(338) Student Pharmacist-led Well-Being Programming Within the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy

Objective : Well-being is an important component of student pharmacist life. We describe a student-led program that supports energy management, engagement capacity, and well-being.

Methods: College administration introduced the Performance Pyramid energy dimensions of physical, emotional, mental, and purpose from the Power of Full Engagement (PFE) by Loehr and Schwartz to first-year pharmacy students in Fall 2016 as a co-curricular program for well-being. Additional content was presented that focused on a single energy dimension at the beginning of each subsequent semester as the class matriculated through the PharmD program through the P3 spring semester. In Spring 2020, a team of students in the College’s Leadership Degree Option was assigned a project to transition PFE from an administrator-led to a student-led initiative.

Results: Student leadership implemented the first phase to lead the PFE program in Fall 2020. In Spring 2021, a student PFE Committee formed and absorbed a greater role in leading the program including delivery of PFE content to student classes, representation on Pharmacy Student Council governance, and a succession plan for future student leadership. Currently, PFE is recognized as a fully student-driven well-being program within the College. Recent expansions to the program include monthly College-wide activities that align with PFE energy dimensions, and inclusion of faculty participation alongside students. Program assessment among the Class of 2022 found PFE impacted behavior for 100% of students on the physical dimension (89.6% movement domain, 87.5% nutrition domain, 81.3% sleep domain), 91.7% on the emotional dimension, and 89.6% on the mental dimension.

Conclusions: The Student PFE Committee serves an integral role in building and promoting a culture of well-being among student pharmacists and faculty in the College of Pharmacy.