Perspectives 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…
Questions for the Academy Accommodations: Law vs. Ethics 26 Mar 201922 Mar 2019 By Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS Student accommodations in pharmacy education is currently a frequent, and somewhat controversial, topic of conversation across the Academy. There are primarily two types of…
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…
Preliminary research My Students Cheated and That’s OK 29 May 201814 Feb 2019 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…
