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Pharmacy Fika

The Pharmacy Fika Crew

The Pharmacy Fika podcast is a positive and compassionate “place” (a virtual community) where pharmacy and other health professions educators gather to discuss teaching, learning, scholarship, and academic life… plus the snacks that support their best work. So grab your favorite beverage and listen to the Pharmacy Fika podcast with your colleagues.

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31:24

Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs) - When is...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2026/04/07

OSCEs—those beloved (and sometimes dreaded) Objective Structured Clinical Examinations—have become a cornerstone of pharmacy education. But are they always worth the enormous investment of time, money, and faculty energy? In this episode, the Fika Crew digs into a thought-provoking paper by Gortney, Meny, and Dunn that takes a critical eye to how and when OSCEs should be used.It’s the kind of rich, nuanced conversation that only happens when you bring together a few friends who care deeply about

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34:30

Sabbatical Stories: Reclaiming Space for Reflection,...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2026/03/03

The Fika Crew welcomes Zubin Austin, Ph.D. (University of Toronto), who recently completed his sabbatical, and Hayley Blackburn, Pharm.D. (University of Montana), who is right in the middle of hers, to explore the why, when, and how of academic sabbaticals. Co-host Kristin adds her own experience to the mix. Here's one takeaway: plan your sabbatical activities — then trim that list by 25%.🌏 ✈️ Australia, Ireland, the UK, France, Oaxaca, Greenland — yes, Greenland! — all make appearances. Sadly,

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32:34

Preferment: Achieving Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2026/01/13

Just prior to cranberry season, the Fika Crew met with Lucinda Maine, PhD. - CEO Emerita, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy - to chat about her preferment (aka retirement) journey. Tina also shares her fascination with candied cranberry videos. If you are curious, be sure to watch Thyme to Cook with Kristi. I Tried the Viral Candied Cranberry. November 20, 2025. [YouTube Video] Preferment is a modern concept reframing retirement as a proactive, fulfulling stage of life focused on

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34:21

Recognizing and Supporting Neurodiversity Through...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2025/10/07

The Fika Crew invited Robin Zavod, PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutical Science at Midwestern University, Downers Grove Campus, and AACP President, to share her passion for recognizing and supporting the unique ways learners and colleagues perceive and process information. It starts with caring and showing compassionate concern for the well-being and success of our students, colleagues, and patients. Compassionate pedagogy asks faculty and preceptors to move towards teaching and learning practices that

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33:00

Making Time for Reading the SoTL Literature: Not Your...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2025/09/02

The Fika Crew welcomes Carrie Vogler, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville, and Heather Folz, PharmD, BCACP, Associate Professor of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy at Notre Dame of Maryland University, to talk about the online faculty journal club called "Not Your Mama's Journal Club." At the AACP Annual Meeting, they described how they engage faculty in interactive discussions about papers related to the Scholarship of

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33:30

Co-production of Instruction: Engaging Learners and...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2025/02/04

The Fika Crew talk with Sophie Soklaridis, PhD and Holly Harris, MA from the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health affiliated with the University of Toronto and the Collaborative Learning College about their work using "different knowledges" to co-produce instruction and a research agenda. How might pharmacy education co-produce instruction drawing upon the "different knowledges" of our students, the patients we service, and the stakeholders who are the benefactors of the work of

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32:17

Developing Adaptive Expertise: Grappling with Novel...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2025/01/07

The Fika Crew invited (and she accepted!) Naomi Steenhof, BScPhm, PhD from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto to talk about the nature of expertise. She explains how pharmacists (and all health professionals) can develop adaptive expertise before cognitive entrenchment sets in. Productive failure, meaningful variation, and asking more "why" questions (rather than focusing on "what" questions) can help learners develop their adaptive muscles.Happy New Year! Looking

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38:10

The Science of Learning: Using Neuroscience to Create...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2024/12/03

The Fika Crew talks about the science of learning. Neuroscience has uncovered a few evidence-based learning strategies that improve retention and skill acquisition. These simple strategies can be used alone or coupled together to create powerful learning experiences:Spaced Repetition / Distributed Learning Retrieval Practice Interleaving Elaboration Deliberate Practice with Feedback Sleep Resources Sumeracki MA, Weinstein Y. Six strategies for effective learning. Acad Med 2018; 94 (4): 666. Van

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33:30

Feeling Drained? You're Not Alone! Managing Your...

Pharmacy Fika ·

2024/07/09

The Fika Crew explores the things that boost and drain our mental and physical energy. Energy management (personal and organizational energy, not national energy policy) seems like an appropriate topic as we head into the summer months. Learning what generates positive energy and how to mitigate things that drain, sap, and siphon energy can enhance our satisfaction, persistence, and effectiveness._______________________ Resources Gordon J. The Energy Bus. 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and

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