Perspectives Paging Dr. Google? 7 Jun 202213 Jun 2024 By: Emmeline Tran, PharmD, BCPS and Anne Kim, PharmD, MPH, MIT “Just Google it.” Popularity of the internet search engine, Google, has resulted in its designation as a verb. Widespread use…
Perspectives The Time for Competency-Based Education is Now 26 Apr 202213 Jun 2024 By: Sara Trovinger, PharmD, MSEd In early March of 2022 Stuart Haines, 2021-2022 President of AACP, posted a thought provoking article in the AACP Council of Faculties titled, “Optimizing Pharmacy…
Perspectives A Call to Action: Incorporation of Trauma-Informed Care into Pharmacy Education 31 Mar 202213 Jun 2024 By: Emma Siegel, PharmD Candidate 2022 at The Ohio State University As a pharmacy student, I have observed how the life experiences of patients affect their care, and at times…
Perspectives Revising the formula: a call to reassess the status of compounding education 8 Feb 202213 Jun 2024 By: Mohenad Rasoul, PharmD Candidate 2022, Taylor Craigo, PharmD Candidate 2022; Ashley Naccarato, PharmD Candidate 2022; Ronald Wheeler, PharmD Candidate 2022; Mary E. Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacists play a crucial…
Perspectives How Do We Develop Life-Long Learners? Exploring Self-Directed Learning for Pharmacy Curricula 14 Oct 202113 Jun 2024 By: Madison Ordonez, PharmD Candidate and Alexander Hoffman, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, CDCES What characteristics come to mind when evaluating the qualities of learners enrolled in a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)…
Perspectives Translating Data into Empathy: A Student Pharmacist’s Narrative on the Personal Impact of Mindfulness in Research 13 Jul 202113 Jun 2024 By: Kevin Dong, 2023 PharmD Candidate, Holli Temple, PharmD, and Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MEd As a first year pharmacy student and lover of data, I jumped at the opportunity to…
Perspectives Are We Really Teaching Student Pharmacists How to Counsel Patients Effectively? 27 May 202113 Jun 2024 By: Mark P Wolf Jr., PharmD and Jeff Cain, EdD, MS Imagine that you’ve been admitted to the hospital for 4 days. During your hospital stay you’ve had multiple specialists…
Perspectives Educating the next generation of pharmacy students to address vaccine hesitancy 13 May 202113 Jun 2024 By: Nicole Rigone, Pharm D candidate and Lauren A. O’Donnell, PhD “For those who wanted a world with no vaccines… here’s the world without ONE vaccine.” Tweet by Carlos A. Rodriguez…
Preliminary research Medical Cannabis: Are Pharmacy Students Prepared? 8 Dec 202013 Jun 2024 By: Jessica Dotson, PharmD/MBA Student Once overwhelmingly opposed by the majority of Americans, cannabis has since gained major popularity over the last decade. A 2019 Pew Research Center survey found…
Perspectives OSCEs: Feared Assessment, but Much Needed (and Appreciated!) 30 Jun 202013 Jun 2024 By: Katherine B Lowe, Student Pharmacist The OSCE assessment is an expensive and resource-intensive process for pharmacy faculty to undertake. However, its value for students cannot be underestimated. How do…