RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Increasing the PharmD Pipeline, Encouraging Student Success, and Supporting the Underserved Through Pre-Pharmacy Advising
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP ajpe8854
DO 10.5688/ajpe8854
VO 87
IS 2
A1 Shane Pruitt
A1 Andrew Darley
A1 Erik Dennison
YR 2023
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/87/2/ajpe8854.abstract
AB Academic advising for pre-pharmacy students lacks best practice recommendations specific to the pharmacy profession. When considering contemporary challenges in pharmacy education, adoption of high-quality advising approaches will likely have a positive influence on professional school enrollment, general student success, and educational access for the traditionally underserved. As pre-health academic advising is an important component of student professional development, standardizing best-practice strategies in and around pharmacy programs will “[strengthen] the pharmacy pipeline” and “[raise] the profile of pharmacy” as stated in the 2021–2024 Strategic Plan Priorities, Goals and Objectives issued by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). An investment is needed to codify such practices in pre-pharmacy advising and scale these techniques across pharmacy schools positioned to serve undergraduates.