Perspectives Pausing to Reflect and Debrief: Emotional Processing in the Face of Death 28 May 201910 Jun 2019 By Jennifer Ku, PharmD, BCPS As pharmacists, we are called upon to ensure the delivery of high quality, compassionate, patient-centered care. To do so, empathy is paramount. However, many pharmacy…
Teacher Reflections “So…what do we do?” When Unclear Directions Mask the Objective of your Activity 5 Feb 201914 Feb 2019 By Sarah E. Lynch, PharmD, BCACP As a pharmacy student, I would get frustrated when I would attend a lab or workshop and feel like I was being tested on…
Perspectives Living in an Opioid World: The Pressing Need for Improved Substance Use Disorder Education 11 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Katherine E. Hamilton, PharmD Candidate 2019 In a culture where it seems like every other song mentions codeine, morphine, or heroin, it’s no surprise that substance misuse and abuse…
Perspectives A Student Pharmacist’s Journey to Empathy: Easier Said Than Done 13 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Lisa Deacon, 2019 PharmD Candidate Suppose you have a diabetic patient with a complicated medication regimen that includes a fast acting insulin injection three time a day with meals,…
Perspectives The Practical Disconnect: Why Students Can’t Define a Source 18 Sep 201814 Feb 2019 By Urvi J. Patel, PharmD, MPH It was my first day as a PGY1 pharmacy practice resident in a clinical rotation. I was eager to become part of the team…
Teacher Reflections Teaching with Heart: Empathy in the Classroom 10 Apr 201814 Feb 2019 by Yuan Zhao, PhD Lynn Fuller, PhD, RPh Many instructor-related factors contribute to student learning in a classroom including mastery of subject, teaching style, attitude and enthusiasm.1 One factor that…
Perspectives The Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process as Sensemaking 16 Jan 201814 Feb 2019 By Kathryn J Smith, PharmD, BCACP Imagine a small military unit sent on a mission in the Swiss Alps. They are not familiar with the terrain nor are they equipped…
Perspectives Do We Need a More “Elementary” Approach to Pharmacy Education? 19 Dec 201714 Feb 2019 By Chris Johnson, PharmD, MEd Knowledge is growing at an unprecedented rate.1 Educators in the elementary through high school levels have been grappling with this problem for years: what is…
Preliminary research I Feel Your Pain: Developing Empathy in Student Pharmacists Within a Pharmacology Course 24 Oct 201714 Feb 2019 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…
