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A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Time Management in Pharmacy Education

16 Dec 20259 Dec 2025
By: Lauren Robertson, PharmD and Ashlyn Aguiniga, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES Time is a valuable yet limited resource for pharmacy students. Between exams, rotations, and everyday responsibilities, managing it well can…
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Mastering the Art of Facilitation in Skills Based Courses: Strategies for the Novice

11 Nov 202528 Oct 2025
By: Jennifer Mazan, PharmD, Jennifer D’Souza, PharmD, MSEd, BC-ADM, CDCES, and Lea Dela Pena, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES To create effective and meaningful pharmacy practice skills courses, sufficient staffing is warranted.1…
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Assigned Mentor to Chosen “Friend-tor”: The Benefits of Prolonged Mentor Relationships 

6 Nov 202528 Oct 2025
By: Emily Eddy, PharmD, MSLD, BCACP and Jordan Ballou, PharmD, BCACP  Mentorship is not about hierarchy or titles. It is about seeing someone’s spark before they see it in themselves,…
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Rx for Reinvigorating a PharmD Peer Tutoring Program

4 Nov 202528 Oct 2025
By: Lauren McQuaide, BS, PharmD Candidate Class of 2026, Hope Brandon, PharmD, MBA, Esther P. Black, PhD, and Arryn Blaine, PhD  Optimizing Peer-Assisted Learning to Augment Student Success  Over the…
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Critical Thoughts on the Pharmacists’ Care Process

31 Jul 202528 Jul 2025
By: Carla Dillon, BScPharm, PharmD Time for Change? With the introduction of pharmaceutical care in the 1990s, the profession began shifting from a product-focused to a patient-focused approach. The Pharmacists’…
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Debunking the Myth: The Truth About Learning Styles

29 Apr 202522 Apr 2025
By: Hannah Pangallo (Culyer), PharmD and Zach Woods, PharmD, BCACP Learning styles refer to the concept that individuals have preferred ways of receiving and processing information. This concept suggests people…
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What is Better? Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Supplemental Resources in Pharmacy Education: Peer-Teaching Perspectives 

8 Apr 202528 Mar 2025
By: Collin Blackwell, PharmD Candidate 2025 and Renee’ Acosta, RPH, MS Every pharmacy educator has encountered the question, “Do you have any extra study materials for us?” Students are encouraged…
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Predicting Student Success in Pharmacy School: Are We Missing the Bigger Picture?

1 Apr 202517 Mar 2025
By: Chaitali Patel, Pharm.D. Candidate: Seun Lagbenro, Pharm.D. Candidate; W. Renee’ Acosta, R.Ph., M.S.; and Kenneth A. Lawson, Ph.D., FAPhA The Challenge of Identifying Predictors of Success Pharmacy school admissions…
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Grab an oar: Gathering the team to navigate challenging academic waters of student success

7 Jan 202510 Dec 2024
By: Hailey Baird, PharmD; Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP, FASHP; and Hope Hafner, PharmD Candidate One of the biggest hurdles cited by pharmacy students in our institution is the…
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Turning Feedback into Fuel: Preparing Students to Effectively Process Feedback

4 Dec 202419 Nov 2024
By: Emily Nuttall, Pharm.D., MBA and Ashlyn Aguiniga, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDCES As a pharmacy student on clinical rotations, I took feedback personally. Negative feedback would linger over me like a…

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