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Evaluation Of Perceived Stress And Lifestyle Choices At The Beginning Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Among Students At A School Of Pharmacy In The United States, Crystal Deas, Melanie Manis

Health Professions Education

Purpose: Academic stress is a well-known component of life as a healthcare professional student, with the COVID-19 pandemic ushering in additional challenges. This study investigated trends in perceived stress, in relation to demographic and lifestyle choice variables among pharmacy students, during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a U.S. school of pharmacy. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted at Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy utilizing a web-based questionnaire that was distributed to all enrolled second-, third-, and fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy students. The survey instrument contained 22 items and was arranged into three sections to characterize …

Status Of Toxicology Education In Us Doctor Of Pharmacy Programs, Mohammed A. Islam, Paniz Hazrati, Fred Farris

Health Professions Education

Purpose: Pharmacists play a significant role in toxicology from research to clinical practice. Adequate toxicology content coverage is expected in the curricula of US PharmD programs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the status of toxicology education in the professional PharmD programs in US schools and colleges of pharmacy.

Method: The websites of 142 pharmacy programs were visited. Pages with PharmD curriculum, course catalog, student handbook were identified and retrieved. The toxicology course titles and catalog descriptions were compiled and uploaded into the qualitative data analysis software, NVivo® 12. A word cloud analysis of the toxicology course descriptions …