Perspectives An important lesson: Dealing with death 19 Feb 201912 Feb 2019 By H Andrew Wilsey, PharmD “Time of death… 08:43” I surveilled the room; syringe caps and sterile wrappings littered the floor, a ransacked code cart, with its drawers ajar. My…
Teacher Reflections “So…what do we do?” When Unclear Directions Mask the Objective of your Activity 5 Feb 201914 Feb 2019 By Sarah E. Lynch, PharmD, BCACP As a pharmacy student, I would get frustrated when I would attend a lab or workshop and feel like I was being tested on…
Perspectives Indigenous Cultural Competency in Pharmacy Education: A Canadian Perspective 22 Jan 201914 Feb 2019 By Jason Min, BSc(Pharm), RPh; Simon Albon, BSc, MSc, PhD; and Larry Leung, BSc(Pharm), RPh We enjoyed reading Dr. Carla Dillon’s insightful post “Can Indigenous Cultural Competency be Assessed in…
Perspectives Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences: Helping Students Adjust to Learning Outside the Classroom 18 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Kaitlyn Grunder, 2019 PharmD Candidate Students often find excitement when didactic coursework ends and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) begin. However, transitioning from the classroom to APPEs can be…
Perspectives Living in an Opioid World: The Pressing Need for Improved Substance Use Disorder Education 11 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Katherine E. Hamilton, PharmD Candidate 2019 In a culture where it seems like every other song mentions codeine, morphine, or heroin, it’s no surprise that substance misuse and abuse…
Perspectives Lessons to Pharmacy Students, From Athletes 4 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Stuart Pope, 2019 PharmD Candidate Since beginning pharmacy school, I have learned more information than I could have possibly imagined. Not surprisingly, I’ve learned extensively about medications, disease-state management,…
Teacher Reflections Rater-based Assessment: Are We Doing It All Wrong? 27 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Kyle John Wilby, BSP, ACPR, PharmD Setting the scene Three assessors watched an OSCE performance and evaluated the student’s communication skills on a generic rubric with three descriptors and…
Perspectives Can Indigenous Cultural Competency be Assessed in an OSCE? 20 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Carla Dillon, BScPharm, ACPR, PharmD Making the move from teaching pharmacy in Canada to New Zealand was a big personal learning leap. My new role involved assisting students’ cultural…
Perspectives A Student Pharmacist’s Journey to Empathy: Easier Said Than Done 13 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 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,…
Perspectives Are Students Ready to Take on Industry Fellowships? 6 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 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…
