Career-Mentoring Options for Pharmacy Faculty and Staff: Navigating the Three Phases of Cancer Survivorship

IF 3.5 4区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI:10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101866

Melissa S. Medina , Batoul Senhaji-Tomza

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Abstract

Cancer rates are on the rise, and new treatments are helping people live longer with cancer, yet the questions remain: when does one consider themselves a cancer survivor, and what direction should one’s career take when diagnosed with cancer? This commentary explores how mentoring can support working individuals, such as pharmacy faculty and staff, across the 3 distinct phases of cancer survivorship: (1) the acute phase, which includes testing, diagnosis, staging, and treatment; (2) the post-treatment survival phase; and (3) the permanent phase of disease-free survival. While career-mentoring programs may exist for pharmacy faculty and staff across various pharmacy practice settings, there is a notable lack of structured mentoring programs for those navigating a cancer diagnosis, especially as mentoring needs shift throughout these 3 phases of survivorship. Thoughtful mentoring and support can significantly enhance both the personal and professional quality of life for individuals with cancer. Therefore, it is essential to develop targeted career-mentoring opportunities for pharmacy faculty and staff cancer survivors to meet this growing and unmet need.

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职业指导选择的药学教师和工作人员导航癌症生存的三个阶段。

癌症发病率正在上升，新的治疗方法正在帮助癌症患者延长寿命，但问题仍然存在：一个人什么时候会认为自己是癌症幸存者？当被诊断患有癌症时，他的职业生涯应该朝着什么方向发展？这篇评论探讨了指导如何在癌症生存的三个不同阶段为工作人员（如药学教职员工）提供支持，(1)急性期，包括测试、诊断、分期和治疗；(2)治疗后生存期；(3)永久无病生存期。虽然在不同的药学实践环境中，可能存在针对药学教职员工的职业指导计划，但对于那些指导癌症诊断的教职员工来说，明显缺乏结构化的指导计划，特别是在癌症生存的三个阶段，指导需要不断变化。周到的指导和支持可以显著提高癌症患者的个人和职业生活质量。因此，必须为药学教职员工和癌症幸存者提供有针对性的职业指导机会，以满足这一不断增长和未满足的需求。

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

15.20%

发文量

114

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