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…
Questions for the Academy When every residency candidate is “the best I ever had” 25 Jun 201916 Jun 2024 By Sara Atyia, PharmD Letters of reference for pharmacy residency tend to almost always be positive. But why? Pharmacy residency programs are receiving an increasing number of applications each year…
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…
Perspectives The Myth, The Science, and The Alternatives to Multi-Tasking 30 Apr 201916 Jun 2024 By Thom Platt, PharmD, PhD Life as a clinical pharmacist isn’t easy. We’re responsible for reviewing patient charts, rounding with physicians, developing research projects, responding to codes, attending meetings, and…
Perspectives Resilience vs. Burnout: Tips for Staying Sane During Residency…and Beyond 16 Apr 201916 Jun 2024 By Laura Nice, PharmD, Alonna Greene, PharmD, Sarah Raake, PharmD, BCACP, LDE, & Kimberly Elder, PharmD, BCPS During one’s pharmacy residency, many moving parts do not always seamlessly coexist. It…
Questions for the Academy Accommodations: Law vs. Ethics 26 Mar 201916 Jun 2024 By Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS Student accommodations in pharmacy education is currently a frequent, and somewhat controversial, topic of conversation across the Academy. There are primarily two types of…
Perspectives Non-Pharmacy “Chitchat”: The Pecha Kucha Presentation as a Communication Tool for Student Pharmacists 26 Feb 201916 Jun 2024 By Daniel T. Ilges, Pharm.D. Candidate 2019 I remember feeling puzzled after first reading about a rotation assignment in the syllabus for my advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in ambulatory…
Perspectives An important lesson: Dealing with death 19 Feb 201916 Jun 2024 By H Andrew Wilsey, PharmD “Time of death… 08:43” I surveilled the room; syringe caps and sterile wrappings littered the floor, a ransacked code cart, with its drawers ajar. My…
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