Perspectives Memory Palaces: The Art behind Effective Memorization 4 May 20232 May 2023 By: Kaley Shepard, PharmD I find myself reminiscing on my childhood—summer nights, building castles out of tattered blankets. Though unimpressive to the adult eye, I saw worlds of possibility, creating…
Perspectives First-year students as instructors: who’s teaching whom? 27 Apr 202325 Apr 2023 By: Ryan Masak, Pharm D candidate, Lauren Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP and Lauren Caldas, PharmD, BCACP Why assume near-peer teaching is unidirectional? In the Layered Learning Practice Model, an “attending” or…
Perspectives What does it really mean to be “APPE ready?” 6 Apr 20234 Apr 2023 By: Kylie Lang, PharmD Candidate 2024, Lindsey Ferraro, PharmD, BCPS, and David Nau, PhD, RPh, FAPhA Are students truly ready for APPEs? Many Colleges of Pharmacy determine a student’s “Advanced…
Perspectives Strategies embedding critical thinking into curriculum: Intentional Teaching and Thinking 4 Apr 202330 Mar 2023 By: Taryn Bainum, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP The temptation to “Google” answers is strong among younger generations who have always had such technology at their fingertips. With artificial intelligence emerging, there…
Perspectives Professor YouTube? Investigating pharmacy students’ use of learning resources 13 Dec 20228 Dec 2022 By: Zachary McCalla, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Mary E. Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS In years gone by, a student’s main source of learning was via use of lecture notes and recommended…
Perspectives What happened when I stopped assigning points to learning activities? 3 Aug 202220 Dec 2022 By: Jeff Cain, EdD, MS A former dean once told me that the classroom is my laboratory. As such, every semester I tinker around with some aspect of teaching to…
Perspectives… Making it Stick – Implementation of retrieval and interleaving practices 28 Jun 202221 Jun 2022 By: Kimberly G. Elder, PharmD, BCPS and Alexis A. Hamelink, PharmD In the book Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, the authors Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel set the…
Perspectives Keep-Start-Stop (Students from Avoiding Constructive Feedback) 21 Jun 202216 Jun 2022 By: Kelsie Skaggs, PharmD and Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, BCACP “Great job! Keep up the good work!” The first time I was instructed to provide feedback in pharmacy school, I’m pretty…
Perspectives Paging Dr. Google? 7 Jun 20221 Jun 2022 By: Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS and Anne Kim, PharmD, MPH, MIT “Just Google it.” Popularity of the internet search engine, Google, has resulted in its designation as a verb. Widespread use…
Perspectives Can Virtual Introductory Experiential Education Fill the Need for Telehealth Education? 26 May 202226 May 2022 By: Emily Kim, PharmD candidate 2023, Stacy Taylor, PharmD, MHA, BCPS and Esther P. Black, PhD Fortuitous Pandemic Discovery: Hidden Benefits of Virtual Introductory Experiential Education COVID-19 accelerated many changes in…
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