Considering Retention and Curricula in Reframing Pharmacy Enrollment Challenges

Enrollment in pharmacy education has been a topic of extensive discussions as the number of applications has declined. Some pharmacy programs have either not met enrollment goals or decreased incoming class sizes. This Commentary poses two questions that we must ask ourselves as an Academy. First, i...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2023-04, Vol.87 (3), p.ajpe9116-306, Article ajpe9116
Main Authors: Robinson, Evan T., Brazeau, Gayle A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College admissions
Curricula
Curriculum
Demographics
Education, Higher
Education, Pharmacy
enrollment
Enrollments
Globalization
High School Graduates
Higher education
Humans
Knowledge economy
Learning
Management
Medical education
online learning
Outcomes of Education
Pharmaceutical Education
Pharmaceutical Services
Pharmacists
Pharmacy
Professions
Recruitment
retention
School Holding Power
Schools
Schools, Pharmacy
Student Interests
Student retention
student services
Students, Pharmacy
Study and teaching
Success
Tuition
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:Enrollment in pharmacy education has been a topic of extensive discussions as the number of applications has declined. Some pharmacy programs have either not met enrollment goals or decreased incoming class sizes. This Commentary poses two questions that we must ask ourselves as an Academy. First, is it possible to realistically do more to recruit our way out of this situation in the next three to five years and beyond. Second, how, if possible, will pharmacy colleges and schools avoid the significant and transformative forces that could impact higher education in the future. Forces that are impacting higher education include changing demographics, transitioning from an industrial-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, and the continuing advances in technology with increased globalization as a component of all three of these forces. To address these questions, the concepts of student retention and success as well as considerations for reframing current curricular and pedagogical models and beliefs are challenged. In that pharmacy enrollment challenges are not likely to be easily resolved in the next few years, the Academy must place additional emphasis on issues related to student success and the design of our educational models and programs.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467
DOI:10.5688/ajpe9116