Perspectives Initiating a National Dialogue on Student Leadership Development in Canadian Pharmacy Curricula 11 Jun 201910 Jun 2019 By Patricia Gerber B.Sc.(Pharm), ACPR, Pharm.D., FCSHP Becoming a pharmacist means becoming a leader. Regardless of titles or roles students accept upon graduation, leadership is about influencing, which is what…
Perspectives Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences: Helping Students Adjust to Learning Outside the Classroom 18 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Kaitlyn Grunder, 2019 PharmD Candidate Students often find excitement when didactic coursework ends and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) begin. However, transitioning from the classroom to APPEs can be…
Perspectives Lessons to Pharmacy Students, From Athletes 4 Dec 201814 Feb 2019 By Stuart Pope, 2019 PharmD Candidate Since beginning pharmacy school, I have learned more information than I could have possibly imagined. Not surprisingly, I’ve learned extensively about medications, disease-state management,…
Perspectives Are Students Ready to Take on Industry Fellowships? 6 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Amee Mistry, PharmD, RPh and Jordan Haines, 2019 PharmD Candidate MCPHS University As a student pharmacist in my fourth professional year, I have started preparing for the stress of…
Preliminary research Does Procrastination Pay Off? 2 Oct 201814 Feb 2019 By Purna Patel, PharmD candidate, Sierra George, PharmD candidate, Yuan Zhao, PhD, Kimberly Elder, PharmD Procrastination, defined as the avoidance of a task that needs to be completed, is a…
Preliminary research Accessorizing the Science Foundation with Internal Mirrors: A Novel Open Source Tool to Enhance Reflective Practice 28 Aug 201814 Feb 2019 By Cherie Lucas, PhD Most students entering pharmacy have strong roots in math and science. It is no surprise, then, that it can be a challenge to get students to…
Perspectives Motivational Interviewing: Your Own Motivation Matters 7 Aug 201814 Feb 2019 by M. Kate Probst, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP My Own Motivation Background Over ten years serving as a mentor and trainer for students, residents, and pharmacists has left me hopefully optimistic.…
Preliminary research How a Quick Conversation Can Improve Learning 20 Feb 201814 Feb 2019 By Jenny Van Amburgh, PharmD, RPh, FAPhA, BCACP, CDE; Brittany Schmutz, BA; Hannah Kwon, PharmD Student; & Jose Roman, PharmD Student If you ask anyone passionate about education why they…
Perspectives Helping Students Find Their Passion: Sooner Rather Than Later 2 Jan 201814 Feb 2019 By Sierra George, PharmD Student Recently, my sister (an undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky), shadowed me for a day to experience “life as a student pharmacist.” She was…
Teacher Reflections Addressing Challenges of Professional Identity Formation 17 Oct 201714 Feb 2019 By Bethany Von Hoff, PharmD A few months ago, I wrote that pharmacy education too often confuses professionalism with professional identity formation. I identified why I think encouraging professional identity…
