Preliminary research Accessorizing the Science Foundation with Internal Mirrors: A Novel Open Source Tool to Enhance Reflective Practice 28 Aug 201828 Aug 2018 By Cherie Lucas, PhD Most students entering pharmacy have strong roots in math and science. It is no surprise, then, that it can be a challenge to get students to…
Preliminary research My Students Cheated and That’s OK 29 May 201824 May 2018 By Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS We all talk to our students about academic dishonesty. Whether it be on the first day of professional school or course orientation, it’s been…
Preliminary research How a Quick Conversation Can Improve Learning 20 Feb 201820 Feb 2018 By Jenny Van Amburgh, PharmD, RPh, FAPhA, BCACP, CDE; Brittany Schmutz, BA; Hannah Kwon, PharmD Student; & Jose Roman, PharmD Student If you ask anyone passionate about education why they…
Preliminary research Helping Students Figure Out What Went Wrong Using an Exam Autopsy 23 Jan 201823 Jan 2018 by Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEd Students do not regularly think about their own thinking; this is especially true regarding exams. Unfortunately, students rarely learn from an exam because they do…
Preliminary research “Let’s build a robot”: a Lego® building challenge to introduce pharmacy undergraduates to teamwork 12 Dec 201712 Dec 2017 By Efi Mantzourani, PhD, MSc, MPharm, PgCUTL Summer Struggles “What a challenging time to be a pharmacy student! Not only do you need to become a clinically competent practitioner, but…
Preliminary research I Feel Your Pain: Developing Empathy in Student Pharmacists Within a Pharmacology Course 24 Oct 201724 Oct 2017 By Megan Chapman, PharmD/MPH Candidate 2018 As healthcare professionals, it is easy to tell patients that they must take their medications exactly as prescribed in order for their conditions to be…
Preliminary research Using “Threshold Concepts” to Enrich Teaching of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process 1 Aug 20171 Aug 2017 By Claire Kolar, PharmD, PhD Take a moment to think about the ways students learn to become patient care practitioners at your institution. Are they taught to use the Pharmacists’…
Preliminary research The Hard Sell for the “Soft Skill”of Storytelling 10 Jul 201712 Jul 2017 By Lara C. Kerwin, PharmD The Problem (…and the Solution) Because of the push for self-awareness, leadership, interprofessional teamwork, and communication training in pharmacy education1 (not to mention the changing…
