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A Simulated Learning Environment for Teaching Medicine Dispensing Skills
Jenny McDowell1, Kim Styles2, Keith Sewell3
1Monash University Centre for Medicines Use and Safety, Parkville, Australia.
Objective:
To develop an authentic simulation of the professional practice dispensary context for students to develop their dispensing skills in a risk-free environment.
Design:
A development team used an Agile software development method to create MyDispense, a web-based simulation. Modeled on virtual learning environments elements, the software employed widely available standards-based technologies to create a virtual community pharmacy environment. Assessment. First-year pharmacy students who used the software in their tutorials, were, at the end of the second semester, surveyed on their prior dispensing experience and their perceptions of MyDispense as a tool to learn dispensing skills.
Conclusion:
The dispensary simulation is an effective tool for helping students develop dispensing competency and knowledge in a safe environment.
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