Perspectives Specifications Grading: A step towards competency-based education? 25 May 202323 May 2023 By: Erika L. Kleppinger, PharmD, BCPS Competency-based education (CBE) is being discussed for health professions education, but transitioning to full CBE may be difficult. A recent AACP Task Force described…
Perspectives Should Pharmacy School Admissions Hold Off on the PCAT Retirement Party? 9 May 20232 May 2023 By: Esther L. Albuquerque, Pharm D Candidate and W. Renee’ Acosta, R.Ph., M.S. The Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) has been a mainstay of the pharmacy school admissions process since…
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 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…
Perspectives 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…
Perspectives 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…
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…
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