Introduction

Although patient expectations and preferences for healthcare selection have been described in the literature, there are no studies exploring what qualities and behaviors standardized persons (SPs) identify for the practice-ready pharmacist. This manuscript explores those qualities and behaviors within an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to determine SP interest in having the student as their pharmacy provider.

Methods

Using open-ended questions via a Qualtrics survey, SPs were asked to provide qualities and behaviors they associated with each of three practice-readiness rating levels. Using a constant comparative approach, the researchers coded the collected data over multiple stages to allow for authentic reflection and interpretation of the data. Coders used both inductive and deductive processes prior to establishing a unified understanding and corresponding codebook.

Results

A total of 55 SPs (61.1% response rate) participated in the survey, with the majority of participants working for the organization no more than two years (58.2%). Through the coding process, several major themes emerged across each of the three ratings including professionalism, patient-centered skills, communication, and preparation. Findings indicated the differences in ratings were influenced by the degree that students demonstrated each theme.

Conclusions

Overall, these findings provide a better understanding of the qualities and behaviors SPs associate with student pharmacists completing OSCEs acting as practicing pharmacists. However, additional research is needed to determine if the same qualities and behaviors would be viewed as essential with SPs at other academic institutions.

中文翻译：

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探究学生药师中标准化人员对执业准备的期望

介绍

尽管文献中描述了患者对医疗保健选择的期望和偏好，但没有研究探讨标准化人员 (SP) 为准备执业的药剂师确定的品质和行为。这份手稿在客观结构化临床检查 (OSCE) 中探讨了这些品质和行为，以确定 SP 对让学生作为他们的药房提供者的兴趣。

方法

通过 Qualtrics 调查使用开放式问题，要求 SP 提供与三个练习准备等级中的每一个相关的质量和行为。研究人员使用持续的比较方法，对多个阶段收集的数据进行编码，以便对数据进行真实的反映和解释。编码人员在建立统一的理解和相应的码本之前使用归纳和演绎过程。

结果

共有 55 名 SP（61.1% 的响应率）参与了调查，大多数参与者为该组织工作的时间不超过两年 (58.2%)。通过编码过程，三个评级中的每一个都出现了几个主要主题，包括专业性、以患者为中心的技能、沟通和准备。结果表明，评分的差异受到学生展示每个主题的程度的影响。

结论

总体而言，这些发现让我们更好地了解 SP 与作为执业药剂师完成 OSCE 的学生药剂师相关的素质和行为。但是，还需要进行额外的研究以确定相同的品质和行为是否会被其他学术机构的 SP 视为必不可少的。