When I was finishing pharmacy school many years ago, my classmates and I spoke about
our career options in simplistic terms of “community” or “hospital.” That choice determined …

Educational programs in pharmacy must focus on educating pharmacists of the future who
are prepared to serve as competent and confident health care “providers” whose “practice” …

Given the limited availability of conventional pharmacy positions, pharmacy programs face a
challenge in ensuring that all graduates obtain jobs that fulfill their goals and ambitions …

As pharmacy educators, we teach many components of what is needed to become a
pharmacist, including knowledge of drugs and diseases, the skills necessary to be a …

49 NCMJ vol. 75, no. 1 ncmedicaljournal. com future graduates of the program. The theory of
the “job to be done” is a well-regarded framework described by Clayton Christensen for …

I attended pharmacy school in an era when a student could succeed by memorizing what
the instructor said in class and repeating it on multiple-choice examinations. A good set of …

The profession of pharmacy recently passed a historic milestone that merits recognition,
discussion, and celebration. I am referring to July 2010, which marked the passage of 10 …

Not since the Great Depression has the United States faced such a convergence of
economic crises. As of September 2009, the unemployment rate in the United States was …

JoLaine R. Draugalis, PhD, a Joseph T. DiPiro, PharmD, b Mario M. Zeolla, PharmD, c and
Terry L. Schwinghammer, PharmDd aCollege of Pharmacy, University of Arizona bSouth …

The 1990s were a tumultuous time for academic pharmacy with assorted colleges and
schools offering various iterations of pharmacy degree programs, from a 5-year, entry-level …