Publication Date

2022

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Nyunt, Gudrun

Degree Name

Ed.D. (Doctor of Education)

Legacy Department

Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CAHE)

Abstract

Nationwide, there has been a decline in the number of applicants to PharmD programs.

Additionally, there is a lack of diversity in the healthcare workforce that leads to inequitable healthcare for diverse populations of patients. As a result, various recruitment tactics, including pipeline programs, have been used to develop a larger, more diverse applicant pool to the College of Pharmacy at a regional satellite campus in the Midwest. The purpose of this mixed methods summative program evaluation was to examine the experiences of participants of a pipeline program hosted at a regional satellite campus for a pharmacy program to determine if the following programmatic goals were being met: (a) an increase in the number of applicants to the regional satellite campus, and (b) a more diverse applicant pool.Data in the form of open- and close-ended surveys and pre- and post-tests of program participants as well as semi-structured interviews with nine past participants was collected. The findings indicated that, by achieving program outputs and outcomes, the program was meeting its goals. Specifically, the three achieved participant outputs were: (a) an increased knowledge and awareness of career opportunities within pharmacy, (b) the development of professional networking relationships, and (c) an increased confidence in ones’ ability to succeed in pharmacy. As a result of these three outputs, there were three outcomes of the program: (a) an increased interest in the field of pharmacy, (b) an increased motivation and solidified decision to pursue a pharmacy career, and (c) an increased interest in applying to the PharmD program at the regional campus. These outputs and outcomes contribute to two major impacts of the pipeline program: (a) an increased applicant pool at the regional satellite campus, and (b) a more diverse applicant pool.

Extent

125 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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