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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

The Time for Competency-Based Education is Now

26 Apr 202221 Apr 2022
By:  Sara Trovinger, PharmD, MSEd In early March of 2022 Stuart Haines, 2021-2022 President of AACP, posted a thought provoking article in the AACP Council of Faculties titled, “Optimizing Pharmacy…
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Revising the formula: a call to reassess the status of compounding education

8 Feb 20227 Feb 2022
By: Mohenad Rasoul, PharmD Candidate 2022, Taylor Craigo, PharmD Candidate 2022; Ashley Naccarato, PharmD Candidate 2022; Ronald Wheeler, PharmD Candidate 2022; Mary E. Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacists play a crucial…
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Exams at Home: COVID-19 Required, Student Approved

24 Nov 202021 Nov 2020
By: Shelby Humpert, PharmD Candidate 2021; Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MEd; Renee’ Acosta, RPh, MS The 2020 Spring semester will not be forgotten anytime soon. Most universities cancelled in-person classes in…
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OSCEs: Feared Assessment, but Much Needed (and Appreciated!)

30 Jun 202023 Jun 2020
By: Katherine B Lowe, Student Pharmacist The OSCE assessment is an expensive and resource-intensive process for pharmacy faculty to undertake. However, its value for students cannot be underestimated.  How do…
Perspectives

Virtual OSCEs – Challenges and Considerations for Pharmacy Education?

18 Jun 202016 Jun 2020
By: Cherie Lucas, PhD, BPharm, GradCertEdStud (Higher Ed) and Gail Forrest, RN MResEd. Cert IV Training and Assessment With the current worldwide pandemic circumstances, many educators have transitioned to work…
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…
Preliminary research

Virtual TOSCEs: This Wasn’t the Plan!

9 Apr 20207 Apr 2020
By: Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS; Lisa A. Salvati, PharmD, BCACP With the coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeping across the globe, many educators have embraced new delivery methods. We had previously hesitated…
Perspectives

Social Distancing Lessons: Short-Term Transitions with Long-Term Value

7 Apr 20202 Apr 2020
By: S. Eric Nybo, PhD; Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS; David R. Bright, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, FAPhA The social distancing measures during the spring 2020 COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted in-person…
Perspectives

TBL as more than just another pedagogy

30 Jul 201923 Aug 2019
By Jared Butler, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA; Chris Johnson, PharmD, MEd, BCACP; Lydia Newsom, PharmD, BCPS Team-based learning (TBL), introduced by Larry Michaelsen in the 1970’s, was an evolution for making…

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