Virtual Symposium Designed as an Innovative Approach to Disseminate Leadership Development Content

• Main Authors: Kerry K Fierke, Whitney D Maxwell, Gregory M Zumach
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2021-08-01
• Series: INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
• Subjects: leadership, virtual, symposium, remote presentation, accessibility, innovation
• Online Access: https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/3433

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Leadership Development Special Interest Group (LD SIG) embarked upon a one-week virtual symposium (VS) across three years. The purpose of the VS was to disseminate leadership content, case studies, and various topics of interest utilizing technology. This electronic format provided a new communication approach to facilitate content and discussion of leadership materials amongst faculty colleagues nationally. The VS allowed participants to gain knowledge and skills to address leadership development in a timely, flexible manner that can be challenging during in-person professional meetings and conferences due to conflicting programming and travel limitations. Evaluators across each of the VS (100%) indicated that they either agreed or strongly agreed with the scaled evaluative statements that the video presentations met their educational needs.