Effect of pass/fail grading vs. letter grading on pharmacy students' achievement goal orientations.

Introduction: In the Fall of 2021, the grading scale for a pharmacotherapy case-based series of recitations in a pharmacy practice course was modified from a letter grade format to a pass/fail format. The aim of this study was to assess how different formats of grading affected pharmacy students' achievement goal orientations based on the 2 × 2 conceptual framework developed by Eliot and Harackiewicz (i.e.

Developing Confidence in Engaging in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Social Determinants of Health Topics Through Self-Authorship.

Objective: This study used a self-authorship framework to explore if diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social determinants of health (SDoH)-focused laboratories and learning activities increase student confidence in understanding aspects of implicit bias and SDoH, and how these activities impact student comfort in discussing and confidence in initiating conversations on DEI/SDoH topics with colleagues, faculty, supervisors, and patients.

Methods: First-year PharmD students engaged in 3 learning activities across 2 courses. Students were challenged to evaluate their biases and incorporate DEI/SDoH into their professional identity formation.

Long-Term Retention of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Knowledge and Confidence in Doctor of Pharmacy Students.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of American Heart Association (AHA) advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) education and training on long-term retention of ACLS knowledge and confidence in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students.

Methods: This multicenter study included PharmD students who received ACLS training through different means: 1-hour didactic lecture (didactic), 1-hour didactic lecture with 2-hour skills practice (didactic + skills), and comprehensive AHA ACLS certification through an elective course (elective-certification). Students completed a survey before training, immediately after training, and at least 6-12 months after training to assess demographics and ACLS confidence and knowledge.

Cleaning methods for dental instruments.

It is essential to ensure that reusable dental instruments are scrupulously clean as a first step in the decontamination process. Any residual soil on the surface of equipment creates a risk that will prevent steam, generated during sterilisation, from condensing on the surface of the instrument and raising the temperature to that required to ensure sterilisation. Further, most microorganisms will struggle to attach to the surface of a clean instrument.

Benchmark Report on Utilization of Faculty Workload Models in Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy.

This commentary offers a call to action to develop equity-minded, evidence-based faculty workload policies and practices within colleges and schools of pharmacy. The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy sponsored an investigation to characterize and compare peer schools' models for measuring and using faculty workload data. An external consulting group selected 28 colleges and schools of pharmacy based on characteristics similar to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and collected information, feedback, and data on how these programs assessed faculty workload.

Investigating the quasi-liquid layer on ice surfaces: a comparison of order parameters.

Ice surfaces are characterized by pre-melted quasi-liquid layers (QLLs), which mediate both crystal growth processes and interactions with external agents. Understanding QLLs at the molecular level is necessary to unravel the mechanisms of ice crystal formation. Computational studies of the QLLs heavily rely on the accuracy of the methods employed for identifying the local molecular environment and arrangements, discriminating between solid-like and liquid-like water molecules.

The impact of synchronous hybrid instruction on students' engagement in a pharmacotherapy course.

Background: Synchronous hybrid instruction offers flexible learning opportunities by allowing a portion of students to attend class sessions on campus while simultaneously allowing the remaining students to attend remotely. Although such flexibility may offer a number of advantages for pharmacy students, one area of concern is whether online participation options within synchronous hybrid courses can promote similar levels of engagement as courses that are designed entirely for face-to-face (FTF) participation.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of synchronous hybrid instruction on pharmacy students' engagement in a pharmacotherapy course.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty at research-intensive United States schools/colleges of pharmacy.

Introduction: To describe the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on teaching, research, practice, and work-life integration for pharmacy faculty at research-intensive institutions.

Methods: An online survey related to transition to remote work, impact on faculty responsibilities, demographics, and other elements was sent to nine research-intensive United States public schools/colleges of pharmacy. Respondents were asked to describe challenges in moving to remote instruction as a result of the pandemic.

A Call for Simplification and Integration of Doctor of Pharmacy Curricular Outcomes and Frameworks.

Pharmacy education faces an upcoming revision of accreditation standards designed to outline degree program requirements for training the next generation of pharmacists. At the same time, pharmacy educators are increasingly expected to integrate multiple other educational frameworks and recommendations from distinct groups into their curricula. With this list of expectations constantly expanding and changing, education leaders are forced to spend valuable time and resources trying to satisfy "checklists" instead of enhancing their programs.

ICH Q10 Pharmaceutical Quality System Guidance: Understanding Its Impact on Pharmaceutical Quality.

The International Council for Harmonization (ICH) "Q10 Pharmaceutical Quality Systems" (ICH Q10) guidance was introduced to address the growing gap between current good manufacturing practices and pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems. This study evaluated the impact of the ICH Q10 guidance on the PQS of pharmaceutical manufacturers. Data were obtained from the enabler questionnaire from pharmaceutical manufacturers surveyed by the St.

Socioeconomic Status and Individual Personal Responsibility Beliefs Towards Food Access.

Despite worldwide attention given to food access, very little progress has been made under the current model. Recognizing that individual engagement is likely based on individual experiences and perceptions, this research study investigated whether or not a correlation exists between one's socioeconomic status (SES) and perceived personal responsibility for food access. Discussion of results and implications provide fresh insight into the ongoing global debate surrounding food access.

Frosted Branch Angiitis Associated With Cytomegalovirus in a Pediatric Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: Frosted branch angiitis (FBA) is a rare phenomenon of panuveitis which may occur secondary to cytomegalovirus (CMV) causing acute visual disturbances. CMV infection is a known complication in allogenic stem cell transplant (SCT) patients but is uncommon following autologous SCT.

Observation: We describe a 17-month-old medulloblastoma patient with sudden onset visual impairment following second autologous SCT.

Human immune system adaptations to simulated microgravity revealed by single-cell mass cytometry.

Exposure to microgravity (µG) during space flights produces a state of immunosuppression, leading to increased viral shedding, which could interfere with long term missions. However, the cellular mechanisms that underlie the immunosuppressive effects of µG are ill-defined. A deep understanding of human immune adaptations to µG is a necessary first step to design data-driven interventions aimed at preserving astronauts' immune defense during short- and long-term spaceflights.

Doctor of pharmacy student preferences for computer-based vs. paper-and-pencil testing in a, social and administrative pharmacy course.

Introduction: The use of online learning and subsequent online testing has expanded rapidly in pharmacy programs across the United States. Numerous published studies have compared online learning with traditional methods in pharmacy. However, no such studies have been published in pharmacy.

Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common occurrence in childhood; consequently, evidence-based recommendations for its treatment are required.

Objective: To determine whether 5 days of high-dose amoxicillin for CAP was associated with noninferior rates of clinical cure compared with 10 days of high-dose amoxicillin.

Design, Setting, And Participants: The SAFER (Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Respiratory Infections) study was a 2-center, parallel-group, noninferiority randomized clinical trial consisting of a single-center pilot study from December 1, 2012, to March 31, 2014, and the follow-up main study from August 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019 at the emergency departments of McMaster Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Pharmacist perceptions of CliftonStrengths themes important for success in advanced cardiovascular life support.

What Is Known And Objective: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an integrated, team-based approach to optimizing patient outcomes during acute cardiovascular events. Due to the fast-paced, high-stress environment, inherent strengths may impact performance and confidence with ACLS skills. The objective of this study was to assess pharmacist perceptions regarding strengths deemed important during emergency cardiovascular response.

Nanocomposite structure of two-line ferrihydrite powder from total scattering.

Ferrihydrite is one of the most important iron-containing minerals on Earth. Yet determination of its atomic-scale structure has been frustrated by its intrinsically poor crystallinity. The key difficulty is that physically-different models can appear consistent with the same experimental data.

Using debates as the primary pedagogy to teach critical care in a PharmD curriculum elective course.

Background And Purpose: Debate is a pedagogy that incorporates deeper learning and has been used in many areas of healthcare and higher education. Debates have primarily been described within a course, but not as the predominant pedagogy for a course, particularly in pharmacy education or critical care instruction.

Educational Activity And Setting: Debating the Evidence was a two-credit hour course taught by debate-style pedagogy on an extended campus to third year pharmacy students in a four-year curricular program.

DeepIce: A Deep Neural Network Approach To Identify Ice and Water Molecules.

Computer simulation studies of multiphase systems rely on the accurate identification of local molecular structures and arrangements in order to extract useful insights. Local order parameters, such as Steinhardt parameters, are widely used for this identification task; however, the parameters are often tailored to specific local structural geometries and generalize poorly to new structures and distorted or undercoordinated bonding environments. Motivated by the desire to simplify the process and improve the accuracy, we introduce DeepIce, a novel deep neural network designed to identify ice and water molecules, which can be generalized to new structures where multiple bonding environments are present.

Evaluation of affective domain elements in a new pharmacy practice course.

Introduction: In 2016, new Accreditation Standards were implemented that required integration of affective domain elements (ADEs) into the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum and admissions interview process. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between admissions variables and performance in a new course, and to analyze the relationship between student self-assessment and faculty evaluation of their development and performance in ADEs.

Methods: Pre-pharmacy admission variables were evaluated for correlations with student performance in ADEs.