Abstract
The notion of consumerism and that students are customers of pharmacy colleges was explored by proponents and opponents to the idea. First, a working definition of a “customer” in pharmacy education is pondered with respect to roles and responsibilities of students and schools/colleges of pharmacy. Second, the pros and cons of “student-centered” education is considered in the light of students and their families being consumers of the educational experience. Third, the duality of student-centered education is discussed including student engagement/disengagement in their learning, professional/unprofessional behaviors and shared/individual responsibilities. Lastly, learning and teaching environment dynamics are discerned when higher education becomes more student-centric and how that may affect the overall outcome of the student and the goals of pharmacy educational programs.
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