The AIHP Historical Studies Committee has had an article accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Members of the Committee—Gregory J. Higby (AIHP), David M. Baker (Western New England University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences), John L. Colaizzi (Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy), Robert A. Buerki (Ohio State University College of Pharmacy), Robert L. McCarthy (University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy), and Clarke Ridgway (West Virginia University School of Pharmacy)—surveyed 100 American schools and colleges of pharmacy about the inclusion of the history of pharmacy in their curricula. The Historical Studies Committee was assisted in the survey by Kelsey Leite, a Pharm.D. candidate at the Western New England University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.
The authors found that, among surveyed instructors who taught the history of pharmacy, “there appears to be a desire for more time to be spent on pharmacy history teaching, as well as a desire for some form of pedagogical assistance in the form of instructional materials.” The article encouraged the use of the recently adopted AIHP Guidelines on Teaching History in Pharmacy Education.
To read a pre-print of the article, please visit the AJPE website or download the article (.pdf).
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is documenting and preserving pharmacy stories and experiences during the COVID-19 global pandemic for the benefit of future historians and scholars. We seek to record the effects of this public health emergency on all types of pharmacy experiences. We invite you to share your pharmacy stories, photos, videos, artifacts, and other documentation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
You can participate in the AIHP COVID-19 Pandemic Pharmacy Historical Documentation Project either (1) by immediately sharing your thoughts/experiences and/or submitting digital materials or (2) by signifying your to intention to submit materials in the future. Please comply with all applicable local or state stay-at-home orders while self-documenting.
Please click the link below to learn more about participating in the AIHP COVID-19 Pandemic Pharmacy Historical Documentation Project.
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Read MoreUpcoming events of interest to pharmacists and historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields. (Event information current when posted.):
December 8-12, 2024: 2024 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, New Orleans, LA.
January 3-6, 2025: Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, New York City, NY.
May 1-4, 2025: Annual Meeting of the American Association of the History of Medicine, Boston, MA.
May 13-16, 2025: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
July 19-22, 2025: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.