title: Relationship between admission data and pharmacy student involvement in extracurricular activities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess pharmacy student involvement in leadership and service roles and to evaluate the association between admissions data and student involvement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students were invited to complete a 56-item online survey instrument containing questions regarding leadership and service involvement, work experiences, perceived contribution of involvement to skill development, and perceived importance of involvement. Responses were linked to admissions data to identify possible associations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five hundred fourteen (82.4%) pharmacy students completed the survey instrument. Students with higher admissions application and interview scores were more likely to be involved in organizations and hold leadership roles, while students with higher admissions grade point averages were less likely to be involved in organizations and leadership roles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Assessing students' involvement in leadership and service roles can assist in the evaluation of students' leadership skills and lead to modification of curricular and co-curricular activities to provide development opportunities. Student involvement in extracurricular activities may encourage future involvement in and commitment to the pharmacy profession.
authors.affiliation: Manchester College School of Pharmacy, Fort Wayne, IN, 46805, USA. mekiersma@manchester.edu
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kiersma
authors.forename: Kimberly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Plake
authors.forename: Holly L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D003625:Data Collection; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000639:trends*; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology
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