Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Sep 10;75(7):129. doi: 10.5688/ajpe757129.
To determine trends among departments of pharmacy practice regarding use of adjunct faculty members for classroom-based teaching and to assess departmental support provided to these faculty members.
Chairs of pharmacy practice departments in US colleges and school of pharmacy were contacted by e-mail and asked to complete an 11-item electronic survey instrument.
Chair respondents reported an average of 5.7 adjunct faculty members hired to teach required courses and 1.8 adjunct faculty members hired to teach elective courses. Compensation averaged $108 per lecture hour and $1,257 per 1-credit-hour course. Twenty-five percent of the respondents expected to hire more adjunct faculty members to teach required courses in the upcoming year due to curricular changes, faculty hiring freezes, and the shortage of full-time faculty members. Only 7% of respondents reported that they provided a teaching mentor and 14% offered no support to their adjunct faculty members.
Departments of pharmacy practice commonly use adjunct faculty members to teach required and elective courses. Given the pharmacy faculty shortage, this trend is expected to increase and may be an area for future faculty development.
确定药学实践系在使用兼职教师进行课堂教学方面的趋势，并评估系为这些教师提供的支持。
通过电子邮件联系美国学院和药学院的药学实践系主任，请他们完成一份 11 项的电子调查工具。
系主任报告称，平均聘请了 5.7 名兼职教师教授必修课程，1.8 名兼职教师教授选修课程。薪酬平均为每课时 108 美元，每 1 学分课程 1257 美元。由于课程改革、教师招聘冻结和全职教师短缺，25%的受访者预计在未来一年将聘请更多的兼职教师教授必修课程。只有 7%的受访者表示他们为兼职教师提供了教学指导，而 14%的受访者没有为他们的兼职教师提供任何支持。
药学实践系通常使用兼职教师教授必修和选修课程。鉴于药学师资短缺，这一趋势预计将会增加，这可能是未来师资发展的一个领域。
