Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness
A drop in confidence in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) readiness was observed in students in the Class of 2022 prior to starting APPEs. We aim to investigate potential causes of students’ low confidence in APPE preparedness to provide solutions and to prevent this outcome with future s...
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| author | Edith Mirzaian Samara Jasmine White Mona Karim Kari L. Franson Maryann Wu Ying Wang |
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| description | A drop in confidence in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) readiness was observed in students in the Class of 2022 prior to starting APPEs. We aim to investigate potential causes of students’ low confidence in APPE preparedness to provide solutions and to prevent this outcome with future students. We evaluated students’ perceived confidence to start APPEs and compared this to curricular changes, employment obligations, and the impact of COVID-19 on delivery of the pre-APPE and APPE curriculum. Students’ low confidence with APPE readiness was not indicative of the following factors: (1) delivery of the didactic curriculum, (2) students’ performance in the didactic curriculum, or (3) number of summative assessments in key didactic courses. Rather, the low confidence perception may have been due to differences such as a fully remote didactic experience in the P3 year, more virtual Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs), a reduced course load in the P3 spring semester, and changes to a pre-APPE preparatory course compared to other class years. The students’ self-reported midpoint scores during their first APPE block and preceptor’s evaluations on their performance contrasted their pre-APPE perceptions. Frequent in-person and on-site skills assessments throughout the didactic curriculum seem to reinforce confidence before APPEs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-54f92d5f7b7841e8a0c509bd456415852023-11-24T01:59:30ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872022-09-0110511810.3390/pharmacy10050118Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE ReadinessEdith Mirzaian0Samara Jasmine White1Mona Karim2Kari L. Franson3Maryann Wu4Ying Wang5Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USATitus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USATitus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USATitus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USATitus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USATitus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAA drop in confidence in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) readiness was observed in students in the Class of 2022 prior to starting APPEs. We aim to investigate potential causes of students’ low confidence in APPE preparedness to provide solutions and to prevent this outcome with future students. We evaluated students’ perceived confidence to start APPEs and compared this to curricular changes, employment obligations, and the impact of COVID-19 on delivery of the pre-APPE and APPE curriculum. Students’ low confidence with APPE readiness was not indicative of the following factors: (1) delivery of the didactic curriculum, (2) students’ performance in the didactic curriculum, or (3) number of summative assessments in key didactic courses. Rather, the low confidence perception may have been due to differences such as a fully remote didactic experience in the P3 year, more virtual Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs), a reduced course load in the P3 spring semester, and changes to a pre-APPE preparatory course compared to other class years. The students’ self-reported midpoint scores during their first APPE block and preceptor’s evaluations on their performance contrasted their pre-APPE perceptions. Frequent in-person and on-site skills assessments throughout the didactic curriculum seem to reinforce confidence before APPEs.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/10/5/118APPE readinessvirtual educationexperiential educationstudents’ confidence |
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| title | Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness |
| title_full | Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness |
| title_short | Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness |
| title_sort | exploring the effect of virtual education on student pharmacists confidence toward appe readiness |
| topic | APPE readiness virtual education experiential education students’ confidence |
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