Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 10-16 , August 2009

Understanding who you are and how you work: the role of self-assessment

  • Jennifer M. Trujillo, PharmD, BCPS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Jennifer M. Trujillo, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado–Denver, School of Pharmacy, Mail Stop C238-L15, Room 1219, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045

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PII: S1877-1297(09)00003-3

doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2009.05.002

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 10-16 , August 2009