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 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…
Preliminary research The Power of Patient Narratives: Learning through Storytelling 22 Apr 202515 Apr 2025 By: Claire Jahnke, PharmD Candidate and Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEd I’ve previously shared my story about my experiences on both sides of the patient-practitioner relationship. When discussing potential strategies to…
Pulses… Practicing and Assessing Skills of Interpreting Culture and Sensitivity Reports 16 Jan 202514 Jan 2025 By: Lana Gettman, Pharm.D. Infectious disease (ID) pharmacotherapy education is required in the pharmacy curricula by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education because pharmacists are responsible for promoting the appropriate…
Perspectives Go for Gold with a Top 200 Olympic Games 27 Aug 202426 Aug 2024 By: Stephanie Tubb, PharmD, BCPS; Juanita A Draime, PharmD; and Emily Laswell, PharmD, BCPS Set the Stage Of concern among colleges of pharmacy in the United States are declining NAPLEX…
Perspectives Climbing the Ladder of Scaffolded Practice 20 Aug 202416 Aug 2024 By: Kristine M. Cline, PharmD, MS, Brianne L. Porter, PharmD, MS and Marje M. Winhoven, PharmD, BCACP Picture it: Summer 2021. Two integrated pharmacotherapy course coordination teams sit down for…
Perspectives Uncovering the Flame: How Faculty Can Identify Students’ Motivations 1 Aug 202430 Jul 2024 By: Momi Talukdar, PharmD, MS and Jaclyn Boyle, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCACP, FASHP I was motivated to become the best pharmacist possible when I started pharmacy school. But, in my…
Preliminary research An Online Interprofessional Education Activity: Description and Lessons Learned 30 Jul 202425 Jul 2024 By: Rebecca Hamm, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(CT) and Victoria Miller, PharmD, BCPS The World Health Organization defines Interprofessional Education (IPE) as two or more professions learning about, from, and with each other.1 Traditionally,…
Perspectives Pharmacy Island: Surviving the Challenges of Gamification in the Classroom 9 Jul 20242 Jul 2024 By: Sidney M. Drake, PharmD, and David E. Matthews, PharmD, BCACP Many consider reality television a “guilty pleasure.” Personally, I love it without guilt. Often, these shows involve overcoming obstacles…