Professional Pharmacy Fraternities as a Mechanism for Cocurricular Learning: A Qualitative Analysis of Two Organizations.
Am J Pharm Educ
; 88(8): 101249, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Professional pharmacy fraternal organizations are among the most common student organizations in schools and colleges of pharmacy and are present on 98% of campuses. However, sparse literature explores the educational value these organizations offer. The purpose of this review is to explore the alignment of national requirements of 2 major pharmacy fraternities with cocurricular learning objectives.METHODS:
All 4 fraternal pharmacy organizations recognized by the Professional Fraternal Association were invited to collaborate on this project. Ultimately, 2 fraternities participated by gathering national office requirements for reports and activities for collegiate chapters. Qualitative review of fraternity requirements was conducted via manifest content analysis by 2 independent reviewers, and items were coded to the relevant cocurricular domain(s) from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards 2016; disagreements were resolved by a third author.RESULTS:
A total of 50 fraternity requirements were identified and mapped to 1 or more cocurricular domains, for a total of 63 codings. All 6 cocurricular domains were coded at least once. The most common codings were professionalism and leadership. Significant overlap existed in requirements that encompassed professionalism plus cultural sensitivity, professionalism plus self-awareness, and self-awareness plus leadership. Some activities benefited the school or community, whereas others solely contributed to individual member professional development.CONCLUSION:
Professional pharmacy fraternities provide ample cocurricular learning opportunities among the breadth of affective domains. The mission and vision of these organizations foster affective domain skill development in school- and community-facing events, as well as dedicated individual professional development.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Facultades de Farmacia
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Estudiantes de Farmacia
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Educación en Farmacia
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Liderazgo
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Pharm Educ
Año:
2024
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos