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…
Perspectives Motivational Interviewing: Your Own Motivation Matters 7 Aug 20187 Sep 2018 by M. Kate Probst, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP My Own Motivation Background Over ten years serving as a mentor and trainer for students, residents, and pharmacists has left me hopefully optimistic.…
Teacher Reflections Stellar and Cellar: The Results of Student Self-selected Groups 31 Jul 20181 Aug 2018 By Jeff Cain, EdD, MS Have you ever tried a new teaching approach just to see what happens? I have. Sometimes out of curiosity, I experiment with some aspect of…
Perspectives How to be a “Good” Pharmacy Student by Utilizing Deliberate Practice 26 Jun 201824 Aug 2018 By Riley D. Bowers, PharmD, BCPS Why am I writing this? What credibility do I have on this topic? I am not special. I am not an expert in the…
Perspectives Giving the Co-curriculum a Home 19 Jun 201815 Jun 2018 By Stacy L. Miller, Pharm.D., MBA, BCACP, Amanda N. Jett, Pharm.D., BCACP “Co-curriculum” – a current buzz term in academic pharmacy. We all have it happening to a certain degree,…
Perspectives In Their Shoes: Cultural Competence in Pharmacy Education 12 Jun 201812 Jun 2018 By Brittany R. Smith, Pharm.D. As a pharmacy student I was exposed to diverse cultures through classroom lectures, but those experiences were nothing like my daily experiences as a second-year…
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…
Perspectives How Do We Keep Kinesthetic Millennials Engaged in the Classroom? 24 Apr 201826 Jun 2018 By Stephanie White, PharmD As educators, “active learning” is easier said than done effectively. There are traditional ways of active learning, such as incorporating patient cases and think-pair-share, that students…
Perspectives Teaching with Heart: Empathy in the Classroom 10 Apr 201810 Apr 2018 by Yuan Zhao, PhD Lynn Fuller, PhD, RPh Many instructor-related factors contribute to student learning in a classroom including mastery of subject, teaching style, attitude and enthusiasm.1 One factor that…
Perspectives Frustrated by Your Writing Productivity? 6 Apr 201824 Apr 2018 by Kristin Janke, PhD Join the club. Academic writing is the source of much consternation and frustration. In an environment where there are so many teaching and service-related demands on our…
