Perspectives – Pulses

Cultivating Lifelong Professional Advocacy in Student Pharmacists

26 Mar 202025 Mar 2020

By: James Ferrell, Student Pharmacist; Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD One may argue there has never been a more compelling time to advocate for our profession. A recent New York Times article…

Implementing Co-Curricular Community Service Experiences: More than Just Checking a Box

17 Mar 202017 Mar 2020

By: Lindsey Lee, Student Pharmacist; David Matthews, PharmD, BCACP As a student pharmacist volunteering at the local free clinic, I (Lindsey) was asked to see patients who needed refills on their…

Enhancing the Delivery of Minor Ailment Services (MASs): Training Pharmacists Through Micro-Credentialing

10 Mar 202012 Mar 2020

By: Mariyam Aly, PhD Candidate, BPharm; Carl R Schneider, PhD, BPharm (Hons), BN, PGCert Higher Ed, FHEA; Maria B Sukkar, PhD, B Pharm (Hons); Cherie Lucas, PhD, BPharm, Grad Cert Edu Stud (Higher…

Defining the Challenges in Teaching Pharmaceutical Care Practice: A Pharmacist Does What?!

3 Mar 20203 Mar 2020

By: Benjamin Aronson, PharmD, PhD; Kathryn J Smith, PharmD, BCACP; Keri D. Hager, PharmD, BCACP Teaching Pharmaceutical Care and the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP) is an essential, yet challenging duty. As…

How Faculty Should Help Students Build and Use Their Online Presence

28 Jan 202013 Feb 2020

By: Jackie Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCPS, BCACP; Jesseca Keller, PharmD How integrated is social media with our professional lives? The authors’ phone data revealed that we spend a substantial amount…

Why Choose Pharmacy? Motivation and Pursuant Factors in International and Domestic Students

21 Jan 202020 Jan 2020

By: Jungeun “Cindy” Lee, Student Pharmacist; Stephanie Yang, Student Pharmacist; Jenny Van Amburgh, PharmD, BCACP, CDE, FAPhA Students are often asked by professors, peers, and healthcare professionals, “why did you…

TBL: Pre-Class Preparation is Not Just for Students

10 Dec 201913 Feb 2020

By Lydia C. Newsom, PharmD, BCPS; Chris Johnson, PharmD, MEd, BCACP; Jared Butler, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA Team-based learning (TBL) continues to be a popular pedagogy in pharmacy education, but how…

Creating the Spark: Igniting Curiosity in the Classroom and Beyond

19 Nov 201919 Nov 2019

Wes Johnson, Student Pharmacist “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” - Plutarch As my time in the classroom ended, this quote…

A Place for All of Us in Teaching the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process

22 Oct 201922 Oct 2019

By: Aleda M. H. Chen, PharmD, PhD; Jeannine M, Conway, PharmD; Margarita DiVall, PharmD, MEd; Michael Gonyeau, PharmD, MEd; Mary Kiersma, PharmD, PhD; Teresa O’Sullivan, PharmD; Robin Zavod, PhD, FAPhA Comedian…

Perils of Preaching to the Choir

15 Oct 201919 Nov 2019

By: Mackenzie Betancur, Student Pharmacist; Kelli Rourke, Student Pharmacist; and Jennifer Trujillo, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE, BC-ADM Have you ever walked into a classroom and been instantly disappointed because attendance…