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Does Social Desirability Influence Preceptors Completion of Student Experiential Evaluations?

Matthew A. Wanat, Divya A. Varkey, Elisabeth M. Sulaica, Kelly A. Thornton and J. Douglas Thornton
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education March 2020, ajpe7949; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7949
Matthew A. Wanat
aUniversity of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas
dEditorial Board member, Arlington, VA
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Divya A. Varkey
aUniversity of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas
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Elisabeth M. Sulaica
aUniversity of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas
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Kelly A. Thornton
bMemorial-Herman Hospital, Department of Pharmacy
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J. Douglas Thornton
cUniversity of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas
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Abstract

Many variables influence a preceptor’s experiential evaluation of a pharmacy learner. However, the impact of social desirability bias, or the measure of an individual’s need for social approval and its impact on the truthfulness of an evaluation is not well understood. Social desirability may present a barrier to students receiving accurate and truthful evaluations. Differences in the effect of social desirability may be seen between full-time faculty and non-faculty preceptors. Colleges of pharmacy should work to support preceptors by providing professional development, standardizing evaluation processes, and ensuring two-way communication. Additionally, a social desirability measure could be utilized for each preceptor and used by the experiential team to identify preceptors potentially in need of additional development. Future studies should evaluate the effect of social desirability in how preceptors complete evaluations, and study methods to mitigate this form of bias in the evaluation process.

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  • social desirability
  • preceptor development
  • evaluations
  • experiential education
  • Received December 6, 2019.
  • Accepted March 22, 2020.
  • © 2020 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
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Matthew A. Wanat, Divya A. Varkey, Elisabeth M. Sulaica, Kelly A. Thornton, J. Douglas Thornton
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Mar 2020, ajpe7949; DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7949

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