(480) Enhancing Student Wellness - Digital Representation of Wellness Initiatives within the Colleges of Pharmacy

Objective : To compare and contrast the various wellness initiatives available to pharmacy students using the college of pharmacy websites as the primary sources for environmental scans.

Methods: The Aspiring Academics program contributes to the development of future faculty members in the academy as a program for students to learn about academic pharmacy. The selected students are assigned a current topic relevant to pharmacy education to research during the year. An environmental scan of the websites of 40 ACPE-accredited pharmacy schools was conducted to analyze the wellness resources and initiatives offered to students. Information obtained was solely from information published on individual college of pharmacy websites

Results: All schools had wellness resources available. Out of the 40 colleges, 22.5% (9/40) of colleges of pharmacy had published information about current wellness events offered to pharmacy students, 30% (12/40) offered a course that touched on topics of wellness for students, and 7.5% (3/40) specifically mention burnout on the website. These results showed no statistically significant differences between public vs. private colleges.

Conclusions: The full scope of wellness initiatives in colleges of pharmacies is not adequately represented digitally. Publishing unique wellness resources is an opportunity for colleges of pharmacy to prioritize student well-being and bring awareness to students. This could also be valuable for recruitment and admissions purposes in colleges of pharmacy.