Open AccessTransitions of Care: A Student Perspective on the Value of Current Successes and Growth Opportunities in the PharmD Curriculum
Author(s) -
Tristan Nicole Tyger,
Christine M. Ruby
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the senior care pharmacist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2639-9644
pISSN - 2639-9636
DOI - 10.4140/tcp.n.2021.93
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , curriculum , pharmacy , pharmacist , medical education , value (mathematics) , medicine , health care , pharmacy practice , psychology , nursing , pedagogy , political science , computer science , artificial intelligence , machine learning , law
Transitions of care (TOC) is becoming an essential component of pharmacy practice, and requires problem solving that is difficult to learn in the classroom. My unique experience of interning in community and inpatient settings along with doing my own TOC research with geriatric patients has allowed me to see patients throughout the spectrum of health care, and how discrepancies arise as they move between settings. This manuscript will provide insight to pharmacy students about why TOC is a critical area for pharmacist involvement, and how we must be prepared to guide patients through these transitions as we become new practitioners.