The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) manages the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NABPLEX). A new Scope of Pharmacy Practice study was completed in 1994, and representatives of NABP and the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities of Canada met in 1995 to discuss the possibility of…

The president elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy examines the role of that association, reviews its activities and impact throughout its history, and concludes that the stated mission of providing pharmaceutical care services rather than mechanical procedures must be better reflected in the pharmaceutical curriculum. (MSE)

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of burnout on the academic achievement of female students in the colleges of health sciences and to explore on their educational levels of study regarding burnout. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this study and a sample size of 540 Saudi female students was…

The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as "the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life." These forces and systems include economic policies, development agendas, cultural and social norms, social policies,…

Enrollment trends in professional degree programs in pharmacy as of fall 1980 are examined. Information is presented on: full-time and part-time enrollments in the final three years in professional degree programs; enrollments in other than the final three years of the curriculum; full-time enrollments of students studying for the Pharm.D. as…

Issues in the conflict between clinical practice and basic research in pharmacy are reviewed: professional associations' role, curriculum needs and traditions, internal strains and diversity in the profession, computer use, scholarly work of faculty, using the medical profession as a model, and misperceptions of what clinical and basic sciences…

Many factors predict academic performance at university but accessing lecture recordings has not been established as one. Our aims were to quantify how and why biochemistry students accessed lecture recordings and to determine any association between accessing lecture recordings and academic outcomes. Lecture recording access data was collected…

This is a report of hearings held in Washington, D.C., on March 10 and 12, 1980, on the Health Professions Education and Distribution Act of 1980--three bills amending Public Health Service Act, Titles VII and VIII, and the national health Service Corps Program. S. 2375 would extend assistance programs for training health professionals and the…

The history of professional continuing education in pharmacy is chronicled since the establishment of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Section of Teachers of Continuing Education in 1968. (MSE)

The study objective was to determine if self-identified initiated strategies to enhance emotional intelligence (EI) through ePortfolio assignments resulted in EI changes from the first to third years in a professional pharmacy program. The Emotional Intelligence Appraisal (EIA) tool was used to measure proficiency in four EI skill areas…

The 1988 report of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Argus Commission, concerning the problems and priorities in assessment of the outcomes in pharmaceutical education, is summarized. (MSE)

The new president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy outlines the agenda for the organization, focusing on enhancement of pharmaceutical education, committee responsibilities, and strategic planning within the organization. (MSE)

The report of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Professional Affairs Committee addresses three issues: continuing education programs for practitioners, experiential education and training, and investigation of the status of pharmacy manpower and support personnel. (MSE)

Member institutions of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy are listed and information concerning the levels of degrees offered and the number of years of college study required prior to enrolling in the school/college of pharmacy is included. (SF)

This bulletin is a compilation of the standards for accrediting institutions of higher learning employed by the several national and regional associations and of the lists of institutions accredited or classified by each association. It includes lists of the professional schools of law, medicine, dentistry, and library science classified by the…