Perspectives How Do We Develop Life-Long Learners? Exploring Self-Directed Learning for Pharmacy Curricula 14 Oct 202112 Oct 2021 By: Madison Ordonez, PharmD Candidate and Alexander Hoffman, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, CDCES What characteristics come to mind when evaluating the qualities of learners enrolled in a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)…
Perspectives Translating Data into Empathy: A Student Pharmacist’s Narrative on the Personal Impact of Mindfulness in Research 13 Jul 202112 Jul 2021 By: Kevin Dong, 2023 PharmD Candidate, Holli Temple, PharmD, and Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MEd As a first year pharmacy student and lover of data, I jumped at the opportunity to…
Perspectives Are We Really Teaching Student Pharmacists How to Counsel Patients Effectively? 27 May 202120 May 2021 By: Mark P Wolf Jr., PharmD and Jeff Cain, EdD, MS Imagine that you’ve been admitted to the hospital for 4 days. During your hospital stay you’ve had multiple specialists…
Perspectives Educating the next generation of pharmacy students to address vaccine hesitancy 13 May 202110 May 2021 By: Nicole Rigone, Pharm D candidate and Lauren A. O’Donnell, PhD “For those who wanted a world with no vaccines… here’s the world without ONE vaccine.” Tweet by Carlos A. Rodriguez…
Preliminary research Medical Cannabis: Are Pharmacy Students Prepared? 8 Dec 20206 Dec 2020 By: Jessica Dotson, PharmD/MBA Student Once overwhelmingly opposed by the majority of Americans, cannabis has since gained major popularity over the last decade. A 2019 Pew Research Center survey found…
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…
Preliminary research Video Discussion Boards: The Jury is Still Out! 26 May 202019 May 2020 By: Victoria Miller, PharmD, BCPS; Liz Lafitte, PharmD, BCPS; and Jamie Terrell, PharmD The use of video communication is being increasingly utilized in education and healthcare, especially under the current…
Perspectives Thinking Outside the Box: Multiple Intelligences Theory 12 May 202010 May 2020 By: Salome Bwayo Weaver, PharmD, BCGP; Valerie U Oji, PharmD, BCPP Recently, we thought about the laboratory-based learning that students receive. We have taught pharmacy laboratory courses over the past…
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 Implementing Co-Curricular Community Service Experiences: More than Just Checking a Box 17 Mar 202017 Mar 2020 By: Lindsey Lee, Student Pharmacist; David Matthews, PharmD, BCACP As a student pharmacist volunteering at the local free clinic, I (Lindsey) was asked to see patients who needed refills on their…
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