Pharmacy Workshops for High School Students:

Building The Next Generation of Pharmacists

Zachary 1
Fricker ,
Jessica 1
Cook ,
Genevieve Lynn (Ness) Austin T. 1
Engle , Mondloch2

1Belmont University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Nashville, Tennessee

2Manchester University College of Pharmacy, Natural and Health Sciences, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Introduction Pre-Activity Survey Preliminary Results

In recent years there has been a decline 1. Rate 1 out of 10, how much you want to pursue a career in the Workshop Date: October 3, 2023
in enrollment in US pharmacy schools.1 pharmacy field Number of Survey Participants: 20 Location: Belmont University
As a result, there has been much (1 being, “I have no interest” and with 10 being, “I really want to be a
Grade Level: 11th Average Age: 16 years
discussion on different strategies to pharmacist”)
combat this efflux. Specifically, there has 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pre-Activity Survey Post-Activity Survey
been interest in determining the impact
of pharmacy/medicine exposure to high Workshop Activities 4.80
Objective
school students on pharmacy Rate how much you want to
admissions. pursue a career in the
Pharmacy Belmont pharmacy field (average score)
Non-Sterile
Objective Profession University 5.65
Compounding
Presentation Pharmacy Tour
The objective of this study is to identify if
a fun and interactive high school Post-Activity Survey
workshop, conducted within a college of Rate how likely you are to
Drug Information attend Belmont University in
pharmacy, would increase the students’ Toxicology Clue 5.85
Question pursuit of a pharmacy degree
interest in a career in pharmacy or Game
Escape Game (average score)
medicine.
Female 70%
Methods Post-Activity Survey Which Workshop Activity was your
favorite? Male 30%
Local high schools in Nashville, TN and 1. Rate 1 out of 10, how much you want to pursue a career in the Pharmacy
Fort Wayne, IN were invited to take part in pharmacy field 5% 5% Profession Hispanic or Latino
5% Presentation
a pharmacy workshop at Belmont (1 being, “I have no interest” and with 10 being, “I really want to be a Black or African American
University and Manchester University, pharmacist”) Non-Sterile White or Caucasian
Compounding Multiracial or Biracial
respectively. Students first took a pre- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
activity survey (1 question) that measured 5%
2. How likely are you to attend Belmont University or 30% Belmont University 10%
interest in the pharmacy field on a 1-10 Pharmacy Tour
scale. Students then participated in a Manchester University in pursuit of a Pharmacy degree?
workshop with 5 activities. Upon (1 being ,“I have no interest” and with 10 being, “I really want to 55%
Drug Information 15%
completion, students took a post-activity attend Belmont University”) Question Escape
Game
survey (7 questions) that again measured 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 70%
interest in the pharmacy field on a 1-10 Toxicology Clue
3. Which Workshop Activity was your favorite? (select 1) Game
scale and their likelihood to attend
4. Please select your gender.
Belmont University or Manchester Reference
University in pursuit of a pharmacy 5. Please indicate your current grade in high school.
Pavuluri N, Aparasu RR, Boje KMK, et al. Consideration of aggressive and strategic
degree. This study received IRB approval 6. Please select your ethnicity. approaches to address declining enrollment in US pharmacy schools. Am J Pharm
from Belmont University. 7. Please indicate your age. Educ.2019;83(6):6959. doi:10.5688/ajpe6959