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Clarifying the Addition of Scientific Thinking as a Subdomain to the COEPA and 2025 ACPE Standards

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This commentary highlights a commonly overlooked change in the 2022 Curricular Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities document knowledge domain, where the only subdomain was retitled from "Learner" to "Scientific Thinker." The implications of the change, the background of scientific thinking, and a commitment to the biomedical sciences as the underlying foundation of pharmacy education are further discussed and explored.

Source: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101890

Authors: Daniel R. Kennedy, Melissa S. Medina, Russell B. Melchert, Kimberly A. Pesaturo

Institutions: Western New England University, University of Oklahoma, University of Missouri–Kansas City

Language: English

Topic: Innovations in Medical Education

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,400