Evaluating Documentation of Prescribing Training Experiences in Pharmacy Residency Programs.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Practice
• Pharmacist Prescribing
• Residency Training

Background:

• Clinical pharmacist specialists are crucial for cost reduction and chronic disease management.
• The extent of prescribing training documentation within pharmacy residency programs is currently unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the documentation of prescriptive authority training in pharmacy residency programs.
• Assessing whether California-based residency programs include prescribing training information.

Main Methods:

• A systematic review of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) information and PubMed was conducted.
• Key search terms were used to examine residency program resources for documentation of prescribing training.
• The primary outcome was the presence of defined criteria for prescriptive authority training documentation.

Main Results:

• Out of 128 evaluated residency programs, 110 met the study's criteria.
• Only 47 programs (from 13 institutions) met the criteria for documenting prescribing training.
• The majority of programs did not specify which specialty clinics provided prescribing training.

Conclusions:

• Less than 50% of reviewed residency programs met criteria for documenting prescribing training.
• Limitations due to strict search criteria necessitate further research into the availability of prescribing training.
• Establishing clear standards and improving documentation are essential given the low percentage of programs offering this training.