L D S I G D I G I T A L M A G A Z I N E

LEADERX ISSUE 3|SPRING 2019

P2 / CHAIR’S CORNER

Dr. Kerry Fierke, LD SIG

Chair, shares key tips and

tricks for reflecting on

and improving leadership

skills using Intention/

Reflection.

P8/ VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM

Upcoming 2019 LD SIG

Virtual Symposium &

Reflections from Dr.

Todd D.Sorensen, a

2018 LD SIG virtual

symposium participant!

P6 / MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Meet the 2018 LD SIG

Best Manuscript and

Best Poster recipients

to learn tips and tricks

for manuscript prepara-

tion. This edition fea-

tures Dr. Sean R.King.

P4 / LD SIG POD-CAST

Join co-hosts Greg Zu-

mach (Oregon State

University) and Ed Por-

tillo (University of Wis-

consin) as they share a

snippet from episode 7 of

LDPEcast, the new LD

SIG podcast.

REFLECTING ON LEADERSHIP

Adapt and improve your leadership skills using meaningful reflections.

C o n t e n t s

L E A D E R x E d i t o r i a l , M e m b e r s h i p &

P r o f e s s i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t T e a m

2-3 Chair’s Corner

4-5 LD SIG Podcast

6-7 Member Spotlight

8-9 Virtual Symposium

10 Leadership Toolkit 11 Scholarship Committee 12 Book Nook 13-14 Upcoming Events/**Elections**

E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e

“Welcome to the Spring Edition of the LD SIG Digital Magazine. This issue is themed on

how to adapt and improve leadership skills using meaningful reflections. As always, we hope you

enjoy reading the magazine and its content and continue to review future issues.”

Maimoona Chinwala, Assistant Professor (D’Youville College School of Pharmacy)

Editor-in-Chief, LEADERx. Spring Edition 2019

Kerry Fierke

Chair

Andrew Bzowyckyj

Immediate-Past

Jenelle Sobotka

Chair-Elect

Ed Portillo

Secretary

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Greg

Zumach

Ed

Portillo

Maimoona

Chinwala

Stacy

Miller

Becky

Schoen

Kelly

Shields

Gregory

Sneed

C H A I R ’ S C O R N E R

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PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP/INTENTIONAL

REFLECTION/REFLECTING

“We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.”

― John Dewey

Five years ago, while partnering with pharmacy colleagues to prepare students for

two international education experiences (APPE and short-term study abroad) we

quickly realized the students weren’t ready for what they were about to encounter.

While they may have completed assignments, received their passports, and packed

their bags – they hadn’t identified what they specifically wanted to gain from partic-

ipating in the experience. As a result, we realized we needed to help them identify

and develop specific goals.

Armed with personalized areas of interest and learning goals, we hoped these stu-

dents would have more intrinsic motivation and thus experience a more profound

learning outcome. With this in mind, we developed an instrument called Intention/

Reflection (I/R). Over the past five years, my colleague at the University of Minne-

sota, College of Pharmacy (and spouse of over 20 years), Dr. Gardner Lepp, and I

have expanded the use of I/R into more traditional APPEs, didactic elective courses,

and co-curricular experiences. Our research results show this practice can have a

positive effect on students and preceptors.

More important, however, are the anecdotal conversations we have around this sim-

ple practice. Feedback from students, colleagues, and pharmacists have inspired us

to share this practice, which can be implemented into almost any professional en-

deavor to help us stay focused on gaining the most benefit from our experiences and

activities. In our education practice, for example, it can often help to pause before

starting our work (intention) and think about what we want to get out of a research

project, faculty meeting, classroom experience with students, etc. We set an inten-

tion that will keep us focused on our purpose. Instead of showing up and “going

through the motions”, we become connected to specific outcomes where we may be

interested in growing, connecting, and/or becoming a stronger leader. Once we go

through that experience or learning activity, we can revisit it to determine if we got

out of it what we intended (reflection). Incorporating I/R demonstrates our commit-

ment as educators and leaders to continuous improvement.

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Intention/Reflection doesn’t have to stop at our professional lives. This practice can

be used in our homes, communities and personal experiences as well (on vacation,

you’ll see each of our family member’s intentions taped to the hotel mirror)! Keep

in mind, it’s a practice; the more we are mindful of our intentions and reflect upon

our experiences, the more we will grow and the better leaders we will become.

Lead On,

Kerry K. Fierke, Ed.D.

Learn more about Intention/Reflection (I/R) from Dr. Fierke and Dr. Lepp by vis-

iting:

AACP LD SIG Virtual Symposium “Intention/Reflection Practice” Video

connect.aacp.org > Leadership Development SIG > Library > LD SIG Virtual

Symposium > 2018

Leadership Development in Pharmacy Education Podcast (February 2019, Episode

7)

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ldpe/episodes/2019-01-30T14_57_51-08_00

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning (February 23, 2019) Article

doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.01.002

Drs. Fierke and Lepp pre-

senting an I/R poster at

FIP World Congress of

Pharmacy and Pharma-

ceutical Sciences. Bang-

kok, Thailand, September

2014. They have presented

I/R at over a dozen national

and international confer-

ences and have four pub-

lished articles.

L D S I G P O D C A S T

S u b s c r i b e , L i s t e n , E n j o y

Greg Zumach Ed Portillo

LDPE cast Podcast Co-hosts Subscribe to the podcast by clicking below:

https://ldpe.podomatic.com/

Co-hosts of Leadership Development

in Pharmacy Education podcast

(LDPEcast) continue to develop in-

formative podcasts to get the academy

engaged in conversations on leader-

ship strategies in pharmacy education.

Each issue of the LD SIG Digital

Magazine includes some snippets

from the LDPE podcasts…...read on

and subscribe (see link above) to the

podcast to listen to future podcasts.

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Drs. Fierke and Lepp pre-

senting an I/R poster at

FIP World Congress of

Pharmacy and Pharma-

ceutical Sciences. Bang-

kok, Thailand, September

2014. They have presented

I/R at over a dozen national

and international confer-

ences and have four pub-

lished articles.

L D S I G P O D C A S T

S u b s c r i b e , L i s t e n , E n j o y

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Check out this brief snippet from Episode 7 featuring: Dr. Ed Portillo (EP), Dr.

Greg Zumach (GZ), Dr. Kerry Fierke (KF) & Dr. Gardner Lepp (GL) as they dis-

cuss their Virtual Symposium submission on utilizing Intention/Reflection (I/R).

Q: How often are episodes released?

We’re excited to release content every other week!

Q: How long are episodes?

Episodes will vary from 10-20 minutes in length. We have intentionally de-

signed this podcast so that it is an easy listen for our members on their

morning commute or at lunch. This should be a fun opportunity to keep

current with the most up to date news surrounding leadership education.

Q: How do I find the podcast?

We are now on multiple platforms! You can find us on iTunes (Apple

Podcasts), Spotify, and Podomatic. We also post links to each episode on

AACP Connect under Leadership Development SiG discussions.

KF: Intention/Reflection (I/R) is an opportunity for students to identify what is im-portant to them through a series of questions that we as course directors ask them.

EP: That’s something we can all consider, what is the intention of our actions in our daily lives, in meetings etc., how can we better align our goals and ambitions with the activities that we are completing?

EP: So you quoted Dewey in your symposium submission “ People don’t learn from experiences but learn from reflecting on experiences..” Can you elaborate on that?

GL: Dewey was talking about the difference in active and passive learning. Did our ac-tions match what our expectations or our outcomes are? If not, then what are we going to do about it?

EP: What did you find most impactful about this?

KF: I/R is about taking what you have in a course and making sure that students have a deeper connection with it, so that they are engaged in the overall learning process.

EP: How do you see I/R fitting into leadership development for our PharmD students?

KF: I/R can be a mentoring tool for faculty to sit down with students and ask them what is it that they would like to grow and evolve and then document that on post its, index cards etc. This helps students to take note what they want to develop for themselves and how they can grow as a leader. Leadership journeys are all about continuous growth.

M E M B E R

S P O T L I G H T

AACP LD SIG Best Poster & Paper Program

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“The dissemination of research investigating various strategies and tech-

niques for improving and incorporating leadership development into curric-

ular and co-curricular activities in Pharmacy Education is especially im-

portant.”

Sean R. King MS, PhD., Union University

Utilizing Social Cognitive Theory and educational experience from a Masters in Health Promotion,

Dr. Sean King studied leadership development in third year pharmacy students. He turned his re-

search into an award-winning LD Sig Poster, an opportunity for interprofessional collaboration,

and professional development for his students. We had the chance to talk with Dr. King about his

career in pharmacy, award-winning research, and collaboration with other health professions.

Q: Please start by telling us about your career in pharmacy education.

I received my M.S. in Health Promotion in 2002 and my Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences

in 2007 from the University of Mississippi. I am currently Associate Professor and Direc-

tor of the Center for Population Health and Rural Medicine at Union University College of

Pharmacy. My background in health promotion has afforded me a great opportunity to as-

sist students in realizing the importance of pharmacists to public health and working with-

in interdisciplinary teams.

Q: How can we improve leadership development in Pharmacy Education?

I believe improving leadership development in Pharmacy Education will require asserted

efforts from faculty who are experienced in effectively modeling appropriate leadership

behaviors and serving as mentors for pharmacy students. Pharmacy students must be

taught basic leadership skills early in their educational experience so that these skills can

be fostered throughout their program. The effective integration of interdisciplinary educa-

tional opportunities would expose pharmacy students to leadership skills and behaviors

more representative of real-world experiences. Thus, allowing for the modeling and prac-

ticing of leadership behaviors and skills the students may not otherwise experience prior to

entering the workforce. The dissemination of research investigating various strategies and

techniques for improving and incorporating leadership development into curricular and co-

curricular activities in Pharmacy Education is especially important.

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Q:Where can colleagues obtain a copy of your poster and have you pursued a manu-

script on this topic our readers could see in the future? We are currently preparing a manuscript for publication and hope to com-

plete this process within the coming months. A copy of the poster may be

obtained by emailing me at sking@uu.edu or by accessing the QR code.

Q: How would you describe your award-winning research? The purpose of our research was to evaluate the effects of an educational intervention,

based on social cognitive theory (SCT), on enhancing leadership development among third

-year pharmacy students. We hypothesized that the pharmacy student group receiving the

SCT based educational intervention would report significantly higher scores on the three

dependent measures compared to the control group. We utilized a pretest-posttest control

group design for our study and administered the intervention to third-year pharmacy stu-

dents as part of a required Patient Assessment course. Second-year pharmacy students

served as the control group and did not receive the educational intervention. We found the

two groups to be equivalent in the distribution of demographic and SCT variables at pre-

test. We also found significant differences to exist between the groups on self-efficacy, sit-

uational perception, and outcome expectations at posttest.

Q: What prompted your curiosity to look into social cognitive theory to enhance

pharmacy leadership? My curiosity in applying the social cognitive theory to educational research and behavior

change began while I was completing my masters in health promotion. This theory was a

significant influence on the career of my mentor at the time. It was through his experiences

with this theory that I gained an appreciation for its potential application to various aspect

of behavior change. I believe the emphasis the social cognitive theory places on one’s en-

vironment and social influences, specifically as they relate to the modeling of behaviors,

allows this theory to be applied to leadership development within students of health profes-

sions.

Q: What was your experience like collaborating with a team from a variety of back-

grounds/professions on your research? Do you frequently work with other health

schools in your research? I really enjoy working alongside and learning from individuals representing other disci-

plines. I believe collaborating with professionals from various disciplines and back-

grounds makes for a better and more efficient learning experience.

AACP LD SIG Best Poster & Paper Program

V I R T U A L S Y M P O S I U M

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Theme : Creating Excitement for Student Leadership Development

The AACP LD SIG’s

Virtual Symposium is

designed to provide

case study examples

and experiences to ed-

ucators at a variety of

stages in leadership

development.

Be sure to engage in

this year’s symposi-

um, presenters and

their symposium top-

ics are provided here.

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AACP LD SIG Virtual Symposium

**June 3-7, 2019

For questions,

please con-

tact Jenelle Sobot-

ka, AACP LD SIG

Chair-Elect.

Virtual Symposium Presenter Video Case Study Title

Chelsea Anderson (Purdue Uni-versity) canderson@purdue.edu

Strengths-Based Leadership Lab and Escape Room

Steve Arendt (Pacific University)steven.j.arendt@pacificu.edu

Creation of elective course; “Ethical Decision Making for Pharmacy Leaders”

Brianne Bakken (Medical Col-lege of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy) bbakken@mcw.edu

Cultivating Self-Awareness: A Longitudinal Ap-proach to Personality Inventories

Bob Bechtol (University of Min-nesota) becht080@umn.edu

How can program evaluation help advance leadership identity development for student pharmacists?

Jen Danielson (University of Washington)jendan@uw.edu

A mentoring program for students that empha-sizes leadership, interprofessional collabora-tion, and comfort with uncertainty

Gardner Lepp and Kerry Fierke (University of Minnesota) galepp@d.umn.edu; kkfier-ke@d.umn.edu

Conflict is a good thing: Help students under-stand and embrace challenging interpersonal situations

Maddie Fry (Pacific University)fry.madeline@pacificu.edu

Design of Leadership-focused Assignments during APPE year for Students in a Leader-ship & Practice Management Track

Brooke Griffin (Midwestern Uni-versity)bgriff@midwestern.edu

21st Century PharmD

MaRanda Herring (Harding Uni-versity) mksherring@harding.edu

Utilizing Gallup StrengthsQuest and Strategi-cally Assigned Groups to Help Students Identi-fy, Optimize, and Further Develop Personal Leadership Skills

Kristin Janke (University of Min-nesota) janke006@umn.edu

Leadership Advisory Boards: Helping Students Request and Give Leadership Advice

Michael Millard (Pacific Universi-ty) millard@pacificu.edu

A Novel Approach to Integrating Leadership Skills Into Advanced Pharmacy Practice Expe-rience Rotations

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Q: Where do you currently teach and what do

you like most about your job?

I am a professor at the University of Minnesota

and I am part of a team of instructors responsible

for teaching a series of courses focused on leader-

ship development. We offer coursework across

all four years of our curriculum and offer a

"Leadership Development Emphasis" in our cur-

riculum that encompasses 16 credits of course-

work. I appreciate the opportunity to help stu-

dents better understand what leadership in our

profession looks like and why its critical for stu-

dents and new practitioners to seek to lead

change in the profession. Seeing students devel-

op their skills and gain confidence in their per-

sonal leadership style is an exciting opportunity

for an instructor.

Q: Describe your exciting presentation topic.

The presentation described “Leading Change Ex-

perience,” a 12-month longitudinal course offered

at the University of Minnesota. This course gives

students an opportunity to take responsible for

leading change on an "adaptive challenge" which

is a unique organizational problem defined by

Harvard professor Ron Heifetz. Accurately diag-

nosing this form of challenge drives development

of leadership strategies that focus on engaging a

group in reflection, planning and change required

to achieve a vision.

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Learners are supported by written

“pacing” assignments, structured peer

support systems and faculty advising.

At the conclusion of the experience,

student learning and progress is evalu-

ated via an interview by a panel of fac-

ulty experts.

Q: What advice do you have for indi-

viduals interested in presenting at

this year’s Virtual Symposium?

The virtual symposium is a relatively

easy way to share a teaching and learn-

ing innovation with the LD SIG com-

munity. Keep the presentation at a high

level and make sure to highlight what is

unique and exciting. Make the presenta-

tion intriguing and invite listeners to

follow up with you during the

'discussion' part of the symposium.

This is a nice way for instructors to cre-

ate connections with each other.

LEADING CHANGE EXPERIENCE

“ I appreciate the opportunity to help stu-

dents better understand what leadership in

our profession looks like and why its critical

for students and new practitioners to seek to

lead change in the profession.”

Todd D. Sorensen, Pharm.D, University of

Minnesota .

L E A D E R S H I P T O O L K I T

Looking for resources to assist you in

developing your personal leadership

skills or that of your pharmacy stu-

dents….look no further!!

The LD SIG has created the Leadership

Development Toolkit. The toolkit can

be found on AACP Connect in the LD

SIG Community (see link below )

Suggestions?

The SIG welcomes input from AACP mem-

bers who are utilizing the information. If you

have any suggestions for additions or im-

provements, please email Stacy Miller

(slmiller@sullivan.edu)

Leadership Toolkit Sections

1. Introduction 2. Overview of General Leadership Concepts 3. Leadership Courses and Curricula 4. Co-curricular Opportunities 5. Resource List

This toolkit serves as a PDF document that contains links and references that have been recommended by

leaders within the field.

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Click here to be directed to

AACP Connect LD SIG

Community.

S C H O L A R S H I P C O M M I T T E E

U P D A T E S

The LD SIG Scholarship Committee has been actively engaged in dis-

cussing leadership development literature with other members of the SIG

who are interested in becoming leaders and in training the next generation

of leaders.

The LD SIG Scholarship Committee would like to extend thanks to

everyone who participated in various Journal/Book Club Discussions

over the past year!!

There have been 2 successful book club discussions, and 4 journal club

discussions.

**Summer 2019 Journal /Book Club dates

will be announced via AACP Connect**

If you're able to join future scholarly discussions please read the book

or article PRIOR to the meeting. The goal is to discuss how we can ap-

ply the principles found in literature to our teaching, clinical practice, and

our lives as pharmacy educators. See AACP Connect for additional in-

formation on how to join the conference calls:

If you have questions, please reach out to the LD-SIG Scholarship

Committee Co-Chairs:

Kate Smith (KSmith@cop.ufl.edu) and Ben Aronson (b-

aronson.1@onu.edu)

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B O O K N O O K

The LD SIG maintains a Book Blog through member reviews

of books focused on leadership development. The book blog is

continuously updated with new reads hot off the shelf. We

have included a LD SIG member book review below. Click the

book icon to be re-directed to the Book Blog.

**Blog readers are encouraged to leave comments on reviews so that future readers

can get additional perspectives on the book’s utility!**

OUR ICEBERG IS MELTING: Changing and Succeeding

Under Any Conditions

We’ve used this book with pharmacists and phar-

macy students since 2007. It’s a fable that illus-

trates the process of successful organizational

change. It’s readily available at any bookstore/

online vendor and it can be read in 1 to 1-1/2

hours. Any reader can relate to the penguin

characters, which we have all experienced (e.g.

The Professor, No-No, Buddy). We can also re-

late to the anxiety experienced by the colony as

their life is about to change dramatically. Keep

in mind that the principles are illustrated; they’ll

need to be discussed, reinforced and expanded

upon. But, this book serves as a great introduc-

tion.

Kristin Janke

Director, Wulling Center for Innovation

& Scholarship in Pharmacy Education,

University of Minnesota

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UPCOMING EVENTS

LD SIG Annual Business Meeting: April 25th from 2-3 PM EST (open

to all LD SIG members, and will be conducted by the executive team!).

Register for the meeting at register.gotowebinar.com/

register/4774930907244830209

Spring 2019 Institute, Strategies to Promote a Culture of Well-being

among Students, Faculty and Staff: May 20-22, 2019. Herndon, VA.

AACP LD SIG Virtual Symposium 2019: June 3-7, 2019.

Global Leadership Development of Faculty - Webinar: June 11th from

10-11 AM EST.

AACP Annual Meeting, Pharmacy Education 2019: July 13-17, 2019.

Chicago, IL.

AACP Annual Meeting - LD SIG Programming: "Navigating the Edu-

cational Approaches and Assessment for Personal and Professional De-

velopment (CAPE Domain 4)": July 16th from 8:30-9:30 AM CST

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**SAVE THE DATES**

Here are some exciting UPCOMING events from

AACP & the LD SIG.

F r o m t h e L D

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f o r r e a d i n g

a n d H a v e A

G r e a t

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click :LD SIG DIGITAL MAGAZINE

O t h e r U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

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low) for the next AACP LD SIG Chair-Elect.

Whitney Maxwell (University of South Carolina)

Kyle Turner (University of Utah)

DEADLINE to cast your votes is

May 2, 2019 at 5:00 PM PDT!!!