Survey of colleges and schools of pharmacy to determine restrictions for teaching, research, and advocacy related to contraception.

Introduction: The pharmacist's role in reproductive health is evolving. Since 46 states allow providers to refuse to provide reproductive health services, it is important to consider whether learning is impacted by institution restrictions on contraception teaching, advocacy, and research.

Methods: An electronic survey was emailed to deans of all pharmacy schools on the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Institutional Membership list with a request to share with faculty teaching women's health content within their curriculum.

Retention of Students' Ability to Incorporate a Computer into Simulated Patient Encounters.

To assess pharmacy students' ability to incorporate laptop computers into simulated patient encounters (SPEs) in the second professional year (P2) and assess their ability to retain these skills into the next professional year. Students' awareness and confidence in using computers was also assessed. P2 students were surveyed about their awareness of and confidence in incorporating a computer into an SPE.

An innovative patient interview activity in a women's health elective.

Background And Purpose: To develop, integrate, and evaluate an innovative women's health and sexual health history interview activity in an elective course for pharmacy students.

Educational Activity And Setting: Students reflected on personal experiences where a healthcare provider addressed sensitive health-related topics. Students used this reflection and other resources to prepare for and conduct an interview with an adult woman.

Suggested pharmacy practice laboratory activities to align with pre-APPE domains in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum.

Our Situation: The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education outlines ability statements that pharmacy students should be able to demonstrate prior to beginning their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). Practice laboratory courses offer extensive opportunities for students to participate in activities and assessments that enable them to meet the objectives outlined in the Pre-APPE Core Domains in Standards 2016. This review identifies selected published literature, activities, and assessment methods that can be adapted and implemented in practice laboratory courses to help achieve the abilities outlined within the Pre-APPE Core Domains.