CPE Speaker Series
Zoom
Societal and Higher Education Trends and their impact on curricular reform in pharmacy
In a post-pandemic world the role, function, and delivery of higher education is being challenged. As such, we need to rethink pharmacy education in this context, as well considering the evolving expectations of pharmacists roles in health care which include leading, delivering, and improving quality patient care. Learning expectations of the next generation of pharmacists also differ from the present and the past. Our education model will need to innovate to meet this challenge.
Speaker: Jamie Kellar
Jamie Kellar is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Academic at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. She received an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Human Kinetics from the University of Guelph, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degree, both from the University of Toronto. She obtained her PhD from the School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, Netherlands. In addition to her education, she is a licenced pharmacist in Ontario, Canada. Professor Kellar’s practice area is in the field of mental health. Her research explores professional identity in pharmacy education and practice. Dr. Kellar is an award-winning educator, having won the University of Toronto Early Career Teaching Award, the President’s Teaching Award and the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) National Award for Excellence in Education. Her research on professional identity in pharmacy education also won the Rufus A. Lyman Award for the outstanding paper published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education in 2020.
Discussant: Nancy Waite
Dr. Nancy Waite is Professor and Associate Director Clinical Education at University of Waterloo. She has worked in Canada and the US as a practicing pharmacist and faculty member. She has been involved in curricular reform for many years including major curriculum overhauls to starting programs from a blank slate. Her research and teaching explore the impact of pharmacist scope of practice changes on health outcomes, with a focus on pharmacists-as-immunizers.
