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 Pharmacy Students’ Perspectives on Reflection for Effective Learning During Practicum 3 Oct 20241 Oct 2024 By: Yucella Liu PharmD, Arun Verma BSc., BSc (Pharm)., ACPR., MSc., PhD and George Pachev PhD Reflection is an integral part of experiential learning. It can occur during the moment…
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…
Preliminary research Impact of Prior Work Experience on Student Pharmacist Success 26 Sep 202311 Jun 2024 By: Alexiss Dennett-Zuniga, Pharm.D. Candidate and W. Renee’ Acosta, R.Ph., M.S. Within the past decade, the pharmacy profession has increasingly implemented patient-centered practices, emphasizing personalized interactions among patients and healthcare…
Perspectives… Educating for Empathy: Patient versus Provider Perspectives 3 Aug 202311 Jun 2024 By: Claire Jahnke, Pharm D Candidate and Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MEd How do we normally think and talk about illness? Patient is a 19-year old female presenting to the ER…
Perspectives Keep it Real: Optimizing Patient Encounters in Pharmacy Education 20 Jun 202311 Jun 2024 By: Jordan Millin, PharmD As a pharmacy student, my experience with patients began in the practice lab with simple counseling activities that gradually developed into complex disease state management encounters.…
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 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 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…