Ranking of Curricular Content by Pharmacy Students and Community Pharmacists
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the relative rankings of 17 key components in an undergraduate program. The degree of discrepancy between curricular content and that of student and pharmacist expectations was also of interest. An online questionnaire was emailed to both groups in...
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| description | A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the relative rankings of 17 key components in an undergraduate program. The degree of discrepancy between curricular content and that of student and pharmacist expectations was also of interest. An online questionnaire was emailed to both groups in one Canadian province. Respondents considered four questions related to the nature and adequacy of education they did receive (pharmacists) or should receive (students) and the relative importance of key topic areas (along 11-point scales). The response rate was 31.0 (students) and 10.8 percent (pharmacists). As expected, both students and pharmacists identified therapeutics and patient counselling as critical focal points for the program, while the importance of compounding was mixed. Most topics were deemed as best handled during the didactic program, with students seeing greater value in learning a larger portion of two skills (injection training and managerial duties) post-graduation. In conclusion, discrepancies were indeed found. For students, topics such as injection training and minor ailment prescribing were perceived as receiving too little attention, while communication, pharmaceutical sciences, and professionalism received too much attention. In a significant departure in perspective, pharmacists rated communication, ethical decision-making, and professionalism almost two points higher than did students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4461dc3c39c4a31baae829806d61f1e2023-12-03T14:18:11ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872022-06-011047110.3390/pharmacy10040071Ranking of Curricular Content by Pharmacy Students and Community PharmacistsJeffrey Taylor0Holly Mansell1Jason Perepelkin2Danielle Larocque3College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, CanadaCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, CanadaCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, CanadaCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, CanadaA cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the relative rankings of 17 key components in an undergraduate program. The degree of discrepancy between curricular content and that of student and pharmacist expectations was also of interest. An online questionnaire was emailed to both groups in one Canadian province. Respondents considered four questions related to the nature and adequacy of education they did receive (pharmacists) or should receive (students) and the relative importance of key topic areas (along 11-point scales). The response rate was 31.0 (students) and 10.8 percent (pharmacists). As expected, both students and pharmacists identified therapeutics and patient counselling as critical focal points for the program, while the importance of compounding was mixed. Most topics were deemed as best handled during the didactic program, with students seeing greater value in learning a larger portion of two skills (injection training and managerial duties) post-graduation. In conclusion, discrepancies were indeed found. For students, topics such as injection training and minor ailment prescribing were perceived as receiving too little attention, while communication, pharmaceutical sciences, and professionalism received too much attention. In a significant departure in perspective, pharmacists rated communication, ethical decision-making, and professionalism almost two points higher than did students.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/10/4/71curriculumexpectationsprogram evaluationsatisfaction |
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