Global Leaders in Development: a global leadership module across three international pharmacy schools

Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the Global Leaders in Development (GLIDE) module to determine whether the concepts of global mindset, citizenship and leadership can be effectively taught within a short‐term didactic module. Methods Faculty members of PharmAlliance, a partnership between three schools of pharmacy, created a three‐week optional, non‐credit‐bearing distance‐based global leadership development module. Material and assignments focused on the concepts of global mindset, global citizenship and global leadership as applied to the global health issues of non‐communicable diseases, universal health coverage and primary care. Student self‐rated growth was measured with an adapted fifteen question pre–post‐survey that also included open‐ended questions. Key Findings Most statements showed growth on the pre–post‐survey with seven being statistically significant (P