Many of us could have never envisioned, even in our wildest dreams, the current situation we are facing across the Academy. The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has left an indelible mark on our lives forever. We all feel and see the stress and anxiety in our students, faculty, staff, preceptors, and alumni as our programs navigate the unchartered waters of empty classrooms, alternative educational formats and platforms, teleworking situations for faculty and staff and stressed clinical practice sites. The angst is probably most tangible within the realm of experiential education where contact precautions have led to ever-increasing reductions in the availability of introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Further complicating an already tense situation is the fact that the pandemic is coming at one of the busiest periods in the academic calendar when colleges and schools are preparing for commencement exercises and other key end-of-year functions and activities.
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