Perspectives Specifications Grading: A step towards competency-based education? 25 May 202316 Jun 2024 By: Erika L. Kleppinger, PharmD, BCPS Competency-based education (CBE) is being discussed for health professions education, but transitioning to full CBE may be difficult. A recent AACP Task Force described…
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…
From the editors ChatGPT: Questions Matter 9 Mar 202316 Jun 2024 By: Jeff Cain, EdD, MS ChatGPT is prone to factual errors. ChatGPT may portray biases. ChatGPT may become a crutch to students who will lose the ability to think. Those…
From the editors Can Artificial Intelligence Teach Students How to Critically Think? 7 Mar 202316 Jun 2024 By: Cherie Lucas, PhD, BPharm, Grad Cert Educ Stud (Higher Educ), MPS Dr. Jeff Cain recently published a CPTL Pulses article showcasing the ease of use of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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