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. 2013 Dec 16;77(10):220.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe7710220.

Preparation of faculty members and students to be citizen leaders and pharmacy advocates

Leigh Ann Ross  1 , Kristin K Janke  2 , Cynthia J Boyle  3 , Gerald Gianutsos  4 , Cameron C Lindsey  5 , Leticia R Moczygemba  6 , Karen Whalen  7
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Preparation of faculty members and students to be citizen leaders and pharmacy advocates

Leigh Ann Ross et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

To identify characteristics and quality indicators of best practices for leadership and advocacy development in pharmacy education, a national task force on leadership development in pharmacy invited colleges and schools to complete a phone survey to characterize the courses, processes, and noteworthy practices for leadership and advocacy development at their institution. The literature was consulted to corroborate survey findings and identify additional best practices. Recommendations were derived from the survey results and literature review, as well as from the experience and expertise of task force members. Fifty-four institutions provided information about lecture-based and experiential curricular and noncurricular components of leadership and advocacy development. Successful programs have a supportive institutional culture, faculty and alumni role models, administrative and/or financial support, and a cocurricular thread of activities. Leadership and advocacy development for student pharmacists is increasingly important. The recommendations and suggestions provided can facilitate leadership and advocacy development at other colleges and schools of pharmacy.

Keywords: advocacy; citizen leader; faculty member; pharmacy student; student leadership.

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