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Motivation, Grit, and Resilience in Pharmacy Education and Practice
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Motivation, Grit, and Resilience in Pharmacy Education and Practice

A special issue of Pharmacy (ISSN 2226-4787). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacy Education and Student/Practitioner Training".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2021) | Viewed by 15340

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Kyle John Wilby

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School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, 9054 Dunedin, New Zealand
Interests: resilience; curricular reform; assessment; evaluation; educational theory

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are currently living in uncertain times that are having a substantial impact on pharmacy education and practice. These have resulted in increased demands on our profession that may have negative impacts related to stress and burnout. At the same time, pharmacy educators and students have been tasked with restructuring programs into online environments that have also affected motivation for teaching and learning. More than ever before, the profession needs to rely on its motivation, grit, and resilience to overcome these barriers, in order to provide the best patient care possible. Exploring new ways to develop these traits, as well as coping strategies when things go wrong, should be a priority for the profession moving forward.

We invite you to share your expertise, including your experiences and research, pertaining to motivation, grit, and resilience in pharmacy education and practice. This issue will serve as a foundation for future research in the field and will also provide practical solutions and lessons learned for understanding and development of motivation, grit, and resilience in pharmacy education and practice settings.

Prof. Kyle John Wilby
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmacy is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • resilience
  • grit
  • emotional intelligence
  • burnout
  • students

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Developing a Global Community of Practice for Pharmacy Workforce Resilience—Meet GRiT
by Karen Whitfield, Vibhuti Arya, Zubin Austin, Dalia Bajis, Catriona Bradley, Bronwyn Clark, Betty Exintaris, Kirsten Galbraith, Maguy Saffouh El Hajj, Kat Hall, Louise Hughes, Sue Kirsa, Catherine Langran, Efi Mantzourani, Kyle John Wilby and Sarah Willis
Pharmacy 2021, 9(2), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020110 - 10 Jun 2021
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Workforce resilience in pharmacy is required to ensure the practice, education, and administrative systems remain viable and sustainable over time and when facing challenges. Whether it is addressing burnout of pharmacists or students, or the structure and policies/procedures of employment and professional organizations, [...] Read more.
Workforce resilience in pharmacy is required to ensure the practice, education, and administrative systems remain viable and sustainable over time and when facing challenges. Whether it is addressing burnout of pharmacists or students, or the structure and policies/procedures of employment and professional organizations, working to increase resilience across all individuals and sectors is essential to relieve pressure and promote better well-being, especially during the recent pandemic. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a community of practice global group focused on development of resilience within the pharmacy workforce that is inclusive of students, pharmacy interns/preregistration and registered pharmacists. The steering group meets monthly and has representation of 24 members across eight countries. Members meet to discuss pertinent issues they are facing in practice, as well as to share and progress ideas on education, research, and practice initiatives. To date, members have collectively implemented resilience training in pharmacy education, researched burnout and resilience in both students and pharmacists, and facilitated international collaborations both within and outside core group members. Future activities will focus on strengthening the community of practice in order to harness the power of the collective. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Motivation, Grit, and Resilience in Pharmacy Education and Practice)
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Developing Grit, Motivation, and Resilience: To Give Up on Giving In
by Karen M. Whitfield and Kyle John Wilby
Pharmacy 2021, 9(2), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020109 - 9 Jun 2021
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Developing grit, motivation, and resilience within the pharmacy workforce has become a topic of increasing interest, heightened by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Even prior to the global pandemic, the health care field has been associated with a rapidly changing, challenging, and pressured work [...] Read more.
Developing grit, motivation, and resilience within the pharmacy workforce has become a topic of increasing interest, heightened by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Even prior to the global pandemic, the health care field has been associated with a rapidly changing, challenging, and pressured work environment that can often lead to stress and burnout. Developing resilience in health care workers has been identified as a strategy to combat burnout by improving their ability to thrive in stressful situations, thus enhancing physical and mental well-being. In this commentary, we consider the use of a resilience framework that encompasses the overlapping attributes of emotional balance and physical and mental strength to develop resilience. The importance of finding purpose and meaning is also explored within the framework, as well as the association between grit, motivation, autonomy, mastery, and connection. Practical strategies and reflections are outlined to challenge, inspire, and motivate the development of grit and resilience, in order to combat the challenges faced by pharmacists in a constantly changing health care system. Full article
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Check-In: An Educational Activity to Address Well-Being and Burnout among Pharmacy Students
by Heidi V.J. Fernandes, Cynthia Richard, Kaitlin Bynkoski, Becky Ewan and Sherilyn K.D. Houle
Pharmacy 2020, 8(4), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8040184 - 8 Oct 2020
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Background: Chronic workplace stress that has not been adequately managed can result in burnout. Healthcare providers; including pharmacists, may be particularly susceptible to this phenomenon, prompting the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo to develop an active-learning activity to teach and [...] Read more.
Background: Chronic workplace stress that has not been adequately managed can result in burnout. Healthcare providers; including pharmacists, may be particularly susceptible to this phenomenon, prompting the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo to develop an active-learning activity to teach and reflect on healthcare provider burnout, called Check-In. Methods: Check-In was comprised of a 20 min online lecture on healthcare provider burnout, two pre-readings that highlighted burnout among physicians, and an optional one-on-one session between individual students and a faculty or staff member. A reflection guide was also shared among students and facilitators where students had to rate their current mental health on a 10-point scale and reflect on questions focusing on energy expenditure, self-care, and self-compassion within the past, present, and future. Results: Check-In was rewarding and overall positive for students and faculty. The personal connection with members from the school and the strategic timing of the activity within the curriculum notably contributed to the success of the activity. The short duration of individual sessions was the key criticism of the activity. Further research at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy will be explored to assess the long-term impact of Check-In on student well-being. Full article
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