%0 Journal Article
%T Exploring Pharmacy Students' Leadership Styles Using the 5 Voices Assessment.
%A Fierke KK
%A Newman K
%A Chesnut R
%A Neely S
%A Medina MS
%J Am J Pharm Educ
%V 88
%N 9
%D 2024 Sep 30
%M 39089629
%F 2.876
%R 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101256
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>Leadership development assessments are a critical component of student pharmacists' understanding and development of effective team strategies.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>The 5 Voices tool, developed by GiANT Worldwide, was incorporated into the leadership curriculum across 2 colleges of pharmacies for second-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students. One public land-grant institution administers the assessment in the fall semester during a 2-h class session as part of a leadership elective leadership course and a private liberal arts institution distributes the 5 Voices assessment to all students during a 1-h spring semester required course.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Responses from 456 PharmD students were included in the analysis, with 159 (34.9%) and 297 (65.1%) coming from the University of Minnesota and Drake University, respectively. Overall, 49.1% of PharmD students had nurturer as their foundational (first) voice. No differences were found in the distribution of first voices between institutions. The PharmD data are higher than the nurturer population-level average (43%).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Introducing students to the 5 Voices assessment provides an opportunity for them to gain a better understanding of what they can contribute to a team. In addition, because nurturer is a dominant voice, this understanding can help provide appreciation for other voices necessary for team development.