A Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program to Provide Intensive Training to Enhance Pharmacy Students' Postgraduate Readiness
| Autor: | Susan J. Skledar, Amy L. Seybert, Neal Benedict, Melissa Saul, James C. Coons, Randall M. Smith, Christopher R. Ensor, Carlo J. Iasella |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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education
Pharmacy Residencies Pharmacy 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Education Accreditation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pharmacotherapy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Program Development Curriculum Medical education business.industry Research Professional development Mentors General Medicine Faculty Pharmacy Team-based learning Scholarship Students Pharmacy Education Pharmacy Pharmacy practice Clinical Competence Educational Measurement business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | American journal of pharmaceutical education. 83(9) |
| ISSN: | 1553-6467 |
| Popis: | Objective. To design, integrate the curriculum for, and evaluate an innovative program to facilitate placement of students into postgraduate pharmacy residency training programs involving direct patient care. Methods. The Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program (PSP) was designed to prepare fourth-professional year students to become highly proficient in a direct patient care role and to successfully match with postgraduate residency training programs. The following elements were included in the year-long curriculum: integrated synchronous advanced pharmacy practice experiences with personal advising, team-based mentoring, peer-to-peer learning, longitudinal research, and professional development. Program goals were modeled after the accreditation standards for postgraduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy residency programs. Program faculty members ensured that the PSP had a broad scope, included rigorous student assessments, had a strong research focus, and provided scholarship opportunities. Results. Sixty-eight students completed the program from fall 2013 through spring 2019. The overall residency match rate was 93%. Students' performance on both knowledge and clinical skills assessments significantly improved after completing the program. There was an approximately 15% increase in knowledge and a 30% improvement in clinical skills based on comprehensive readiness assessments and an intermittent clinical examination that used patient simulation, respectively. Conclusion. The Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program is an innovative training program designed to enhance PharmD students' preparation for advanced clinical training. Students who completed the PSP achieved a high PGY1 residency placement rate while demonstrating significant improvements in pharmacotherapy knowledge and clinical skills in direct patient care activities. |
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