Rho Chi Lecture Award. The shape of the Rho Chi key.
Lack of curricular balance long has been a problem in pharmacy education. Presently, excessive emphasis on individualized instruction and a failure to develop and implement innovative instructional methodologies in clinical pharmacy have resulted in programs that are severely distorted in terms of resource utilization. A proposal is made to restore a proper balance to the curriculum, to encourage elimination of outmoded instructional areas, and to promote the utilization of novel teaching techniques. If properly constructed, such a program should allow conferral of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree and examination for licensure after a period of 5 1/2 academic years. It is suggested that the Rho Chi Society use its vast human resources to assist in the development of such a program.