Swedish Students' and Preceptors' Perceptions of What Students Learn in a Six-Month Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience | Zendy

Andy Wallman | Zendy; Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong | Zendy; Maria Gustavsson | Zendy; Åsa Kettis Lindblad | Zendy; Markus Johansson | Zendy; Lena Ring | Zendy

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Swedish Students' and Preceptors' Perceptions of What Students Learn in a Six-Month Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

Author(s) -

Andy Wallman,

Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong,

Maria Gustavsson,

Åsa Kettis Lindblad,

Markus Johansson,

Lena Ring

Publication year - 2011

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/ajpe7510197

Subject(s) - pharmacy , teamwork , curriculum , pharmacy practice , pharmacist , medical education , typology , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , nursing , sociology , political science , anthropology , law

Objective. To identify what pharmacy students learn during the 6-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in Sweden. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 pharmacy APPE students and 17 pharmacist preceptors and analyzed in a qualitative directed content analysis using a defined workplace learning typology for categories. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults. The Swedish APPE provides students with task performance skills for work at pharmacies and social and professional knowledge, such as teamwork, how to learn while in a work setting, self-evaluation, understanding of the pharmacist role, and decision making and problem solving skills. Many of these skills and knowledge are not accounted for in the curricula in Sweden. Using a workplace learning typology to identify learning outcomes, as in this study, could be useful for curricula development. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusions. Exploring the learning that takes place during the APPE in a pharmacy revealed a broad range of skills and knowledge that students acquire.

Funding Agencies|educational board at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Uppsala University||

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