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Pharmacy Professionalism Toolkit for Students and
Faculty
Provided by the APhA-ASP/AACP Committee on Student Professionalism
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PROFESSIONAL YEARS 01, 02, 03
(Didactic)
Ethics Course Offering
Description of activity
An ethics course related to pharmacy practice can examine and assess the
types of ethical dilemmas that are encountered in pharmacy practice
settings. Objectives of a required course might include: distinguishing
ethical issues from other types of issues in pharmacy practice;
identifying the morally relevant characteristics of a professional
practice situation; identifying the options available to a pharmacist
when addressing an ethical dilemma; providing justification for options;
and displaying the interaction skills need to apply ethical decisions to
patient care situations in a sensitive and humane manner.
Rationale
Students entering the profession of pharmacy must be taught ethical
decision-making with the understanding that confronting ethical issues
is a recurring and lifelong process.
Areas of professionalism addressed
Ethical decision-making is a recognizable characteristic of a
profession.
Special issues involving
planning/promotion/implementation
A required course should be developed to engage students in the process
of ethical decision-making through case studies and class discussions.
Students should discuss and understand APhA’s Code of Ethics as
part of a course assignment.
Examples of programs and resources
- Creighton University - Center for Health Policy and Ethics
2004 AACP School Poster:
“Achieving Professionalism in the Pharmacy Program at the
University of Montana.”
Lori J. Morin, Jean T. Carter, Gayle A. Cochran, University of
Montana.
Reference
Purtilo R. Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 3rd
edition. W.B. Saunders Company, 1999
Honor System
Dress Code
Course Content and Structure
Classroom Demeanor
Student Membership on School and College
Committees
Professional Demeanor: Faculty, Teaching Assistants,
Preceptor, Staff & Administrators
Ethics Course Offerings
Leadership and Political Advocacy Course
Offering
Recognition and Awards
Cultivating Student and Faculty
Relationships
Professional Pharmacy Organizations
Student Leadership Council
Community Service Requirements (Service
Learning)
Pinning/Professional Commitment Ceremony (End of
P3)
Faculty Retreat
Student Professionalism Assessment
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