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…
Preliminary research Video Discussion Boards: The Jury is Still Out! 26 May 202013 Jun 2024 By: Victoria Miller, PharmD, BCPS; Liz Lafitte, PharmD, BCPS; and Jamie Terrell, PharmD The use of video communication is being increasingly utilized in education and healthcare, especially under the current…
Perspectives Thinking Outside the Box: Multiple Intelligences Theory 12 May 202013 Jun 2024 By: Salome Bwayo Weaver, PharmD, BCGP; Valerie U Oji, PharmD, BCPP Recently, we thought about the laboratory-based learning that students receive. We have taught pharmacy laboratory courses over the past…
Preliminary research Virtual TOSCEs: This Wasn’t the Plan! 9 Apr 202013 Jun 2024 By: Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS; Lisa A. Salvati, PharmD, BCACP With the coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeping across the globe, many educators have embraced new delivery methods. We had previously hesitated…
Perspectives Implementing Co-Curricular Community Service Experiences: More than Just Checking a Box 17 Mar 202013 Jun 2024 By: Lindsey Lee, Student Pharmacist; David Matthews, PharmD, BCACP As a student pharmacist volunteering at the local free clinic, I (Lindsey) was asked to see patients who needed refills on their…
Perspectives Unveiling the hidden patient journeys 8 Oct 201916 Jun 2024 By: Jane Xia BSc.Pharm, PharmD, MBA and Simon Albon BSc, MSc, PhD Last year I (Jane) faced a serious life-threatening illness. As my first real exposure to the healthcare system…
Perspectives Lesson from Blood Clots: Training Pharmacists to Build Patient Trust by Healing the Spirit and Individualizing Care Practices 17 Sep 201916 Jun 2024 By: Riley O’Donnell, Student Pharmacist “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care” -Theodore Roosevelt As the ultrasound technician started the scan, she asked the…
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