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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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STUDENT
RECRUITMENT
Outreach Programs-Career Fairs
Description of activity
Career fairs provide a forum for high school and college students to
explore different career options. This is an opportune time to discuss
the evolving role of pharmacists as well as key attributes essential to
the provision of pharmaceutical care.
Rationale
Although it is not uncommon for students to have identified a career
goal while still in high school, many may still be trying to decide
among the various choices in the health professions. Career fairs allow
prospective students to explore current opportunities in the pharmacy
profession.
Areas of professionalism addressed
This type of program helps increase awareness of the pharmacist’s
role in health care and acquaints a prospective student on the
profession’s expectations regarding professional behavior.
Special issues involving planning / promotion /
implementation
The issue of finding representatives to attend high school and college
career fairs may be problematic since they are often scheduled on a
weekday. If the fair spans the course of a day, finding students,
faculty and practitioners to remain at a booth for this length of time
presents a significant challenge.
Examples of programs and resources
- “Keep your Options Open,” Iowa
Pharmacists Association (Provides resources for those involved in
recruitment activities)
- Rutgers University
- South Dakota State University
- University of Florida
- University of Tennessee
- University of Michigan - "Festifall"
Pre-Pharmacy Organizations
Outreach Programs-Career Fairs
Outreach Programs—Mentoring and
Shadowing
Educating the Public on the Pharmacist’s Role in
Health Care
Professionalism Prerequisite
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