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Abstract

As practice evolves and scientific advancements are achieved the natural inclination for educators and administrators is to add new content to existing curricula. Often pre-existing curricula that may be outdated or no longer relevant may go un-checked leading to excessive coursework and program completion times. Faculty may also have emotional or other attachments to certain topics or content and that may serve as an additional or independent barrier to removing extraneous material. To avoid and curtail curricular hoarding of material it may be prudent to periodically engage in reviews of material assessing them for not only adherence to accreditation standards but also in terms of their ongoing appropriateness and relevance to contemporary pharmacy practice. These exercises may be especially important today given the rate of information creation and dissemination in the modern digital age.

Original languageEnglish
Article number847714
Pages (from-to)12-14
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Volume84
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • Curriculum
  • Curriculum development
  • Pharmacy education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Pharmacy
  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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