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Andrea L Porter1,2, Kimberly C McKeirnan3, Michelle M Bottenberg4
1University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin andrea.porter@wisc.edu.
Abstract:
The profession of pharmacy is complex and diverse, encompassing a wide range of necessary practice skills. Decisions regarding which skills are essential for students are made by faculty of skills-based laboratory courses, who also determine how these skills are taught and assessed. This commentary aims to further the discussion regarding how the essential skills taught and assessed in skills laboratory curricula are identified, with the intention of preparing student pharmacists for both current and future pharmacy practice. Guidance on essential skills is provided by various organizations and documents, but ultimately each institution has the autonomy to decide what to teach. As such, this piece discusses the importance of frequent curriculum evaluation to determine how to train pharmacists of the future so they will practice at the top of their license rather than simply meet competency with historical skills.
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