title: Poster project to emphasize public health in the pharmacy curriculum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To implement and assess a required public health poster project in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Third-year PharmD students collaborated in pairs to research a public health topic relating to pharmacy practice. Each student group prepared an informational poster, while receiving feedback from a faculty mentor at each stage of the project. The students presented their completed posters at a statewide pharmacy conference.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Faculty members evaluated the posters with a grading rubric, and students completed a survey instrument that assessed the overall experience. In general, faculty members rated the class highly across all domains of the grading rubric. The class generally agreed that the poster project increased their awareness of public health issues related to pharmacy practice, overall knowledge of public health, and presentation skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implementation of a poster project was well received by students and faculty members as an effective method for enhancing public health instruction in the PharmD program at North Dakota State University.
authors: Department of Pharmacy Practice, North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Sciences, Fargo, ND 58108, USA. michael.kelsch@ndsu.edu
authors: Michael P
authors: MP
authors: Kelsch
authors: Amy B
authors: AB
authors: Werremeyer
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy