Recently added articles from American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education:
Education of Pharmacists in Canada
Nov 01, 2008; ... In Canada, the education of pharmacists is built upon a foundation of strong, research-intensive publicly funded universities and a universal health-care system that balances government and private financing for prescription medications. The evolution of pharmacy education and practice in Canada ...
Clinical Pharmacy Education in China
Nov 01, 2008; ... Pharmacy education in China focuses on pharmaceutical sciences, with the bachelor of science (BS) of pharmacy as the entry-level degree. Pharmacy practice curricula in these programs are centered on compounding, dispensing, pharmacy administration, and laboratory experiences, which are the ...
Introduction to the International Pharmacy Education Supplement
Nov 01, 2008; ... As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, pharmacy educators worldwide continue to face a number of pressing issues that threaten the quality of pharmacy education at a time when there are limited resources to address these challenges. While pharmacists have unprecedented opportunities ...
The WHO UNESCO FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce: Enabling Concerted and Collective Global Action
Nov 01, 2008; ... Keywords: international pharmaceutical education Pharmacy Education is a priority area for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), the global federation representing pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists worldwide that is spearheading the Global Pharmacy Education ...
Partner for Promotion: An Innovative Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Experience
Nov 01, 2008; ... Objectives. To implement the Partner for Promotion (PFP) program which was designed to enhance the skills and confidence of students and community pharmacy preceptors to deliver and expand advanced patient care services in community pharmacies and also to assess the program's ...
The Pharmacy Technician's Role in Pharmacy Student Education
Nov 01, 2008; ... To the Editor: To date, the literature is lacking considerably in the area of technician involvement in pharmacy student education. With increasing focus on the experiential component of pharmacy student education, it is inevitable that student pharmacists will have significant interaction with ...
Audio Taping Simulated Patient Encounters in Community Pharmacy to Enhance the Reliability of Assessments
Nov 01, 2008; ... Objectives. To assess whether audio taping simulated patient interactions can improve the reliability of manually documented data and result in more accurate assessments. Methods. Over a 3-month period, 1340 simulated patient visits were made to community pharmacies. Following the ...
Pharmacy Education in the United Kingdom
Nov 01, 2008; ... This article provides an overview of the current status of pharmacy education in the United Kingdom. A characteristic program is described which is based on the master of pharmacy (MPharm) model, which is an "undergraduate" master's degree. The type and length of training, numbers entering and ...
Pharmacy Education and Practice in 13 Middle Eastern Countries
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Arab world has influenced the art and science of pharmacy for centuries. Pharmacy education and practice is continuing to evolve in the Arabic-speaking traditional Middle East countries, although relatively little information has been published in the English press. Our goal was to provide a ...
Pharmacy Education in the Context of Australian Practice
Nov 01, 2008; ... Accredited pharmacy programs in Australia provide a high standard of pharmacy education, attracting quality students. The principal pharmacy degree remains the 4-year bachelor of pharmacy degree; however, some universities offer graduate-entry master of pharmacy degrees taught in 6 semesters ...
Perceived Stress and Quality of Life Among Doctor of Pharmacy Students
Nov 01, 2008; ... Objectives. To examine stress and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among third-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students. Methods. Stress and HRQOL were determined using Perceived Stress and SF-12 HRQOL survey instruments. A questionnaire was administered to determine factors ...
Pharmacy Education in France
Nov 01, 2008; ... In France, to practice as a pharmacist, one needs a "diplome d'état de Docteur en Pharmacie" This degree is awarded after 6 or 9 years of pharmacy studies, depending on the option chosen by the student. The degree is offered only at universities and is recognized in France as well as throughout ...
Evaluating Student Perceptions of a Learner-Centered Drug Literature Evaluation Course
Nov 01, 2008; ... Objective. To evaluate pharmacy students' perceptions of a drug literature evaluation course implementing learner-centered teaching principles. Design. A drug literature evaluation course was redesigned to create a more learner-centered course through the inclusion of optional ...
Thinking Off the Map
Nov 01, 2008; ... My career in academic pharmacy has largely focused on geriatrics. I try not to think about how old I ambecause quite frankly, chronological age is irrelevant to me. While age might be irrelevant, one thing you do learn from decades of experience is that important things take both time to develop ...
Doing Things Differently
Nov 01, 2008; ... With an outgoing AACP President whose mantra was "Be Bold!" and an incoming AACP President whose challenge is to "Think Off the Map," I decided that my theme today should be "Doing Things Differently." I'll approach that in 3 dimensions, first with a bit of personal sharing. Last year we ...
Everyday Guide to Managing Your Medicines
Nov 01, 2008; ... Fincham JE. Everyday Guide to Managing Your Medicines.Massachusetts: Jones andBartlettPublishers; 2008. 205 pp, $20.95 (softcover) ISBN: 9780763749675. The book Everyday Guide to Managing Your Medicines provides readers with 15 chapters of valuable information about using medications ...
Boldly Responding to the Academy's Needs
Nov 01, 2008; ... It is an honor and a privilege to return to the 2008 AACP House of Delegates to provide this brief report on the progress we have made in the last 12 months. In Orlando I outlined a bold agenda for the Association's efforts to meet the needs of our members. There were 3 top priorities identified ...
Effectiveness of Human Anatomy Education for Pharmacy Students via the Internet
Nov 01, 2008; ... Objective. To evaluate the overall effectiveness of a human anatomy course taught to distance-based and campus-based pharmacy students. Design. A retrospective analysis of students' grades and course evaluations from 2003 through 2006 was conducted. Assessment. No significant ...
Election 2008: Projecting the Winners
Nov 01, 2008; ... It's December and virtually all the votes have been counted (in some cases, recounted) to determine the outcome of this excruciatingly long election cycle. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009. Given the state of the world economy, he faces ...
A High-Stakes Assessment Approach to Applied Pharmacokinetics Instruction
Nov 01, 2008; ... Objectives. To identify instructional and assessment problems leading to pharmacy students' failure to retain pharmacokinetics abilities into the experiential year and develop an instructional methodology and abilities-based assessment tool to address the problem. Methods ....