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Marie A Chisholm-Burns1, Patti Berg-Poppe2, Christina A Spivey3
1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Memphis, Tennessee mchisho3@uthsc.edu.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
|October 7, 2021
Summary
Academic resilience did not significantly impact first-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students' performance in Pharmacy Math. Pre-pharmacy GPA was linked to math grades, but resilience scores were not.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Education
- Student Resilience
- Academic Performance
Background:
- Academic resilience is crucial for student success in demanding programs.
- Understanding factors influencing academic performance in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students is vital.
- Limited research exists on the specific relationship between academic resilience and early academic success in pharmacy curricula.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between academic resilience and academic success in first-year PharmD students.
- To determine if resilience, measured by the Academic Pharmacy Resilience Scale (APRS-16), predicts performance in a foundational Pharmacy Math course.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey of 374 first-year PharmD students (2019-2020) using the APRS-16.
- Collected demographic data, pre-pharmacy GPA, and Pharmacy Math course outcomes (pass/fail, final grade).
- Employed correlational, multiple logistic regression, and multiple linear regression analyses.
Main Results:
- No significant correlations were found between APRS-16 scores and Pharmacy Math outcomes or grades.
- Pre-pharmacy GPA was significantly associated with final Pharmacy Math numerical grade.
- Neither pre-pharmacy GPA nor APRS-16 scores predicted the pass/fail outcome in Pharmacy Math.
Conclusions:
- Academic resilience, as measured by the APRS-16, did not influence first-year PharmD students' success in Pharmacy Math.
- Pre-pharmacy GPA is a stronger predictor of early academic performance in this cohort.
- Further research is needed to explore resilience's role in other pharmacy courses and the broader PharmD curriculum.
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