| Use of adjunct faculty members in classroom teaching in departments of pharmacy practice. | |
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PMID: 21969715 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine trends among departments of pharmacy practice regarding use of adjunct faculty members for classroom-based teaching and to assess departmental support provided to these faculty members. METHODS: Chairs of pharmacy practice departments in US colleges and school of pharmacy were contacted by e-mail and asked to complete an 11-item electronic survey instrument. RESULTS: Chair respondents reported an average of 5.7 adjunct faculty members hired to teach required courses and 1.8 adjunct faculty members hired to teach elective courses. Compensation averaged $108 per lecture hour and $1,257 per 1-credit-hour course. Twenty-five percent of the respondents expected to hire more adjunct faculty members to teach required courses in the upcoming year due to curricular changes, faculty hiring freezes, and the shortage of full-time faculty members. Only 7% of respondents reported that they provided a teaching mentor and 14% offered no support to their adjunct faculty members. CONCLUSIONS: Departments of pharmacy practice commonly use adjunct faculty members to teach required and elective courses. Given the pharmacy faculty shortage, this trend is expected to increase and may be an area for future faculty development. |
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Authors:
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Nancy Fjortoft; Thy Mai; Susan R Winkler |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of pharmaceutical education Volume: 75 ISSN: 1553-6467 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Pharm Educ Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-10-04 Completed Date: 2012-04-11 Revised Date: 2012-05-07 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372650 Medline TA: Am J Pharm Educ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129 Citation Subset: IM |
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Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, USA. nfjort@midwestern.edu |
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methods Education, Pharmacy / methods, organization & administration* Electronic Mail Faculty / organization & administration* Humans Pharmacy Questionnaires Schools, Pharmacy* Teaching / methods* |
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