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A Simple And Flexible Model To Calculate Annual Merit Raises For Health Sciences Faculty, Reza Mehvar
A Simple And Flexible Model To Calculate Annual Merit Raises For Health Sciences Faculty, Reza Mehvar
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
Purpose
The objective of this study was to develop and implement a simple and flexible mathematical model to generate merit-based salary increases as a percentage of the faculty base salaries, with the flexibility to choose the range of merit raises.
Methods
Annual faculty performance scores, faculty base salaries, and available salary increase pool were used in a relatively simple linear model to determine the individual faculty merit raises as a percentage of their base salary. The core model allows the selection of a slope value that determines how steeply the merit raise changes with a change in the performance score. …
Getting Started As A New Preceptor, Neeloufar Fakourfar, Emmanuelle Schwartzmann
Getting Started As A New Preceptor, Neeloufar Fakourfar, Emmanuelle Schwartzmann
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
Clinical experience in the healthcare field plays a crucial role in shaping future professionals into competent and well-rounded providers. Equally important is the ability to facilitate the learning process of learners to promote self-directed, lifelong learning and critical thinking.1-3 Preceptorship can vary in approach depending on the design of the learning experience: direct instruction, modeling, coaching, mentoring, and facilitiation.4-6 In addition, there are many teaching tools available such as One-Minute Preceptor, layered teaching, providing reflections, and thinking out loud.7-9 To be an effective preceptor, developing skills through self-reflection and seeking out professional development to strengthen areas of weakness are important. …
The Importance Of Goal Setting: Why Every Pharmacist Should Make Goal Setting A Habit, Albert Bach, Laressa Bethishou
The Importance Of Goal Setting: Why Every Pharmacist Should Make Goal Setting A Habit, Albert Bach, Laressa Bethishou
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
"But how many of us actually practice what we preach? We have pledged to apply our knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of our ability to assure optimal outcomes for our patients. As the pharmacy profession evolves, and as we train future generations of pharmacists, we have increased opportunities to expand our role and impact as a pharmacist. Goal setting is an important and valuable tool to support us in our personal and professional growth."
Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (Apss) #6: Hand-Off Communications, Steven Barker, Nick Adams, Misti B. Baskett, Victoria Baskett, Michael Becker, Michel Bennett, Laressa Bethishou, Mike Ramsay, Jeff Dunn, Hisham El-Bayar, William Floyd, Frank Gencorelli, Christina Hazekamp, Kristy Blomquist, Edwin Loftin, Ariana Longley, Jacob Lopez, David Lubarsky, Pete Melrose, Brent Nibarger, Karen Rehling, Patricia Roth, Kris Stegner, Laura Townsend
Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (Apss) #6: Hand-Off Communications, Steven Barker, Nick Adams, Misti B. Baskett, Victoria Baskett, Michael Becker, Michel Bennett, Laressa Bethishou, Mike Ramsay, Jeff Dunn, Hisham El-Bayar, William Floyd, Frank Gencorelli, Christina Hazekamp, Kristy Blomquist, Edwin Loftin, Ariana Longley, Jacob Lopez, David Lubarsky, Pete Melrose, Brent Nibarger, Karen Rehling, Patricia Roth, Kris Stegner, Laura Townsend
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
Hand-off communications, or hand-off processes, involve the transition of care as well as the transfer of patient-specific information by one healthcare professional to another with the purpose of providing a patient with safe, continuous care. A successful hand-off can only be achieved by effective communication.