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It's no debate, debates are great.

Eliza A Dy-Boarman¹, Sarah A Nisly², Tracy J Costello³

¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311-4505, United States.

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning

|December 18, 2017

Summary

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Debates offer valuable pedagogical benefits for pharmacy students, enhancing essential skills. Despite their proven advantages in health disciplines, debates remain underutilized in pharmacy experiential education.

Keywords:

Assessment Debate Experiential

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Area of Science:

Pharmacy Education
Pedagogical Methods

Background:

Debates serve as a pedagogical method to develop essential skills in pharmacy students.
This teaching approach aligns with Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards 2016 and Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education Educational Outcomes 2013.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the benefits of using debates as a teaching tool in pharmacy education.
To address the underutilization of debates in pharmacy experiential education.

Main Methods:

Review of current pharmacy literature on the use of debates in curriculum.
Analysis of debates as an educational tool in other health disciplines.

Main Results:

Debates are utilized in various pharmacy curriculum areas, both required and elective.
Literature suggests debates are an underutilized teaching tool in pharmacy experiential settings.

Conclusions:

Debates offer significant potential benefits for pharmacy students' skill development.
Experiential preceptors should consider implementing debates more frequently in practice settings.