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,…
Perspectives Connection, Communication, and Impact for Reengaging Students 30 Mar 202329 Mar 2023 By: Mary Douglass Smith, PharmD, Kathryn J. Smith PharmD, BCACP, Ashley Benedict, PharmD Candidate So much has been said about the decline of student engagement across the educational domain, and…
From the editors ChatGPT: Questions Matter 9 Mar 20237 Mar 2023 By: Jeff Cain, EdD, MS ChatGPT is prone to factual errors. ChatGPT may portray biases. ChatGPT may become a crutch to students who will lose the ability to think. Those…
From the editors Can Artificial Intelligence Teach Students How to Critically Think? 7 Mar 20232 Mar 2023 By: Cherie Lucas, PhD, BPharm, Grad Cert Educ Stud (Higher Educ), MPS Dr. Jeff Cain recently published a CPTL Pulses article showcasing the ease of use of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Perspectives Will Face to Face Communication Fade in a Digital World? 28 Feb 202323 Feb 2023 By: Jaclyn Boyle, MS, MBA, BCACP and Jonathan Lang, PharmD Candidate 2023 With the technological advances of today's age, will students lose the ability to communicate face to face (F2F)?…
Perspectives Walking a tightrope: when it’s ok to say no 21 Feb 202317 Feb 2023 By: Damianne Brand-Eubanks PharmD; Jonathan Thigpen, PharmD; Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS; Vibhuti Agrahari, PhD MPharm Opportunities to become involved in career-advancing endeavors happen often, and while these may directly align…
From the editors Artificial Intelligence Wrote Most of This Article 26 Jan 20232 Mar 2023 By: Jeff Cain, EdD, MS As of 7:00 this morning, I only had a cursory knowledge of how artificial intelligence (AI) might play a role in the scholarly aspects of pharmacy…
Perspectives Professor YouTube? Investigating pharmacy students’ use of learning resources 13 Dec 20228 Dec 2022 By: Zachary McCalla, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Mary E. Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS In years gone by, a student’s main source of learning was via use of lecture notes and recommended…
Perspectives Making Pedagogy Palatable: Could Book Clubs Help? 6 Dec 20222 Dec 2022 By: Nathan Doctor, PharmD and Kimberly G. Elder, PharmD, BCPS Teaching and learning curriculum (TLC) programs, typically run by schools or colleges of pharmacy, provide longitudinal opportunities for residents to…
Perspectives Are PharmD Graduates ‘Practice Ready’ for Primary Care? 29 Nov 202222 Nov 2022 By: Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP, Ryan Sullivan, PharmD candidate 2023, George Fahmy B.S., PharmD candidate 2025, and Dale English II, R.Ph., B.S.Pharm., Pharm.D., FASHP Why do we need…
Perspectives The Plagiarism Pandemic: Do We Have a Cure? 4 Oct 202228 Sep 2022 By: Jack Donahue, PharmD candidate 2023 and Holly Divine PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, CDCES, FAPhA The Scope of the Problem Plagiarism is one of the most serious academic offenses a student…