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Swedish students' and preceptors' perceptions of what students learn in a six-month advanced pharmacy practice
Andy Wallman1, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong, Maria Gustavsson
1Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. andy.wallman@chem.umu.se
Objective:
To identify what pharmacy students learn during the 6-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in Sweden.
Methods:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 pharmacy APPE students and 17 pharmacist preceptors and analyzed in a qualitative directed content analysis using a defined workplace learning typology for categories.
Results:
The Swedish APPE provides students with task performance skills for work at pharmacies and social and professional knowledge, such as teamwork, how to learn while in a work setting, self-evaluation, understanding of the pharmacist role, and decision making and problem solving skills. Many of these skills and knowledge are not accounted for in the curricula in Sweden. Using a workplace learning typology to identify learning outcomes, as in this study, could be useful for curricula development.
Conclusions:
Exploring the learning that takes place during the APPE in a pharmacy revealed a broad range of skills and knowledge that students acquire.
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