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My First Patient Program to introduce first-year pharmacy students to health promotion and disease prevention
Carrie Maffeo1, Patricia Chase, Bonnie Brown
1College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Butler University, USA. cmaffeo@butler.edu
Objectives:
To implement and assess the effectiveness of a program to teach pharmacy students the importance of taking personal responsibility for their health.
Design:
The My First Patient Program was created and lectures were incorporated into an existing first-year course to introduce the concepts of health beliefs, behavior modification, stress management, substance abuse, and nutrition. Each student received a comprehensive health screening and health risk assessment which they used to develop a personal health portfolio and identify strategies to attain and/or maintain their personal health goals.
Assessment:
Student learning was assessed through written assignments and student reflections, follow-up surveys, and course evaluations. Students' attainment of health goals and their ability to identify their personal health status illustrated the positive impact of the program.
Conclusion:
This program serves as a model for colleges and schools of pharmacy and for other health professions in the instruction of health promotion, disease prevention, and behavior modification.
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