Utilizing a podcast to supplement common medication learning.

Introduction: Podcasts are a popular way to learn and engage at the convenience of the listener. Education is incorporating podcasts to supplement and reinforce students learning inside and outside the classroom.

Methods: The authors created a podcast covering the Top 200 commonly prescribed medications.

The impact of failure on faculty development.

Introduction: Failure is an inevitable outcome in life. Even though this is a commonly accepted fact, the environment in academic pharmacy has stigmatized failure. This stigmatization potentially stunts faculty development if inappropriate coping strategies evolve and skills such as creativity and problem solving do not flourish.

Reflection on the development of a patient case in twine.

Purpose: With technology becoming an essential component in classrooms, it is becoming more crucial for pharmacy faculty to explore innovative active learning strategies that engage students inside and outside the classroom. This manuscript discusses how two fourth-year students and their preceptor developed interactive patient cases using an open-source software application called Twine (www.twinery.

When the student becomes the teacher: Discovering individual teaching style.

Purpose: Insight will be given on the transition from student to teacher along with discovering individual teaching style by utilizing an adaptation of Gibb's model.

Description: The author will describe her experiences and reflect on her six-week academia advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE). Additionally, the author will incorporate literature explaining different styles and methods of teaching and how she utilized these to develop her own individual teaching.

Inclusion of Socioeconomic Status as an Additional Criterion in Holistic Pharmacy School Admission Processes.

To investigate the impact of socioeconomic status as an admissions criterion for pharmacy school admissions. Using de-identified data from two PharmCAS application cycles (2012-2013 and 2015-2016), a new socio-economic status indicator was crafted based on complex parental education and occupation information provided by applicants. The indicator was calibrated on federal standards to ensure uniform composition regardless of the applicant's location.

Report of the 2016-2017 Student Affairs Standing Committee.

The 2016-2017 AACP Student Affairs Standing Committee addressed charges related to recruitment to the profession of pharmacy and a national awareness campaign for pharmacy careers, as well as promotion of student wellness and stress management. The Committee report provides six recommendations to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and one proposed policy statement for the AACP House of Delegates related to recruitment to the pharmacy profession. The Committee report also provides three recommendations to AACP and one proposed policy statement for the AACP House of Delegates related to student wellness and stress management.