Pharmacy Leaders’ Advice to Students Pursuing Leadership: A Qualitative Study

R. Devraj, Ashley Castleberry, Nancy Alvarez, Adam Persky, Therese Poirier
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Introduction: Leadership development is important both from a curricular standpoint and for continued advancement of the profession. Advice from current leaders in the profession may serve as a powerful motivator to students desiring to be leaders. The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide advice from experienced pharmacy leaders. Methods: Fifty-four pharmacy leaders were identified based on pre-determined, specific criteria and by using a snowball sampling method. Interviews with leaders were conducted via Zoom to learn about their leadership journey, their legacy, and advice they would give students. The interviews were transcribed, de-identified and analyzed using the inductive, modified constant comparison approach for open and axial coding. Advice themes were compared by gender and generational category. Results: The majority of the interviewees were male (69%), belonged to the Baby Boomer Generation (1946-1964, 59.3%), and held leadership positions in education (78%) and health systems (48%). Thirty-seven leadership advice themes were present. The topmost advice to students was to keep an open mind (35%) and to get involved in organizations (32%). Pieces of advice shared by both men and women leaders included:  being open minded, getting involved in organizations, taking initiative, trying new or difficult things, and finding your passion. Keeping an open mind, and taking initiative were common across the three generations. Conclusion: Pharmacy leaders have insightful information for students aspiring to be future leaders. Leadership advice was similar by gender and generational category. Students would benefit in developing their leadership based on advice from the lived experience of pharmacy leaders. Future studies could examine students’ perspectives on leadership advice.
药学领导对追求领导力的学生的建议:定性研究
导言:无论是从课程的角度还是从专业的持续发展来看,领导力的培养都是非常重要的。对于希望成为领导者的学生来说,现任行业领导者的建议可能是一个强大的动力。本定性研究的目的是提供经验丰富的药剂学领导者的建议。研究方法根据预先确定的特定标准,采用滚雪球式抽样方法,确定了 54 名药剂学领导者。通过 Zoom 对领导者进行了访谈,以了解他们的领导历程、传承以及他们对学生的建议。访谈内容经誊写、去标识后,采用归纳、修正的不断比较法进行开放式和轴向编码分析。建议主题按性别和代际类别进行比较。结果大多数受访者为男性(69%),属于婴儿潮一代(1946-1964 年,59.3%),在教育(78%)和卫生系统(48%)担任领导职务。共有 37 个领导建议主题。对学生最重要的建议是保持开放的心态(35%)和参与组织活动(32%)。男性和女性领导者分享的建议包括:保持开放的心态、参与组织活动、采取主动、尝试新事物或困难的事情,以及找到自己的激情。保持开放的心态和采取主动是三代人的共同点。结论药学领导者为有志于成为未来领导者的学生提供了具有洞察力的信息。不同性别和代际的领导力建议是相似的。根据药剂学领导人的生活经验提出的建议,学生将受益匪浅。未来的研究可以考察学生对领导力建议的看法。
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