Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted both healthcare delivery and the education of healthcare students, with a shift to remote delivery of coursework and assessment alongside the expansion of the scope of practice of Alberta pharmacists. The objective of this research was to understand how the learning of pharmacy students at the University of Alberta was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was distributed to 397 pharmacy students in years one through three. Students responded to three short-answer reflection questions: (1) how has the COVID-19 pandemic situation affected your learning; (2) from a pharmacy and pharmacy school perspective, what have you learned since the COVID-19 pandemic began; and (3) from a personal perspective, what have you learned about yourself since the COVID-19 pandemic began? A thematic analysis was undertaken of students' responses to these reflection questions.

Results

A total of 53 students responded to the survey (response rate 13%). Two major themes were identified across all three reflection questions, with several subthemes: remote learning (learning environment, knowledge transfer, knowledge retention, assessment) and mental health (appreciation, stress, extroversion, motivation). Adaptability, routine, professional identity, and the role of the pharmacist were also identified as less prevalent themes.

Conclusions

Pharmacy students' responses led to the identification of several themes related to their learning given the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This increased understanding of student perceptions has the potential to improve the remote delivery of education, support increased university-wide mental health resourcing, and shape pharmacy curriculum development.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行对药学专业学生个人和专业学习的影响

介绍

COVID-19 大流行影响了医疗保健服务和医疗保健学生的教育，随着艾伯塔省药剂师执业范围的扩大，课程作业和评估转向远程授课。这项研究的目的是了解阿尔伯塔大学药学专业学生的学习如何受到 COVID-19 大流行的影响。

方法

在第一年到第三年，向 397 名药学专业学生分发了一项横断面调查。学生回答了三个简答反思问题：(1) COVID-19 大流行情况如何影响您的学习；(2) 从药房和药学院的角度来看，自 COVID-19 大流行开始以来您学到了什么；(3) 从个人角度来看，自 COVID-19 大流行开始以来，您对自己有何了解？对学生对这些思考问题的回答进行了专题分析。

结果

共有 53 名学生回复了调查（回复率 13%）。在所有三个反思问题中确定了两个主要主题，以及几个子主题：远程学习（学习环境、知识转移、知识保留、评估）和心理健康（欣赏、压力、外向、动机）。适应性、常规、职业身份和药剂师的角色也被确定为不太普遍的主题。

结论

鉴于 COVID-19 大流行带来的变化，药学专业学生的反应导致确定了与他们的学习相关的几个主题。这种对学生看法的深入了解有可能改善远程教育，支持增加全校范围内的心理健康资源，并影响药学课程的开发。