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Basic life support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for pharmacy students and the community by a pharmacy
Kara B Goddard1, Heather D Eppert, Elizabeth L Underwood
1University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA.
Objective:
To create a self-sufficient, innovative method for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education within a college of pharmacy using a student-driven committee, and disseminating CPR education into the community through a service learning experience.
Design:
A CPR committee comprised of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy provided CPR certification to all pharmacy students. The committee developed a service learning project by providing CPR training courses in the community. Participants in the course were required to complete an evaluation form at the conclusion of each training course.
Assessment:
The CPR committee successfully certified more than 1,950 PharmD students and 240 community members from 1996 to 2009. Evaluations completed by participants were favorable, with 99% of all respondents (n = 351) rating the training course as either "excellent" or "good" in each of the categories evaluated.
Conclusion:
A PharmD student-directed committee successfully provided CPR training to other students and community members as a service learning experience.
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