title: StrengthsFinder Signature Themes of Talent in Doctor of Pharmacy Students in Five Midwestern Pharmacy Schools.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe student pharmacists' Signature Themes from the Clifton StrengthsFinder across 5 Midwestern pharmacy institutions and to compare themes by gender, institution, and undergraduate population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Student pharmacists completed the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment and received their top 5 Signature Themes. Themes were organized and examined by domains (Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, Strategic Thinking). The distribution of the themes was compared between student pharmacists and undergraduates and themes and domains were compared by institution and gender.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although results varied by institution, the top 5 themes among the 1244 of 1250 students (99.5%) who completed the assessment were: Achiever, Harmony, Learner, Responsibility, and Empathy. Female student pharmacists had more themes in Executing and Relationship Building, while males had more themes in Influencing and Strategic Thinking. Pharmacy students exhibit more Executing domain talents and fewer Influencing domain talents compared with undergraduates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Signature Themes were consistent among student pharmacists across 5 Midwestern colleges of pharmacy.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Kristin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Janke
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Karen B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Vincent D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, Indiana.
authors.forename: Kimberly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Plake
authors.affiliation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, Indiana.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Todd D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Gary C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Yee
mesh_terms: D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004522:Educational Status; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Signature Themes; StrengthsFinder; strengths; student development; talents