Perspectives Unveiling the hidden patient journeys 8 Oct 201916 Jun 2024 By: Jane Xia BSc.Pharm, PharmD, MBA and Simon Albon BSc, MSc, PhD Last year I (Jane) faced a serious life-threatening illness. As my first real exposure to the healthcare system…
Perspectives Storytelling: Connecting the mind and heart 1 Oct 201916 Jun 2024 By: Kaitlin Musick, Student Pharmacist One in 5 black patients with a major chronic condition reported experiencing discrimination in health care in 2014.1 Americans are frequently bombarded with statistics and figures…
Perspectives Lesson from Blood Clots: Training Pharmacists to Build Patient Trust by Healing the Spirit and Individualizing Care Practices 17 Sep 201916 Jun 2024 By: Riley O’Donnell, Student Pharmacist “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care” -Theodore Roosevelt As the ultrasound technician started the scan, she asked the…
Perspectives Practice makes perfect: A graduate’s reflection on curricular gaps in skill development 20 Aug 201916 Jun 2024 By Trager Hintze, PharmD; Kasidy McKay, PharmD, BCPS; Shanna K. O’Connor, PharmD My role in the development, management, and delivery of a Medication Therapy Management (MTM) service during my 3rd…
Perspectives TBL as more than just another pedagogy 30 Jul 201916 Jun 2024 By Jared Butler, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA; Chris Johnson, PharmD, MEd, BCACP; Lydia Newsom, PharmD, BCPS Team-based learning (TBL), introduced by Larry Michaelsen in the 1970’s, was an evolution for making…
Perspectives The Fear of Being Found Out In Pharmacy: How Impostor Syndrome May Be Holding Us Back 23 Jul 201916 Jun 2024 By Jaclyn A. Boyle, PharmD and Sara E. Bonenfant, PharmD Candidate 2020 I do not deserve to be here. Others will find out I am not qualified to be here.…
Perspectives Navigating the world of program evaluation: Don’t let it scare you! 9 Jul 201916 Jun 2024 By Bob Bechtol, MS “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” These famous words from American astronaut Neil Armstrong came at a time in history when…
Perspectives Wait-There is a C (for Camaraderie) in Mentoring 25 Jun 201916 Jun 2024 By Shane Desselle, RPh, PhD, FAPhA Formal mentoring programs of peers and junior faculty are quite prevalent in higher education. These programs vary in scope, but most have an underlying…
Perspectives Initiating a National Dialogue on Student Leadership Development in Canadian Pharmacy Curricula 11 Jun 201916 Jun 2024 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 Pausing to Reflect and Debrief: Emotional Processing in the Face of Death 28 May 201916 Jun 2024 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…
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