Introduction

Matching an increasing number of pharmacy students with a limited number of advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) sites has become challenging for pharmacy schools. Selective tiered optimization (STO), a process for matching students with competitive APPE electives, was implemented by The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) in 2015 to address these concerns. This pilot study sought to evaluate student and preceptor satisfaction with the process.

Methods

Electronic surveys were sent to students enrolled in APPEs and individuals who precepted APPE students at the UMSOP from 2016 to 2019. The surveys were designed to gauge satisfaction with STO's process, goals, utility, and fairness.

Results

There were 63 responses from 149 preceptors (42% response rate) and 70 respondents from 314 students (22% response rate). Overall, both students and preceptors expressed satisfaction and found value in participating in STO. Both groups indicated that the benefit they received from participating in STO outweighed the extra effort required. Preceptors indicated that students who participated in STO were of higher quality and more focused, hardworking, and interested than those who did not participate.

Conclusions

Respondents were satisfied with the STO process and experience. The process was perceived by preceptors to be fair for all students and worthwhile for its participants. Our results also demonstrated that this process is effective for easing the competitive APPE selection process. Schools and colleges of pharmacy should consider utilizing this process to alleviate applicable challenges with APPE selection.

中文翻译：

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先进药学实践经验遴选新流程的评价

介绍

将越来越多的药学学生与数量有限的高级药学实践经验 (APPE) 站点相匹配已成为药学院的挑战。密西西比大学药学院 (UMSOP) 于 2015 年实施了选择性分层优化 (STO)，这是一种将学生与具有竞争力的 APPE 选修课相匹配的过程，以解决这些问题。该试点研究旨在评估学生和导师对该过程的满意度。

方法

从 2016 年到 2019 年，我们向注册 APPE 的学生和在 UMSOP 中指导 APPE 学生的个人发送了电子调查。这些调查旨在衡量对 STO 流程、目标、效用和公平性的满意度。

结果

有来自 149 名导师的 63 份回复（回复率为 42%）和来自 314 名学生的 70 份回复（回复率为 22%）。总体而言，学生和导师都对参与 STO 表示满​​意并发现其价值。两组都表示，他们从参与 STO 中获得的好处超过了所需的额外努力。导师表示，参加STO的学生比没有参加的学生素质更高，更专注、更努力、更感兴趣。

结论

受访者对 STO 流程和体验感到满意。导师认为这个过程对所有学生都是公平的，对参与者来说是值得的。我们的结果还表明，该过程对于简化竞争性 APPE 选择过程是有效的。药学院和药学院应该考虑利用这个过程来缓解 APPE 选择的适用挑战。