Table 1.

Survey to Determine the Impact of Guest Speakers on Pharmacy Students Enrolled in a Professional Development Seminar Series (%)

	SA^a	A^a	N^a	D^a	SD^a
Instructional Methods: In the professional development seminar series:
1. Guest speakers enhanced my learning	54.4	43.5	2.2	0	0
2. An appropriate number of guest speakers was used	60.9	39.1	0	0	0
3. In general, the guest speakers communicated effectively	54.4	41.3	4.4	0	0
4. The guest speakers exposed me to a variety of careers in the pharmacy profession	87.0	10.9	2.2	0	0
5. Sufficient time was allowed for students to ask questions of the guest speakers	52.2	41.3	4.4	2.2	0
6. Asking questions helped me improve my oral communication skills	28.3	34.8	32.6	4.4	0
7. Having guest speakers helped improve my self-confidence to ask questions	17.4	37.0	41.3	4.4	0
The Written Reflection Assignments: Writing about guest speakers’ presentations:
8. Broadened my thinking about my societal role as a pharmacist	54.4	39.1	6.5	0	0
9. Broadened my definition of what it means to be a pharmacist	54.4	39.1	4.4	2.2	0
10. Improved my written communication skills	23.9	52.2	21.8	2.2	0
11. Improved my writing skills in other courses	8.7	39.1	45.7	6.5	0
12. Helped me to think critically	28.3	47.8	23.9	0	0
13. Fostered a trusting relationship with my advisor	65.2	34.8	0	0	0
14. Receiving feedback from my advisor was valuable to me	80.4	17.4	2.2	0	0
Broadening Student Outlook/Personal and Social Growth: The guest speakers:
15. Made me become more empathetic toward patients who live with chronic or life-threatening illnesses	47.8	34.8	15.2	2.2	0
16. Increased my awareness that, as a future pharmacist, it is my professional responsibility to use my knowledge for the benefit of others	60.9	30.4	6.5	2.2	0
17. Increased my awareness that, as a future pharmacist, I must work now to improve my communication and interpersonal skills so that others may benefit from those improvements in the future	63.1	23.9	10.9	2.2	0
18. Exposed me to pharmacy career opportunities I did not know about beforehand	76.1	23.9	0	0	0
19. Helped me focus on my career goals	43.5	41.3	15.2	0	0
20. Helped me begin to formulate my career goals	43.5	47.8	8.7	0	0
21. Contributed to my rethinking and possibly changing my pharmacy career goals	41.3	39.1	15.2	4.4	0
22. Helped me decide, in part, which advanced pharmacy practice experiences to select for my fourth professional year	41.3	43.5	8.7	6.5	0
23. Made me more aware of my career interests	43.5	41.3	15.2	0	0
24. Increased my awareness of personal talents I could use in my pharmacy career	23.9	47.8	26.1	2.2	0

↵^a SA = strongly agree, A = agree, N = neutral, D = disagree, SD = strongly disagree