Introduction

In order to gain exposure to hospital practice earlier in the education of doctor of pharmacy students, a recent curricular change by the faculty of pharmacy prioritized institutional sites for year two early practice experiences (EPE2s). The goal of this study was to assess whether year two student pharmacists were adequately equipped by the faculty to apply clinical concepts when providing direct patient care in an institutional setting.

Methods

At the study institution, four students rated the relevancy of clinical concepts covered in five pharmacotherapy courses to their EPE2 practice using a relevance score tool. Students self-evaluated their ability-to-practice (AP) these concepts at the start and end of the rotation using an AP score tool.

Results

The students determined that all pharmacotherapy courses covered at least one clinical concept that was occasionally seen and applied to practice at the study institution, except for dermatology/ears, eyes, nose, and throat. All AP scores for relevant clinical concepts improved post-rotation except for dyslipidemia, which remained unchanged.

Conclusions

The year two students who participated in the pilot study had sufficient knowledge to apply pharmacotherapy concepts when performing supervised direct patient care at the study institution.

中文翻译：

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学生准备将药物治疗概念应用于机构早期实践经验——一项试点研究

介绍

为了在药学博士生教育中更早地接触医院实践，药学院最近的课程变化将机构地点列为第二年的早期实践经验 (EPE2)。本研究的目的是评估二年级学生药剂师在机构环境中提供直接患者护理时是否有足够的能力来应用临床概念。

方法

在研究机构，四名学生使用相关评分工具对五门药物治疗课程中涵盖的临床概念与其 EPE2 实践的相关性进行了评估。学生在轮换开始和结束时使用 AP 评分工具对这些概念的实践能力 (AP) 进行自我评估。

结果

学生确定除皮肤病学/耳朵、眼睛、鼻子和喉咙外，所有药物治疗课程都至少涵盖了一个偶尔在研究机构中看到并应用于实践的临床概念。除血脂异常外，所有相关临床概念的 AP 分数都在旋转后得到改善，血脂异常保持不变。

结论

参加试点研究的二年级学生在研究机构进行有监督的直接患者护理时，拥有足够的知识来应用药物治疗概念。