Psychometric evaluation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) using Rasch analysis.

Introduction: The role of pharmacists is crucial in the care of individuals with HIV/AIDS. However, stigma in health care settings can be a deterrent to providing appropriate care. This paper assessed psychometric properties and convergent validity of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) among pharmacy students in the United States (US) using Rasch analysis.

Preparing student pharmacists to care for patients exposed to intimate partner violence.

Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem. Little is known about pharmacists' IPV knowledge and awareness. This study assessed student pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of IPV and examined the impact of a brief curricular unit on these factors.

An innovative escape room activity to assess student readiness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs).

Background And Purpose: In addition to clinical knowledge, teamwork and critical thinking are skills necessary to be successful during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). One way that educators can help students to achieve these skills is with the utilization of educational games.

Educational Activity And Setting: Faculty from different departments worked together to develop an educational activity modeled after the escape room game concept for third year pharmacy students enrolled in a pre-APPE readiness course.

Revisiting Faculty Citizenship.

This commentary describes the significance of faculty citizenship in the broader context of institutional culture and defines faculty citizenship for use across all aspects of faculty roles in the Academy. The definition includes two key components (engagement and collegiality) that can be used to measure citizenship behaviors. Continued discussion and study of faculty citizenship will further the Academy's understanding and use of the concept.