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Jaclyn D Cole1, Melissa J Ruble1, Gwendolyn Wantuch1
1Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research Department, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy, United States.
Introduction:
Regardless of the practice setting, pharmacists' roles often expand beyond patient-centered services and into health-related educational roles for patients, healthcare providers, and student pharmacists. Teaching roles of a clinical pharmacist can include providing invited presentations (such as continuing education lectures), teaching colleagues about new clinical initiatives, precepting students during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) and introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs), and precepting residents on rotations. This program was designed to evaluate the effect of a university-affiliated pharmacy teaching certificate program on participant knowledge and perceived confidence in specific areas of academic pharmacy and preceptor development.
Methods:
A 10-month program consisting of four live modules with associated continuing education (CE) credit was offered to pharmacy residents and practicing pharmacists in the surrounding area. The program format utilized didactic and active learning strategies with "at home" assignments to reinforce material presented. Content knowledge was measured with written summative assessments provided at the start and end of each module. Perceived confidence was assessed through online surveys provided at the start and end of the program. All results were evaluated using paired t-tests.
Results:
Data were obtained from 14 participants in the first cohort and 18 participants in the second cohort. For each of the four modules, there was a significant difference in pre- and post-knowledge assessments. Confidence data was also significantly increased regarding topics in each module.
Conclusion:
Knowledge assessments and perception surveys suggest that this university-affiliated teaching certificate program improved both knowledge and perceived confidence for program participants.
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