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Liberalizing Professional Education: Integrating General and Professional Ability Outcomes

Writing Center, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110-1088, tzlatic{at}stlcop.edu

Though many educators agree with frequent recommendations regarding the integration of general and professional outcomes within pharmacy education, fewer have as clear an understanding regarding the rationale and process for doing so. Pharmaceutical care as the mission of pharmacy practice requires a new approach to education if pharmacy schools are to produce practitioners who are not only critical thinkers, problem solvers, communicators, and ethical decision makers but also caring providers who establish fiduciary relationships with the people they serve. The teaching and learning of general outcomes within professional courses can provide a framework for developing curricula that prepare graduates for success in their professions, communities, and personal lives.

Key Words: general ability outcomes • professional ability outcomes • professional education • liberal education • ability-based education • pharmacy education

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 13, No. 5, 365-372 (2000)
DOI: 10.1106/XY7Y-98DB-N9G3-YDFQ


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