Perspectives Pharmacy Students can be Mothers: How can Pharmacy School better support them 18 May 202316 Jun 2024 By: Tayana Cuffee, Pharm D Candidate and Krista Donohoe,Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP Some pharmacy students have responsibilities caring for others, what can pharmacy schools learn from their experiences? Pharmacy school is…
Perspectives Should Pharmacy School Admissions Hold Off on the PCAT Retirement Party? 9 May 202316 Jun 2024 By: Esther L. Albuquerque, Pharm D Candidate and W. Renee’ Acosta, R.Ph., M.S. The Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) has been a mainstay of the pharmacy school admissions process since…
Perspectives Memory Palaces: The Art behind Effective Memorization 4 May 202316 Jun 2024 By: Kaley Shepard, PharmD I find myself reminiscing on my childhood—summer nights, building castles out of tattered blankets. Though unimpressive to the adult eye, I saw worlds of possibility, creating…
Perspectives First-year students as instructors: who’s teaching whom? 27 Apr 202316 Jun 2024 By: Ryan Masak, Pharm D candidate, Lauren Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP and Lauren Caldas, PharmD, BCACP Why assume near-peer teaching is unidirectional? In the Layered Learning Practice Model, an “attending” or…
Perspectives What does it really mean to be “APPE ready?” 6 Apr 202316 Jun 2024 By: Kylie Lang, PharmD Candidate 2024, Lindsey Ferraro, PharmD, BCPS, and David Nau, PhD, RPh, FAPhA Are students truly ready for APPEs? Many Colleges of Pharmacy determine a student’s “Advanced…
Perspectives Strategies embedding critical thinking into curriculum: Intentional Teaching and Thinking 4 Apr 202316 Jun 2024 By: Taryn Bainum, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP The temptation to “Google” answers is strong among younger generations who have always had such technology at their fingertips. With artificial intelligence emerging, there…
Perspectives Connection, Communication, and Impact for Reengaging Students 30 Mar 202316 Jun 2024 By: Mary Douglass Smith, PharmD, Kathryn J. Smith PharmD, BCACP, Ashley Benedict, PharmD Candidate So much has been said about the decline of student engagement across the educational domain, and…
Perspectives Will Face to Face Communication Fade in a Digital World? 28 Feb 202316 Jun 2024 By: Jaclyn Boyle, MS, MBA, BCACP and Jonathan Lang, PharmD Candidate 2023 With the technological advances of today's age, will students lose the ability to communicate face to face (F2F)?…
Perspectives Walking a tightrope: when it’s ok to say no 21 Feb 202316 Jun 2024 By: Damianne Brand-Eubanks PharmD; Jonathan Thigpen, PharmD; Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS; Vibhuti Agrahari, PhD MPharm Opportunities to become involved in career-advancing endeavors happen often, and while these may directly align…
Perspectives Professor YouTube? Investigating pharmacy students’ use of learning resources 13 Dec 202213 Jun 2024 By: Zachary McCalla, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Mary E. Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS In years gone by, a student’s main source of learning was via use of lecture notes and recommended…
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