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Live and learn: Student pharmacists' perceptions of a pharmacy resident led NAPLEX® prep bootcamp

Emily Berens1, Hollyann Holmquist1, Joseph Santana2

  • 1Pharmacy Resident, Trinity Health, 200 Jefferson Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, United States of America.

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning
|September 25, 2026
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License preparationNAPLEXPass ratePharmacy education

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