Perspectives Lessons Learned: Conducting Pharmacy School Interviews Online 3 Jun 20213 Jun 2021 By: Kathryn Litten, PharmD, BCACP, Claire Latiolais, PharmD, MS, and Student Pharmacists: Elena Dang, Hailey Held, Yasmeen Alqaisi, Sarah Patrick, Stephanie Adler, and Sadika Eslaminejad Remember the anticipation you had…
Perspectives Are We Really Teaching Student Pharmacists How to Counsel Patients Effectively? 27 May 202120 May 2021 By: Mark P Wolf Jr., PharmD and Jeff Cain, EdD, MS Imagine that you’ve been admitted to the hospital for 4 days. During your hospital stay you’ve had multiple specialists…
Preliminary research Medical Cannabis: Are Pharmacy Students Prepared? 8 Dec 20206 Dec 2020 By: Jessica Dotson, PharmD/MBA Student Once overwhelmingly opposed by the majority of Americans, cannabis has since gained major popularity over the last decade. A 2019 Pew Research Center survey found…
Perspectives Are Faculty Wellness Programs Worth It? 1 Dec 20204 Dec 2020 By: Danielle Pagano, Student Pharmacist; Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP, BCPS; Kathrine Distel, PharmD The discussion surrounding burnout in pharmacy has been gaining increasing attention in recent years. Burnout is…
Perspectives A Pivotal Pandemic: Opportunities to Optimize Student Evaluations 17 Nov 202014 Nov 2020 By: Michael Behal, PharmD The Challenge at Hand Even after the COVID-19 pandemic resolves, anecdotal reports from colleagues and published opinions point to continuation of virtual and blended learning. COVID-19…
Perspectives Can an APPE be delivered as a virtual experience? 29 Oct 202027 Oct 2020 By: Wesley Nuffer, PharmD; Eric Gilliam, PharmD; Megan Thompson, PharmD; Jennifer Trujillo, PharmD Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world except for essential personnel. Student pharmacists were…
Perspectives “Trigger Warnings: Exploring both sides of an ongoing debate” 20 Oct 202018 Oct 2020 By: Allison Olmsted, Student Pharmacist “Trigger warnings” are statements that warn an individual of potential disturbing content that may be encountered in literature, media, and/or course content in an academic…
Perspectives Revisiting the Legacy of Dr. William Osler: How patient care can help maximize educational efficiency 1 Oct 202024 Sep 2020 By: Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS; Jonathan Thigpen, PharmD; Vibhuti Agrahari, PhD MPharm; Damianne Brand-Eubanks PharmD “Let not your conceptions of disease come from the words heard in the lecture room…
Questions for the Academy How Can We Make Program Evaluation Count? 11 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 By: Isabelle Lafleur, M.Sc. In recent years, the evaluation of curricula and quality assurance have become increasingly important topics of interest. In order to demonstrate that they reach the level…
From the editors Making a Bigger Tent: Broadening Publication Options in Pharmacy Education 25 Feb 202022 Feb 2020 By: Spencer E. Harpe, PharmD, PhD, MPH, FAPhA This post is part of an Anniversary Series celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (CPTL) and the…
