 1 Jun 201724 Jul 2017 The editors at Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning recognize that traditional academic journals are not always the best venue for every scholarly article. Pulses was developed for faculty, residents,…
Preliminary research A Student Pharmacist’s Journey to Empathy: Easier Said Than Done 13 Nov 20186 Nov 2018 By Lisa Deacon, 2019 PharmD Candidate Suppose you have a diabetic patient with a complicated medication regimen that includes a fast acting insulin injection three time a day with meals,…
Preliminary research Are Students Ready to Take on Industry Fellowships? 6 Nov 20186 Nov 2018 By Amee Mistry, PharmD, RPh and Jordan Haines, 2019 PharmD Candidate MCPHS University As a student pharmacist in my fourth professional year, I have started preparing for the stress of…
Preliminary research There are others like me out there 30 Oct 201819 Oct 2018 By Christopher S. Wisniewski, PharmD, MSCR, BCPS; Audrey Kostrzewa, PharmD, MPH, BCPS; Priya Shenoy, BSN, MLIS; Melissa L. Hunter, PharmD, RPh Literature describing mentorship within a professional pharmacy organization is…
Perspectives What does it take to become a successful academic writer 25 Oct 2018 By Eliza Dy-Boarman, PharmD and Kristin Janke, PhD This post is provided in conjunction with the Fall 2018 #RxWritingChallenge, an international event to support academic writing in pharmacy. Dialogue and…
Perspectives Insurance Billing In Pharmacy Curricula: Is This Covered? 23 Oct 201825 Oct 2018 By Jordan L. Kelley, PharmD The first question asked to me as a pharmacist was “Is this medication covered by patient X’s insurance?” After sitting through pharmacology, pharmaceutics, therapeutics, and…
Perspectives Sharing the experience of inexperience: A letter to a new faculty member 9 Oct 20184 Oct 2018 By Emily K. Frederick, PharmD, BCPS; Sarah Raake, PharmD, BCACP, LDE As I sit somewhere past junior, but not yet senior faculty, I feel compelled to deepen my reflection. This…
Preliminary research Does Procrastination Pay Off? 2 Oct 201826 Sep 2018 By Purna Patel, PharmD candidate, Sierra George, PharmD candidate, Yuan Zhao, PhD, Kimberly Elder, PharmD Procrastination, defined as the avoidance of a task that needs to be completed, is a…
Pulses The Practical Disconnect: Why Students Can’t Define a Source 18 Sep 20187 Sep 2018 By Urvi J. Patel, PharmD, MPH It was my first day as a PGY1 pharmacy practice resident in a clinical rotation. I was eager to become part of the team…
Perspectives Three Wishes for Manuscript Peer Review 11 Sep 201810 Sep 2018 By Kristin Janke, PhD This post is provided in conjunction with Peer Review Week 2018, an international event celebrating the importance of peer review in the scholarly process. Dialogue and…
Teacher Reflections What We Learned About Creating Our First Dossiers 4 Sep 20187 Sep 2018 By Alexander Hoffman, PharmD and Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD The promotion process can be daunting. As Bates et al. note, the highly particular nature of the promotion and tenure process, the…
