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An Enhanced Community Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Model to Improve Patient Care

Author(s) -

Rosemin Kassam,

Mona Kwong

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of pharmaceutical education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.796

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1553-6467

pISSN - 0002-9459

DOI - 10.5688/aj730225

Subject(s) - preceptor , pharmacy practice , pharmacy , medical education , experiential education , psychological intervention , perception , medicine , community practice , psychology , nursing , experiential learning , pedagogy , neuroscience

To quantify the benefits of an enhanced advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) community pharmacy model compared to the traditional program by comparing basic and comprehensive pharmaceutical care provided by students and assessing preceptors' perceptions of the APPE.A pilot study consisting of 1 enhanced APPE arm and 2 traditional APPE (control) arms was conducted. The enhanced APPE consisted of a preceptor education program, a 5-day onsite student orientation, and an 8-week experience completed at 1 rather than 2 community sites.The level of interventions provided by students in the enhanced APPE arm significantly surpassed that of students in the control arms. In addition, preceptor questionnaires indicated overwhelming support for the enhanced model over the traditional APPE.The study's findings demonstrated that the enhanced APPE model enabled the participating pharmacies to provide increased level of patient care (as compared to the control sites) and improved preceptor satisfaction with the APPE.

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