Observations on ethics in pharmacy practice address the growing professionalization of pharmacy, change in professional prerogative, conflict within the medical professions, conflict with factors outside medicine, patient-centered vs. socially centered pharmacy, patient benefits vs. patient rights, different concepts of ethics, and what the future…

Explores issues surrounding the disabled student in pharmaceutical education and the corresponding responsibilities of the institution to provide reasonable accommodations. Discusses eligibility for services, including documentation and the need for the student to self-identify disabilities. "Reasonable modifications" are reviewed from a…

Because of the remarkable increase in demand for medications, this article urges the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) to provide its member schools with necessary information so that they may move rapidly to increase capacity to educate pharmacists. Offers six recommendations related to increasing educational capacity and…

Surveyed department of pharmacy chairs at 77 schools of pharmacy about current use of cumulative exams. Found that more than 80 percent do not administer cumulative exams and that the primary rationale for such exams is to encourage students to review material prior to advancement; they are rarely used to determine advancement. (EV)

This 1999 annual supplement to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education contains reports of staff members of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP); policy guidelines; the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education annual report; and minutes of various AACP meetings. Also included are statistics on pharmacy student…

Course objectives were to introduce students to the competencies required to practice pharmacy and to provide patient care. Students completed modules related to expiry dates; telephone reminder and call-back programs; refill histories; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use in heart failure; and population health targeted at…

A course in pharmacy ethics offered at the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy is comprised of lectures on the concept of ethics and readings and discussions on business and professional ethics and pharmacy ethics. Course objectives, behavioral objectives, and reading lists are presented. (SW)

A survey was conducted to determine the nature of instruction in ethics in schools of pharmacy and to update a similar study conducted during the early 1960s. Based on responses from 52 schools it was determined that instruction in ethics on a formal basis may have declined. (Author/MLW)

Describes major methods available for determination of cut scores or minimum competencies (the Nedeslsky and Angoff methods) and their application to annual assessments at Texas Tech School of Pharmacy. (EV)

The University of Kansas course in pharmaceutical biotechnology aims at providing students with an understanding of the basic chemical and structural characteristics making protein pharmaceuticals unique and distinct. In addition, stability and analysis of proteins are emphasized. Attention given to molecular biology, drug delivery, and…

Describes a project which involved first- and second-year pharmacy students in making Discovery Maps focused on specific diseases. The maps were intended to help students remember and relate key pieces of information from all their courses. Feedback from students and faculty was very positive. (EV)

Outlines a marketing plan for recruiting students into pharmacy school-based graduate programs, particularly into social and administrative sciences. Addresses challenges and opportunities when recruiting, the need to clearly define the "product" that graduate programs are trying to sell to potential students, types of students…

This study indicates that most pharmacy programs utilize academic and nonacademic admission information sources and that they feel they are meeting the adopted American Council of Pharmaceutical Education Guideline 16.3 which requires that pharmacy programs use other than academic information sources in the admission process. (Author/JM)

Development of the pharmaceutical industry in China depends on research and development of new drugs. The development of high-quality education for potential pharmaceutical practitioners is central to the development of this industry in China. (JM)

Proposes a methodology using self-efficacy measurements in curricular evaluation and assessment, and discusses their potential uses in pharmacy education. The suggested methodology includes item generation, validation, administration, and correlation with behavior. Describes an exploratory study using the methodology at the University of Arizona…