Evaluating a Skills Laboratory Curriculum to Determine the Essential Skills for Pharmacy Students to Learn
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
; 86(6):668-672, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2034288
ABSTRACT
The profession of pharmacy is complex and diverse, encompassing a wide range of necessary practice skills. Decisions regarding which skills are essential for students are made by faculty of skills-based laboratory courses, who also determine how these skills are taught and assessed. This commentary aims to further the discussion regarding how the essential skills taught and assessed in skills laboratory curricula are identified, with the intention of preparing student pharmacists for both current and future pharmacy practice. Guidance on essential skills is provided by various organizations and documents, but ultimately each institution has the autonomy to decide what to teach. As such, this piece discusses the importance of frequent curriculum evaluation to determine how to train pharmacists of the future so they will practice at the top of their license rather than simply meet competency with historical skills.
Pharmacy And Pharmacology; Ambulatory care; Teaching; Laboratories; Standards; COVID-19 vaccines; Students; Blood pressure; Accreditation; Pandemics; Essential workers; Drug stores; Skill development; Didacticism; COVID-19 diagnostic tests; Core curriculum; Coronaviruses; Immunization; Pharmacists; Education; Heart rate; Skills; United States--US
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Databases of international organizations
Database:
ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Language:
English
Journal:
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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