Perspectives 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…
Perspectives 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,…
Perspectives 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…
Perspectives 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’…
Perspectives 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…
Perspectives 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…
Perspectives… 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…
Perspectives 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…
Perspectives 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…
Perspectives Advising students for community pharmacy practice: what matters most? 3 Dec 20243 Dec 2024 By: Endira Anderson, PharmD; Tracey L Mersfelder, PharmD; Heather L. Girand, PharmD, BCPPS; and Minji Sohn, PhD. The headlines tell it all: our community pharmacies are closing at an alarming…
