Dugan BD, Hughes PJ, Wright S. Use of a CPD Plan Template with SMART Goals as Part of a Diabetes Pharmacotherapy Module. Innov Pharm. 2020;11(2):10.24926/iip.v11i2.1990. The authors’ objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan template on quality of SMART goal development and student quiz scores. The CPD Plan template assisted…
Khamis S, Abdi AM, Basgut B. Preparing lifelong learners for delivering pharmaceutical care in an ever-changing world: a study of pharmacy students. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):502. A CPD simulation course was introduced to a cohort of fifth year students in Northern Cyprus in the 2018–2019 academic year. The program was delivered as an interactive orientation course…
Unni E, Le MT, Whittaker A. Implementation of a Continuing Professional Development Course in a Longitudinal Didactic Curriculum for Pharmacy Students. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019;83(8):7013. The authors’ objective was to implement a continuous professional development (CPD) program in the didactic curriculum of a three-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program, and evaluate associated outcomes. The article…
Er HM, Jia Ming MK, Keng PS, Nadarajah VD. Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions of Reflective Portfolios and their Effect on Students’ Deep Information-Processing Skills. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019;83(6):6851. To better understand factors influencing students’ perceptions of reflective portfolio, Bachelor of Pharmacy students were asked to complete the same questionnaire in years 2, 3, and 4 as…
Welch LH, Bonner CL, Augustine JM, Duke LJ. Academic success plans in advanced pharmacy practice experiences to promote self-awareness and improve performance. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 Apr;11(4):321-328. Due to limited evidence regarding interventions for students struggling during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs), two schools developed a formal process of assigning academic success plans (ASPs)…
Schneider J, O’Hara K, Munro I. Using continuing professional development with portfolio in a pharmaceutics course. Pharmacy. 2016;4(4):36. Students were introduced to the CPD model and stepwise approach in a flipped classroom format in pharmaceutics 3, a course offered over 12 weeks at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Using this knowledge gained, students assumed the…
Hobson EH, Johnston PE, Spinelli AJ. Staging a reflective capstone course to transition PharmD graduates to professional life. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015;79(1):14. This study looks at the implementation of a one credit-hour reflective capstone course for fourth-year student pharmacists at Belmont University. Between 2013 and 2014, 139 students completed the course, which consisted of…
Patterson BJ, Chang EH, Witry MJ, Garza OW, Trewet CB. Pilot evaluation of a continuing professional development tool for developing leadership skills. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013 Mar-Apr;9(2):222-9. Integration of CPD in courses to develop students as competent leaders and advance the pharmacy profession may help inform effective methods of CPD implementation. In this study,…
Richard O’Brocta, PharmD, Asim Abu-Baker, PharmD, et al, A Continuous Professional Development Process for First-Year Pharmacy Students. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012; 76(2) Article 29. This was a pilot designed to examine the feasibility of a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) process for first year pharmacy students. The study included training for both students and faculty…
Tofade T, Franklin B, Noell B, Leadon K. Evaluation of a Continuing Professional Development program for first year student pharmacists undergoing an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience. Innov Pharm. 2011; 2(2): Article 40. This study examined the effects of online and live training programs on first year pharmacy students’ ability to write SMART learning objectives and…
