Teaching self-care as a junior faculty member: perspectives and lessons learned.
Self-care is an important component of the doctor of pharmacy curriculum due to the expanding nonprescription medication market and the high percentage of pharmacists practicing in community pharmacy. It can be incorporated as a freestanding course or integrated throughout the curriculum. This article presents the experiences of 2 junior faculty members at 2 different pharmacy schools who were charged with coordinating self-care instruction at their institutions. It discusses the "lessons learned" regarding teaching self-care effectively in an integrated curriculum and in a freestanding course.
Sulli
Maria Marzella
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St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Whetsel
Tara
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D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods