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. 2021 Mar;13(3):238-244.
doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.10.011. Epub 2020 Oct 31.

Scholastic synergy: A team prototype for pharmacy faculty engagement in education, research, and service

Andrea Sikora Newsome  1 , Susan E Smith  2 , Christopher M Bland  3 , Trisha N Branan  4 , W Anthony Hawkins  5
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Scholastic synergy: A team prototype for pharmacy faculty engagement in education, research, and service

Andrea Sikora Newsome et al. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Introduction: Many clinical faculty members are challenged by competing factors of scholarly productivity, education, service obligations, and patient care. A team-based approach has the potential to synergistically increase productivity and mitigate factors associated with burnout.

Methods: The purpose of this report is to discuss a prototype for a small, team-based, practice-oriented collaborative approach to advancing critical care pharmacy practice through research and education. Productivity was evaluated in the areas of scholarship and teaching.

Results: This team was formed in 2017 and includes five critical care faculty across four campuses from a single academic institution. This collaborative has published peer-reviewed articles, secured grant funding, and developed novel teaching modalities.

Conclusions: Challenges encountered include timeline adherence, development of uniform data collection processes, clarifying roles and expectations for different projects, and authorship. This team may act as a prototype for clinical faculty teams to enhance engagement and scholarship productivity in a practice-based setting.

Keywords: Burnout; Clinical faculty; Collaboration; Healthcare team; Pharmacists; Pharmacy.

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Declaration of Competing Interest: None.

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Evolution of the UGAC3. ACCP = American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; DISC = Dominant, Influencing, Steadiness, Conscientious model; MBTI = Myers-Briggs Type Inventory; UGAC3 = The University of Georgia Critical Care Collaborative.
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