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ReviewAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education2023

Best Practices in Syllabus Design.

Jamie L Wagner, Kathryn J Smith, Chris Johnson, Michelle L Hilaire, Melissa S Medina

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Review in American journal of pharmaceutical education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Effect of a liquid syllabus on student engagement and sense of belonging.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jamie L WagnerUniversity of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy, University, Mississippi.
Kathryn J SmithUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Kathryn-j-smith@ouhsc.edu.
Chris JohnsonUniversity of Arkansas, College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, AR.
Michelle L HilaireUniversity of Wyoming, School of Pharmacy, Laramie, Wyoming.
Melissa S MedinaUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The syllabus is the cornerstone for directing faculty and student interaction within the didactic and experiential settings. Within each syllabus is both essential and optional information to guide students, faculty, and administration in course expectations as well as to explain how the course aligns within current curricular requirements to maintain program accreditation. Most syllabi contain a plethora of information that continues to grow each year, warranting concerns of syllabus bloat combined with dwindling student attention to syllabus detail. This paper summarizes best practices related to designing effective course syllabi and recommendations to promote clear and concise communication between students, faculty, and administrators involved in pharmacy education.

Indexed as

Education, PharmacyStudents, PharmacyCurriculumFacultyHumansProgram Developmentcourse designcurriculumpharmacy educationstudent pharmacistssyllabus

Identifiers

PMID35487683
PMCPMC10159546

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