title: Impact of a student leadership development program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of the Student Leadership Development Series (SLDS), an academic-year--long, co-curricular approach to developing leadership skills in pharmacy students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants met once per month for activities and a college-wide guest speaker session. Students also completed monthly forms regarding what they had learned, participated in poster presentations, and created a personal leadership platform.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred twenty-three students participated in the program between 2008 and 2013. On monthly evaluation forms and a summative evaluation, students indicated that the program helped them feel prepared for leadership opportunities and increased their desire to pursue leadership. They valued interacting with pharmacy leaders from the community and learning how they could distinguish themselves as leaders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SLDS provided pharmacy students with an opportunity to explore personal leadership styles and develop broader understanding of leadership, and increased their desire to pursue leadership positions in the future.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: Renae
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chesnut
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tran-Johnson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D016730:Program Development; D013339:Students, Pharmacy
keywords: leadership. leadership development program; student pharmacist