Castleberry Ashley N, Devraj Radhika, Alvarez Nancy A, Persky Adam M, Poirier Therese I
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Oct;87(10):100111. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100111. Epub 2023 May 9.
To explore the experiences, contributions, and perceived legacy of individuals recognized as leaders in the pharmacy profession and compare these by gender and generational category.
A total of 54 leaders were interviewed about their journey to leadership and the legacy they leave to the profession. Interviews were transcribed, de-identified, and qualitatively analyzed using an inductive, modified constant comparison approach for open and axial coding. Qualitative responses were quantified to allow for the comparison of themes by gender and generational category.
Common leadership themes included: humility, not expecting to be in a leadership role, taking initiative, being passionate about their work, having mentors to guide them, having a network of people around them, being a part of change, serving during a challenging time, seizing opportunities when they presented themselves, and being involved in professional organizations. The individual's clinical work (38.9%), helping to develop pharmacy as a clinical profession (33.3%), publications (29.6%), impact on students (29.6%), building programs (22.2%), involvement in organizations (20.4%), and impactful research (16.7%) were common themes noted in the legacy responses.
Although there are many advancements still to be made, upcoming leaders would benefit from the journey and perceived legacy of these leaders as they carry the torch to advance the practice of pharmacy.
探讨被公认为药学专业领导者的个人的经历、贡献及被感知到的遗产，并按性别和代际类别进行比较。
共对54位领导者进行了访谈，询问他们的领导之路以及他们留给该专业的遗产。访谈内容被转录、去除身份标识，并采用归纳性的、经过改进的持续比较法进行定性分析，用于开放编码和轴心编码。对定性回答进行量化，以便按性别和代际类别比较主题。
常见的领导主题包括：谦逊、不期望担任领导角色、主动积极、对工作充满热情、有导师指导、身边有一群人组成的网络、参与变革、在困难时期服务、抓住出现的机会以及参与专业组织。在关于遗产的回答中，常见的主题包括个人的临床工作（38.9%）、帮助将药学发展成为临床专业（33.3%）、发表论文（29.6%）、对学生的影响（29.6%）、建立项目（22.2%）、参与组织（20.4%）以及有影响力的研究（16.7%）。
尽管仍有许多进步有待实现，但未来的领导者在接过推进药学实践的火炬时，将从这些领导者的经历和被感知到的遗产中受益。
