Counting What Counts - Cultivating Impactful Service in the Academy

The Fika crew invited Caroline L. Ko, PharmD, BCCCP - Associate Clinical Professor at the University of the Pacific - and Ila M. Saunders, PharmD, BCOP - Health Sciences Clinical Associate Professor at the University of California San Diego - to talk about their work to create the PharmGradWishList and how service can be uplifted and recognized in the academy.  Ultimately, faculty bear the responsibility of telling the story of how their service work makes the world and the academy a better place.  But perhaps we should create better structures for measuring, reporting, and valuing service work.

Be sure to visit (and donate to): PharmGradWishList

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Resources

Astle KN, Arya V, Blackburn H, et al.  Academic activism: An avenue to action.  Am J Pharm Educ 2023; 87 (6): 100080. 

Ko CL, Abdul-Mutakabbir JC, Astle KN et al.  Brighter horizons: The necessity of concentrated sponsorship targeted toward minoritized student pharmacists.  J Am Pharm Assoc 2022; 62 (3): 701-705.

Johnson SK and Hekman DR.  Women and miniorities are penalized for promoting diversity.  Harvard Bus Rev, March 23, 2016.

Lee KC, Park SK, Lebovitz L, et al.  We must do better to ensure equity, transparency, and clarity of service workload.  Am J Pharm Educ 2023; 87 (6): 100092.

Smith K, Else F, and Crookes PA.  Engagement and academic promotion: a review of the literature.  Higher Educ Res & Develop 2014; 33 (4): 836-847. 

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