Symbol-and-arrow diagrams are helpful adjuncts to equations derived from pharmacokinetic models. Both show relationships among dependent and independent variables. Diagrams show only qualitative relationships, but clearly show which variables are dependent and which are independent, helping students understand complex but important functional…

A national survey of 355 licensed pharmacists investigated their perceptions of themselves as lifelong learners, participation in various professional and leisure activities, attitudes predicting lifelong learning behavior, and respondent characteristics. The two analytical models used arrived at different demographic and other variables…

As part of a larger longitudinal study to analyze the career development process in pharmacy at the University of California, demographic, attitudinal, and prior academic achievement data were collected from first-year students during 1971-1974. The additive value of the PCAT when directly contrasted with existing variables was assessed. (LBH)

Research in college admissions, school effectiveness myths, and the questionable relationship between education practices and life beyond the classroom are examined. It is recommended that schools of pharmacy should support curriculum experimentation and conduct research on the effectiveness of their efforts. (LBH)

A preliminary attempt is made in this study to generate supporting information that could give an admission committee additional insight into the validity of admission criteria currently used in colleges of pharmacy. Data from students at the University of Florida and other Florida institutions are used to predict future grade point average. (LBH)

A study investigating the effects of a two-week early clinical experience for fifth-year pharmacy students on concurrent didactic and subsequent clerkship performance found no significant effects. However, student and faculty course evaluations indicated early exposure to clinical experience was viewed as beneficial. Results will be used in…

A response to a previous article on predicting academic success of transfer students at the School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming, is presented. Posits that a multivariate predictor of a student's final grade point average would be a successful predictor tool. Presents an evaluation of those predictor equations. (MLW)

A study of 437 pharmacy students in Texas found prepharmacy grade point average the best predictor of academic performance for most demographic variables. The number of hours contributed to community activities was the best predictor of academic performance of older and black students. Students with poorer academic performance were likely to be…

A University of Toronto effort to develop an accurate measure of affective characteristics in pharmacy school applicants to replace the interview resulted in development of a self-assessment instrument. It was found that a combination of overall grade point average, pharmacy college entrance examination verbal and reading scores, problem-solving…

Compared success at Virginia Commonwealth University pharmacy school of native English-speakers and of students with other first languages, by assessing admissions data/test scores, pharmacy school science and math grades, English skills, and pharmacy grade point average (GPA). Found that first language was not predictive of either number of…