Perspectives How to be a “good” pharmacy student by utilizing deliberate practice 26 Jun 201820 Jun 2018 By Riley D. Bowers, PharmD, BCPS Why am I writing this? What credibility do I have on this topic? I am not special. I am not an expert in the…
Perspectives Giving the Co-curriculum a Home 19 Jun 201815 Jun 2018 By Stacy L. Miller, Pharm.D., MBA, BCACP, Amanda N. Jett, Pharm.D., BCACP “Co-curriculum” – a current buzz term in academic pharmacy. We all have it happening to a certain degree,…
Perspectives Making the Most of Mentorship: Thoughts from a Student 13 Feb 20189 Feb 2018 by Sara Catherine Pearson, PharmD Candidate 2018 In my first year of pharmacy school I was matched with a mentor through a formal mentorship program. When asked, “Why do you…
Perspectives The Double Edge Sword of Exam Reviews 6 Feb 201819 Feb 2018 By H Andrew Wilsey, PharmD As a recent pharmacy school graduate, I have a secret to share. If you, as a professor, repeat exam questions, a more than small percentage…
Perspectives How Should We Train Successful Peer Teachers: A Student’s Perspective 28 Nov 2017 By Kevin Chen, M.S. Teaching and learning certificate programs aim to prepare individuals to become instructors, yet even after completing several pedagogical courses in my previous graduate school career, I…
Preliminary research I Feel Your Pain: Developing Empathy in Student Pharmacists Within a Pharmacology Course 24 Oct 201724 Oct 2017 By Megan Chapman, PharmD/MPH Candidate 2018 As healthcare professionals, it is easy to tell patients that they must take their medications exactly as prescribed in order for their conditions to be…
Perspectives Teaching Students the Importance of Professional Relationship Development 3 Oct 20172 Oct 2017 By Craig Martin, PharmD, MBA Most of us have been there. Someone mentions the word “networking” and it immediately conjures images of that smarmy, business card-collecting name-dropper from somewhere in…
Perspectives Building the Preceptor Pipeline: One Student at a Time 29 Aug 201729 Aug 2017 By Craig D. Cox, PharmD The 2016 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education standards state students must be “team ready” and “practice ready” at graduation.1 I would argue students should also…
Perspectives Transforming Student Pharmacists into Accountable Practitioners – Part 2: Strategies 22 Aug 201723 Aug 2017 By Andrew Bzowyckyj, PharmD In my previous post in this series, I discussed some barriers that can prevent student pharmacists from developing their sense of accountability to the patient, and…
Perspectives Transforming Student Pharmacists into Accountable Practitioners – Part 1: Barriers 15 Aug 201722 Aug 2017 By Andrew Bzowyckyj, PharmD Reflecting on my experiences as a preceptor and student pharmacist, one of the most difficult concepts to apprehend is what it truly means to be an…
