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Item Identifying Personality Traits Associated with Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Intentions among Student Pharmacists(2020) Nili, Mona; Shaikh, Nazneen; Dwibedi, Nilanjana; Anyanwu, Precious; Kavookjian, Jan; Nadpara, Pramit; Chen, Aleda; Kamal, Khalid; Madhavan, SundareswaranPurpose: Determining personality traits in student pharmacists that are associated with future entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial intentions may help to identify and develop patient-care oriented pharmacists to succeed in a profession that increasingly needs risk takers and innovators for its future success. The objective of this study was to identify the personality traits and characteristics of student pharmacists that are associated with future Entrepreneurial intention (EI) and/or Intrapreneurial intention (II). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Pharmacist Questionnaire (EIPQ) with a convenience sample of second (P2) and third (P3) year student pharmacists from six US private and public pharmacy schools. Personality traits measured included locus of control, innovativeness, autonomy, risk-taking propensity, proactiveness, achievement-motivation, people liking, problem-solving, and leadership. Results: A majority of the sample were female, white, and between 18 and 25 years of age. The mean scores of EI and II were 3.23 and 4.22, respectively, on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Regression models adjusted for socio-economic characteristics showed a significant association between EI and innovativeness, autonomy, proactiveness, being male, and having a family business background. II was positively associated with risk-taking propensity, proactiveness, problem-solving and being white, and negatively associated with having a family business background. Conclusions: The study indicates that student pharmacists have neutral to mild EI and II. However, EI and II were significantly associated with selected personality traits typically associated with entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs.Item Which Personality Traits Among Student Pharmacists are Associated with Interest in Becoming a Pharmacist Provider?(2020) Nili, Mona; Shaikh, Nazneen; Dwibedi, Nilanjana; Anyanwu, Precious; Kavookjian, Jan; Nadpara, Pramit; Chen, Aleda; Kamal, Khalid; Madhavan, SundareswaranPurpose: Provider status for pharmacists is of growing interest in the profession. However, it is not clear which personality traits are associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider (IBPP) among student pharmacists. The main objective of this study is to identify which entrepreneurial personality traits are associated with IBPP among student pharmacists in the United States. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in second (P2) and third (P3) year student pharmacists in a convenience sample of six private and public pharmacy schools in the United States. All the personality traits (i.e. locus of control, innovativeness, autonomy, risk-taking propensity, pro-activeness, achievement motivation, people liking, problem solving, and leadership self-efficacy) were measured using previously validated scales. Four items were used to measure the level of IBPP among student pharmacists. Results: A total of 514 surveys of P2 and P3 students were analyzed. Multiple linear regression indicated a significant association between IBPP and autonomy (p< .01), risk-taking propensity (p< .01), and internal locus of control (p=.03). Furthermore, IBPP was significantly higher among females (p< .01), those 25 years of age and younger (p< .01), and those with at least a Bachelor's degree (p< .01). Conclusion: This study is the first study to evaluate IBPP among student pharmacists in the United States. Based on the findings, autonomy, risk-taking propensity, and internal locus of control are traits to determine in pharmacy school applicants that may increase the likelihood of student pharmacists becoming future pharmacist providers.