Devraj Radhika, Castleberry Ashley N, Alvarez Nancy A, Persky Adam M, Poirier Therese I
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
The University of Texas at Austin.
Innov Pharm. 2023 Nov 9;14(3). doi: 10.24926/iip.v14i3.5528. eCollection 2023.
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.
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.
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.
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.
从课程角度以及职业的持续发展来看，领导力培养都很重要。行业现任领导者的建议可能会成为渴望成为领导者的学生的强大动力。这项定性研究的目的是提供经验丰富的药学领导者的建议。
根据预先确定的具体标准并采用滚雪球抽样法，确定了54位药学领导者。通过Zoom对领导者进行访谈，以了解他们的领导历程、遗产以及他们会给学生的建议。访谈内容被转录、去识别化，并采用归纳式、改进的持续比较方法进行开放式和轴心式编码分析。按性别和代际类别对建议主题进行了比较。
大多数受访者为男性（69%），属于婴儿潮一代（1946 - 1964年，59.3%），在教育领域（78%）和医疗系统（48%）担任领导职务。共出现了37个领导力建议主题。给学生的首要建议是保持开放心态（35%）和参与组织活动（32%）。男性和女性领导者都分享的建议包括：保持开放心态、参与组织活动、主动进取、尝试新的或困难的事情以及找到自己的热情所在。保持开放心态和主动进取在三代人中都很常见。
药学领导者为渴望成为未来领导者的学生提供了有深刻见解的信息。不同性别和代际类别的领导力建议相似。学生基于药学领导者的实际经验所提供的建议来培养领导力将受益匪浅。未来的研究可以考察学生对领导力建议的看法。
