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Lana M Minshew

Instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology

Selected Publications


Real-Time, Brief Reflections: An Efficient, Contextual and Familiar Variation of Reflective Writing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis.

Journal Article Clin Teach · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Reflective writing is an important pedagogic tool for medical student professional identity formation (PIF) and empathy development. Real-time, brief reflections (RTBRs) are 280-character reflections intended to be contextual, familiar and effi ... Full text Link to item Cite

From Pages to Practice: Inviting Authors to Facilitate Medical Education Journal Club to Support Knowledge Translation.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · May 2025 BACKGROUND: Medical educators must advance their knowledge to promote educational innovation grounded in best practices. AIM: We developed a virtual medical education journal club to enhance pedagogical practice, foster an environment for collaboration, an ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Descriptive Review of Education Theories and Frameworks in Health Professions Education Research

Journal Article Medical Science Educator · January 1, 2025 Purpose: Educational theory and theoretical frameworks can and should underpin health professions education research (HPER). The aim of this qualitative review is to identify and describe the educational theories and theoretical frameworks utilized in publ ... Full text Cite

Design thinking in North American undergraduate medical education

Journal Article The Journal of Health Design · December 17, 2024 As medical students graduate into an increasingly complex healthcare system, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers have called for novel curricular initiatives. Design thinking is a structured innovation framework used regularly in business an ... Full text Cite

The cognitive apprenticeship model as a framework for desired precepting qualities to inform preceptor development.

Journal Article Curr Pharm Teach Learn · January 2024 INTRODUCTION: Positive learner perceptions of learning experiences have been linked to better learning outcomes. More information is needed on learners' desired qualities of preceptors and learning experiences to inform preceptor development. Aligning lear ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19 vaccination telephone outreach: an analysis of the medical student experience.

Journal Article Med Educ Online · December 2023 INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic diminished opportunities for medical students to gain clinical confidence and the ability to contribute to patient care. Our study sought out to understand the value of telephone outreach to schedule COVID-19 vaccines on ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Exploring Cultural Intelligence Validity and Teaching Self Efficacy in Pharmacy Faculty.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · July 2023 OBJECTIVE: To examine the construct validity of cultural intelligence (CI) and evaluate faculty self-efficacy in developing cultural intelligence in Doctor of Pharmacy students. METHODS: A survey was developed based on a CI framework for pharmacy education ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pharmacy Student Stress and Time Use in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Students.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · June 2023 OBJECTIVE: Literature has identified high levels of stress in pharmacy students; however, more information is needed to understand how student stress relates to time use. This study explored the causes of stress and its relationship to time use in pre-clin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pedagogical Tools and Strategies for Developing Cultural Intelligence in Pharmacy Students and Educators.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: To review evidence-based pedagogical tools and strategies used to support the development of cultural intelligence in pharmacy education. FINDINGS: An exhaustive list of search terms was included to capture the variety of terms for "cultural int ... Full text Link to item Cite

There's no time for no stress! Exploring the relationship between pharmacy student stress and time use.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · April 24, 2023 BACKGROUND: Health professions students experience significantly more stress than students 20 years ago. While prior studies have explored student time use and other studies have begun to explore factors influencing student stress, little is known about th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Investigating preceptor experiences with cultural intelligence in pharmacy education.

Journal Article Res Social Adm Pharm · April 2023 BACKGROUND: A culturally intelligent pharmacy workforce is critical for addressing health disparities and ensuring that healthcare teams are equipped to support the medication needs of patients. Despite the critical role of preceptors in developing aspirin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring cognitive apprenticeship and teaching practices in pharmacy education.

Journal Article Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract · October 2022 Health professions schools in the United States and internationally have engaged in curricular changes to better prepare students for the future of health care. However, designing or selecting evidence-based teaching activities can be a challenge. Research ... Full text Link to item Cite

Qualitative evaluation of postdoctoral trainee and faculty advisor experiences within a research-intensive school of pharmacy.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · September 24, 2022 BACKGROUND: Postdoctoral trainees play a vital role in securing grant funding, building alliances, and mentoring graduate students under the guidance of a mentor who can help develop their intellectual independence. However, the experiences of postdoctoral ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increase in Sharing of Stressful Situations by Medical Trainees through Drawing Comics.

Journal Article J Med Humanit · September 2022 INTRODUCTION: Medical trainees fear disclosing psychological distress and rarely seek help. Social sharing of difficult experiences can reduce stress and burnout. Drawing comics is one way that has been used to help trainees express themselves. The authors ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outside the standard test: The development of a model-based assessment and corresponding rubric

Journal Article Instructional Science · August 1, 2022 Models and modeling are central to both scientific literacy and practices as demonstrated by the Next Generation Science Standards. Through a design-based research framework, we developed a model-based assessment (MBA) and associated rubric as tools for te ... Full text Cite

An exploration of barriers, facilitators, and practical solutions for adopting medication synchronization into community pharmacies: A qualitative analysis.

Journal Article Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm · March 2022 BACKGROUND: Community pharmacies across the nation have adopted medication synchronization (Med Sync) services with the aim of improving medication adherence. To help incorporate Med Sync into a pharmacy's workflow, pharmacy associations and organizations ... Full text Link to item Cite

Accessibility of Low-cost Insulin From Illegitimate Internet Pharmacies: Cross-sectional Study.

Journal Article J Med Internet Res · February 14, 2022 BACKGROUND: There is much public debate regarding the high cost of insulin. With 1-in-4 patients in the United States with type 1 diabetes reporting difficulties affording insulin, there is concern that some of these patients might look for cost savings on ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Qualitative Preceptor Development Needs Assessment to Inform Program Design and Effectiveness.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · November 2021 Objective. To assess preceptor teaching challenges and development programming design preferences through a qualitative needs assessment of Doctor of Pharmacy student and resident preceptors.Methods. In 2018, 148 experiential education stakeholders across ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Development of a Cultural Intelligence Framework in Pharmacy Education.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · October 2021 Objective. Pharmacists must be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide culturally intelligent and patient-centered care; however, most are not trained to do so. In order to prepare culturally intelligent pharmacists, standar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing a process to manage challenges encountered by experiential education administrators.

Journal Article Curr Pharm Teach Learn · April 2021 INTRODUCTION: This study explored preceptor and student related issues reported in pharmacy experiential education settings and solutions that experiential education administrators (EEAs) applied to inform a process to manage these challenges. METHODS: Thi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Qualitative Evaluation of a Junior Faculty Team Mentoring Program.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · April 2021 Objective. To investigate the strengths and challenges of a structured junior faculty mentoring program at a public four-year school of pharmacy, identify areas of opportunity to improve the program, and describe the mentoring needs of mid-career faculty.M ... Full text Link to item Cite

Remote OSCE Experience: What First Year Pharmacy Students Liked, Learned, and Suggested for Future Implementations.

Journal Article Pharmacy (Basel) · March 18, 2021 During the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools quickly transitioned their teaching and assessment strategies to online formats. In Spring 2020, a 3-station remote Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was implemented for first-year pharm ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cognitive Apprenticeship in STEM Graduate Education: A Qualitative Review of the Literature

Journal Article Aera Open · January 1, 2021 The future is dependent on the STEM graduate education system, emphasizing the importance of STEM graduate programs in producing highly trained expert researchers. The cognitive apprenticeship (CA) framework provides guidance to experts (i.e., faculty) on ... Full text Cite

Development of a Cultural Intelligence Framework in Pharmacy Education

Journal Article AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION · 2021 Cite

A Qualitative Preceptor Development Needs Assessment to Inform Program Design and Effectiveness

Journal Article AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION · 2021 Cite

Use of Capstone Experiences in Pharmacy Education to Synthesize and Apply Students' Knowledge and Skills.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · November 2020 Objective. To investigate capstone experiences in pharmacy education with the broad aim of better understanding how they are designed, used, and sustained.Methods. Capstones were defined as culminating experiences that required Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) ... Full text Link to item Cite

T.E.A.M.S.Work: Leveraging Technicians to Enhance ABM Med Sync in Community Pharmacies.

Journal Article Pharmacy (Basel) · March 27, 2020 The expansion of pharmacy technicians' roles in community pharmacies allows pharmacists the opportunity to focus on providing clinical services to patients. This study explores the tasks pharmacy technicians' perform to support Med Sync programs in communi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring the Future of Graduate Education in Pharmaceutical Fields.

Journal Article Med Sci Educ · March 2020 To ensure graduate students remain at the forefront of healthcare, curricula must be aligned with current and emerging innovations likely to influence students' ability to be successful. In this study, a modified Delphi technique was utilized to determine ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emerging Innovations and Professional Skills Needed Within Pharmacy Curricula.

Journal Article J Med Educ Curric Dev · 2020 To ensure students are prepared for the rapidly evolving world of health care, curricula must be aligned with emerging innovations, as well as professional skills likely to influence students' abilities to be successful. At the 2019 annual meeting of Pharm ... Full text Link to item Cite

Authorship Considerations for Publishing in Pharmacy Education Journals.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · August 2019 The distinction of authorship and its associated credit has important implications for academia. Pharmacy education encompasses faculty members from a wide and diverse range of disciplines, including the clinical, basic, and social sciences. These discipli ... Full text Link to item Cite

Can they imagine the future? A qualitative study exploring the skills employers seek in pharmaceutical sciences doctoral graduates.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2019 Concerns about the extent to which graduate programs adequately prepare students for the workplace have prompted numerous calls for reform. Understanding what employers look for in doctoral graduates can help schools better align graduate training with wor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Authorship Considerations for Publishing in Pharmacy Education Journals

Journal Article AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION · 2019 Cite

Integrating iPads in Middle School Science Instruction: A Case Study

Chapter · January 1, 2019 With the appropriate support and experience, iPads and other mobile devices can be used for collaborative scientific inquiry moving beyond individual skill practice and assessment appropriations. The mobility and access the iPad provides opens up the class ... Full text Cite

Student and School-level Predictors of Pharmacy Residency Attainment.

Journal Article Am J Pharm Educ · March 2018 Objective. To identify student and school level predictors of pharmacy residency attainment. Methods. Data were collected from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Logi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Uncovering students’ ecological knowledge resources

Conference Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences Icls · January 1, 2018 This paper reports a cognitive resource analysis of middle school students’ understanding of energy flow and matter cycling in ecosystems. We discuss students’ resources that we uncovered through our analyses, highlighting how those that emerged through an ... Cite

Video research methods for learning scientists: State of the art and future directions

Chapter · January 1, 2018 The easy availability of affordable, high-quality video technology is providing learning science researchers with increasingly powerful ways of collecting, sharing, studying, and presenting detailed cases of teaching and learning, in both formal and inform ... Full text Cite

From the Editorial Board: On Arming k-12 Teachers

Journal Article The High School Journal · 2018 Full text Cite

Leveraging students' knowledge to adapt science curricula to local context

Journal Article Educational Technology and Society · January 1, 2017 Conceptions of ecological processes such as the flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem are increasingly important understandings in a rapidly changing world. This study utilizes a p -prims, or knowledge in pieces, lens to examine understandin ... Cite

Integrating iPads in middle school science instruction: A case study

Chapter · December 21, 2016 With the appropriate support and experience, iPads and other mobile devices can be used for collaborative scientific inquiry moving beyond individual skill practice and assessment appropriations. The mobility and access the iPad provides opens up the class ... Full text Cite

Exploring visualization and tagging to manage big datasets for DBR: A modest proposal with significant implications

Conference Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences Icls · January 1, 2016 As design-based research (DBR) approaches increase in popularity, there is greater and greater need to invent database management systems that document the designs and phases of DBR projects as meaningful contexts for archival storage of large databanks th ... Cite

Designing for effective collaborative learning in high-needs rural classrooms

Conference Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences Icls · January 1, 2016 Orchestrating collaborative meaning making in classrooms can present a significant challenge to teachers, in particular, for teachers in under-resourced middle schools in rural areas. This paper reports on issues that arose during a prototype implementatio ... Cite

Outbreak! Cells, Pathogens, and Disease

Journal Article Science Scope · January 2016 Full text Cite

Teacher efficacy in 1:1 iPad initiatives in science and math classrooms

Journal Article Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education · October 14, 2015 Link to item Cite

Exploring Sound! Using Tablets in Middle School Science

Journal Article Science Scope · April 2015 Full text Cite