Recently added articles from American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education:
Problem-based Learning Using the Online Medicare Part D Plan Finder Tool
May 01, 2008; Cutler, Timothy W; Stebbins, Marilyn R; Lai, Eric; Smith, Amanda R; Lipton, Helene Levens ... Objectives. To implement didactic and problem-based learning curricular innovations aimed at increasing students' knowledge of Medicare Part D, improving their ability to apply the online Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder tool to a patient case, and improving their attitudes toward patient ...
Use of Reflection-in-Action and Self-Assessment to Promote Critical Thinking Among Pharmacy Students
May 01, 2008; Austin, Zubin; Gregory, Paul A M; Chiu, Stephanie ... Objective. To examine whether self-assessment and reflection-in-action improves critical thinking among pharmacy students. Methods. A 24-item standardized test of critical thinking was developed utilizing previously-validated questions. Participants were divided into 2 groups ...
Variables Impacting an Academic Pharmacy Career Choice
May 01, 2008; Sheaffer, Elizabeth A; Brown, Bonnie K; Byrd, Debbie C; Gupchup, Gireesh V; Mark, Scott M; Smith, Miriam A Mobley; Rospond, Raylene M ... Objectives. To identify the variables associated with an academic pharmacy career choice among the following groups: final professional-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students, pharmacy residents, pharmacy faculty members within the first 5 years of academic employment, and clinical pharmacy ...
Third-Year Pharmacy Students' Work Experience and Attitudes and Perceptions of the Pharmacy Profession
May 01, 2008; Siracuse, Mark V; Schondelmeyer, Stephen W; Hadsall, Ronald S; Schommer, Jon C ... Objectives. To describe PharmD students' work experiences and activities; examine their attitudes towards their work; examine perceptions of preceptor pharmacists they worked with; and determine important issues associated with career preference. Methods. A written survey was ...
Pharmacoeconomic Education in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy: An Update
May 01, 2008; Reddy, Millidhashni; Rascati, Karen; Wahawisan, Joy; Rascati, Michelle ... Objectives. To determine the extent of pharmacoeconomics education at US pharmacy colleges and schools in 2007. Methods. An e-mail survey was developed and sent to pharmacoeconomics instructors at all US colleges of pharmacy. Results. Of the 90 colleges and schools of pharmacy ...
Academic Pharmacy Administrators' Perceptions of Core Requirements for Entry Into Professional Pharmacy Programs
May 01, 2008; Broedel-Zaugg, Kimberly; Buring, Shauna M; Shankar, Nathan; Soltis, Robert; Stamatakis, Mary K; Zaiken, Kathy; Bradberry, J Chris ... Objectives. To determine which basic and social science courses academic pharmacy administrators believe should be required for entry into the professional pharmacy program and what they believe should be the required length of preprofessional study. Methods. An online survey was sent to ...
Curriculum Recommendations of the AACP-PSSC Task Force on Caring for the Underserved
May 01, 2008; Zweber, Ann; Roche, Victoria F; Assemi, Mitra; Conry, John M; Shane-McWhorter, Laura; Sorensen, Todd D ... A task force was convened by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the Pharmaceutical Services Support Center (PSSC) and charged with the development of a curriculum framework to guide pharmacy programs in educating students on caring for the underserved. Utilizing a ...
Get Thee Right: Lessons from Romeo's Apothecary
May 01, 2008; Teagarden, J Russell ... Were it that pharmacists need only concern themselves with the challenges posed by the clinical problems of individual patients, then our current practices would need no inspection. Alas, it is not so. Pharmacists face other challenges; challenges that question their obligations as health care ...
Leading Up: Moving Pharmacy Toward the 2015 Vision
May 01, 2008; Manolakis, Michael ... Discussions about leadership generally assume the model that leaders lead and followers follow. Many thoughtful analyses of leadership have provided varying assessments about leadership styles and motivational strategies. But what if the followers chose to lead? What would this model and its ...
Leadership and Learning
May 01, 2008; Brazeau, Gayle A ... In a speech prepared for John F. Kennedy to be given on that fateful day in Dallas in 1963, we were to be reminded that ''Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.'' Indispensable elements are those elements that are absolutely necessary, obligatory, essential, or requisite; ...
Multiple Rubric-based Assessments of Student Case Presentations
May 01, 2008; O'Brien, Catherine E; Franks, Amy M; Stowe, Cindy D ... Objectives. To evaluate a rubric-based method of assessing pharmacy students' case presentations in the recitation component of a therapeutics course. Methods. A rubric was developed to assess knowledge, skills, and professional behavior. The rubric was used for instructor, student peer, ...
An Unfortunate and Avoidable Component of American Pharmacy: Tobacco
May 01, 2008; Fincham, Jack E ... If there was a drug contained within a delivery device provided through pharmacies that had a mortality associated with its use amounting to over 450,000 deaths in the United States and was a leading contributor to untold morbidity, would not our collective voice be heard to eliminate this ...
Conceptual Development of a Measure to Assess Pharmacists' Knowledge of Herbal and Dietary Supplements
May 01, 2008; Lin, Hsiang-Wen; Pickard, A Simon; Mahady, Gail B; Popovich, Nicholas G ... Objectives. To describe the conceptual development of a measure for assessing pharmacist knowledge of herbal and dietary supplements. Methods. A standardized approach to constructing a multiple-choice competency examination following 8 pre-specified criteria (eg, specifying the target ...
Principles of Economics Crucial to Pharmacy Students' Understanding of the Prescription Drug Market
May 01, 2008; Rattinger, Gail B; Jain, Rahul; Ju, Jing; Mullins, C Daniel ... Many pharmacy schools have increased the amount of economics coursework to which pharmacy students are exposed in their prepharmacy and pharmacy curriculums. Students obtain competencies aimed at understanding the basic concepts of microeconomic theory, such as supply and demand. However, ...
Assessment of Manual Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Measurement Skills of Pharmacy Students: A Follow-Up Investigation
May 01, 2008; Elliott, Katherine E; McCall, Kenneth L; Fike, David S; Polk, Jill; Raehl, Cynthia ... Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a laboratory course on the manual blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) measurement skills of pharmacy students. Methods. After 1 lecture and 1 laboratory session on vital sign technique, pharmacy students enrolled in a patient assessment ...
Establishment of a Multi-State Experiential Pharmacy Program Consortium
May 01, 2008; Duke, Lori J; Unterwagner, Whitney L; Byrd, Debbie C ... In 2002, a regional consortium was created for schools and colleges of pharmacy in Georgia and Alabama to assist experiential education faculty and staff members in streamlining administrative processes, providing required preceptor development, establishing a professional network, and ...
FASTtrack: Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy
May 01, 2008; Trewet, CoraLynn B ... Nathan A. FASTtrack: Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy. London, UK: Pharmaceutical Press; 2008. 233 pp, $29.95 (paperback) 978-0- 85369-2-727-5. FASTtrack is a new series designed for undergraduate pharmacy students. These easy to read books are intended to complement textbooks and ...
Introduction to Public Health in Pharmacy
May 01, 2008; Wertheimer, Albert I ... Bruce L. Levin, Peter D. Hurd, Ardis Hanson, eds. Introduction to Public Health in Pharmacy. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett, 2008. 356 pp, $ 59.95 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-7637-3539-5. When I was a pharmacy student, there was a book that was perfect as a textbook for pharmacy ...
Development and Evaluation of a Required Patient Safety Course
May 01, 2008; Sukkari, Sana R; Phil, M; Sasich, Larry D; Tuttle, Donald A; Abu-Baker, Asim M; Howell, Hannah ... Objectives. To develop, implement, and assess a required patient safety course for second-year doctor of pharmacy students. Design. A patient safety course was developed that included didactic lectures, case studies, in-class activities, and reading assignments. Written examinations and ...
A Clinical Nutrition Course to Improve Pharmacy Students' Skills and Confidence in Counseling Patients
May 01, 2008; Chang, Linda; Popovich, Nicholas G; Iramaneerat, Cherdsak; Smith, Everett V Jr; Lutfiyya, M Nawal ... Objective. To create, implement, and evaluate a PharmD course on primary care nutrition. Design. A 2-credit hour elective course was offered to second- and third-year pharmacy students. It was informed by the Socratic method using a minimum number of formal lecture presentations and ...