Assessment of a Faculty and Preceptor Development Intervention to Foster Self-Awareness and Self-Confidence.

To conduct and evaluate the outcomes of a pharmacy faculty and preceptor development program to foster self-awareness and self-confidence. A faculty and preceptor development intervention was implemented in a multi-campus college of pharmacy to promote and assess for improvements in self-awareness and self-confidence. Faculty members and preceptors were surveyed regarding their self-perceptions and confidence at baseline and following an intervention in which they completed the Birkman Method self-assessment and participated in a training program with an active-learning component.

A sustainable business model for comprehensive medication management in a patient-centered medical home.

Objectives: To develop a sustainable business model for pharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management services in a patient-centered medical home. Secondarily, to evaluate the impact that the pharmacist had on clinical (glycosylated hemoglobin [A1C], low-density lipoprotein [LDL], and blood pressure) and economic (physician productivity and cost avoidance) outcomes.

Practice Description: This pilot project took place at the Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Trident office in North Charleston, South Carolina, from October 2013 to September 2014.

Community pharmacist-delivered Medicare Annual Wellness Visits within a family medicine practice.

Objective: To identify the steps to implement a community pharmacist into a family medicine practice to deliver Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs).

Setting: Medicine Mart Pharmacy is a locally owned and operated pharmacy that has served the West Columbia, SC, area for over 30 years. The services offered by the pharmacy have expanded over the past 3 years through the addition of a community pharmacy resident.

Impact of the Birkman Method Assessment on Pharmacy Student Self-Confidence, Self-Perceptions, and Self-Awareness.

To identify changes in pharmacy student self-confidence, self-perceptions, and self-awareness after completing the Birkman Method assessment and training program. Survey tools were developed to evaluate students at baseline and following the co-curricular Birkman Method program. Following IRB approval, students participating in the Birkman Method program were recruited for enrollment in this survey-based study.

Establishing a community pharmacy residency at an independent pharmacy: Time allocation and valuation.

Purpose: The value of a first-year community pharmacy residency program (CPRP) at an independent pharmacy was estimated based on time allocation for resident responsibilities.

Methods: Predefined time allocation categories for the pharmacy resident were used to consistently classify and document time completing residency activities. Benefit-to-cost ratio was determined by tabulating total costs and total benefits of the residency program.