Clinical Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Rotations During COVID-19: Evaluation of a Transition to Virtual Learning.
J Pharm Pract
; 36(4): 875-881, 2023 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35387511
ABSTRACT
BackgroundAll Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) pharmacy rotations at a large academic medical center were converted to virtual experiences during the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Objective:
This study aimed to describe information obtained through pre- and post-rotation surveys, implemented to improve experiences for future students who may be required to complete virtual APPE pharmacy rotations.Methods:
A single-center, descriptive study was conducted at a 1382-bed academic medical center. A pre- and post-rotation survey was sent to 32 students, and a post-rotation survey was sent to 38 preceptors via email to assess newly implemented virtual rotations.Results:
Students' response rate for pre- and post-rotation surveys was 59% and 41%, respectively, and the preceptors' response rate for the post-rotation survey was 37%. A statistically significant improvement in videoconferencing abilities after the rotation was found for students but no differences in other skills were noted. In the post-rotation survey, students rated all of the following areas as being "effective" rotation as a whole, virtual topic and patient discussions; but were "neutral" regarding the utility of the introductory training guide. In the post-rotation survey, preceptors rated all of the following areas as being "effective" rotation as a whole, virtual topic and patient discussions.Conclusion:
Abrupt shifts to virtual pharmacy clinical rotations due to COVID-19 have led to many challenges. Both students and preceptors felt that virtual rotations were an effective alternative to in-person experiences; however, further studies are warranted to evaluate actual performance compared to perceived effectiveness.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Farmácia
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Serviço de Farmácia Hospitalar
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Estudantes de Farmácia
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Educação a Distância
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Educação em Farmácia
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pharm Pract
Assunto da revista:
FARMACIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos