Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49, August 2009

Balancing professional and home life

  • June Felice Johnson, BS, PharmD, FASHP, BC-ADM

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. June Felice Johnson, BS, PharmD, FASHP, BC-ADM, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Chair, Clinical Sciences Department, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311

Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA

Abstract 

Practice faculty new to the academic environment will find multiple and sometimes conflicting demands placed on them because of their dual on-campus and practice site responsibilities while at the same time juggling home and family obligations. Personal characteristics and workplace expectations may contribute to imbalance in the academic world. This article reviews risks for imbalance, qualities of successful faculty, roles of college and university leadership in supporting faculty balance, and useful references for further reading.

Keywords: Balance, Time management, Workload, Mentoring, Stress, Clinical faculty

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PII: S1877-1297(09)00007-0

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2009.05.006

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49, August 2009

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