Karen Gessler is an Educational Specialist for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Her background is in curriculum, instruction, and educational leadership. Karen collaborates with faculty to create meaningful and outcome-based instructional opportunities for the students. She designed a common Framework for Learning that faculty use to organize their learning objectives, instructional resources, and application opportunities for students during instruction. She supports students with their overall learning and helps them focus on their own study skills and learning habits to ensure they are as successful as possible in the PharmD program.