First Year Coordinators, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Medicine and Health, Student experience, Use engaging approaches to content delivery

Using Object-Based Learning to Introduce Cultural Competency and the Social Determinants of Health to First Year Pharmacy Students

Many pharmacy students will find themselves working in diverse clinical contexts where cultural competence and effective inter-cultural communication is essential for optimising patient care…

First Year Coordinators, Medicine and Health, Offer meaningful assessment, feedback and academic integrity, Student experience, Use engaging approaches to content delivery

Getting Every Student to Open the Book and do Assigned Readings: An Integrated Workshop Design in First-Year Pharmacy

In 2023, the Sydney Pharmacy School implemented a new vertically integrated curriculum. Incoming first-year students enrolled in the Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice (PHAR1921) unit…

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Assessment, Educational excellence, Have clear communications and expectations, LMS transformation, Measure and support engagement, Medicine and Health, Offer meaningful assessment, feedback and academic integrity, Student experience, Teaching tips

Transforming a pharmaceutical compounding unit using competency-based assessment and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Pharmaceutical compounding is recognised as a core pharmacy skill, both in Australia (1) and internationally (2). As part of their accreditation requirements, Australian University…