Mining for Retention Gems and Unearthing Identity and Belonging.

Objective: To determine the relationship between first-year retention and variables related to professional engagement and professional, academic, and personal identities.

Methods: This study evaluated data from 3 cohorts of students at a private 0-6 college of pharmacy. A theoretical and conceptual framework linking professional identity and retention informed the study.

Evaluation of a pharmacist-run antiarrhythmic clinic in an ambulatory practice.

Objective: To describe the impact of a pharmacist-run antiarrhythmic clinic in an outpatient practice.

Setting: Blanchard Valley Medical Associates (BVMA) in Findlay, OH.

Practice Description: BVMA is a 15-physician private practice with five pharmacists on staff who run several disease management clinics.