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Teaching research skills to student pharmacists: A multi-campus, multi-semester applied critical care research
Susan E Smith1, Andrea Sikora Newsome2, W Anthony Hawkins3
1University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, 250 West Green Street, R.C. Wilson Building, Room 270E, Athens GA 30602, United States.
Background And Purpose:
Research electives are commonly offered in doctor of pharmacy programs but are typically limited to one faculty member mentoring individual students at a single site for a semester long self-study experience. The purpose of this paper is to describe pharmacy student experiences and perceptions of the research process after completing a multi-campus, multi-investigator critical care research elective.
Educational Activity And Setting:
The Research in Critical Care Pharmacotherapy elective was launched in spring 2019 and implemented a novel approach to the pharmacy research elective that promoted collaborative research across four campuses that may be continued for up to four semesters of credit.
Findings:
Six second- and third-year doctor of pharmacy students enrolled in the course during the first offering. Three students were located on the main campus with one student on each of the extended campuses. Students completed a median of five unique research activities with at least one student participating in 15 of the 19 activities evaluated. Students were asked to complete a pre- and post-course survey assessing perceived research abilities using the Dreyfus model. There was a significant decrease in the number of novice responses in the post-course survey (pre- 10 vs. post- 2, p = 0.043).
Summary:
A multi-campus, multi-investigator critical care research elective provided broad research experiences and increased student confidence related to numerous research skills.
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