A scoping review of the hidden curriculum in pharmacy education.
In medical education, the “hidden curriculum” refers to the influence of offhand comments, behaviors, and attitudes of senior clinicians on the formation of a student’s professional identity. This scoping review identified five papers examining the hidden curriculum in pharmacy education. The studies identified several approaches to address the hidden curriculum during pharmacy training, such as better integration of formal and informal training activities, encouraging positive mentor:mentee relationships between students and practicing pharmacists, and cultivating professionalism.