PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nancy E. Burgett
AU  - Vincent C. Dennis
AU  - Shannan D. Wideman
AU  - Alice E. Kirkpatrick
AU  - Diana L. Randall
TI  - Pharmacy Preceptors’ Views on the Value and Optimal Frequency of Quality Assurance Visits to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Sites
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe76348
DP  - 2012 Apr 10
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 48
VI  - 76
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/76/3/48.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/76/3/48.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2012 Apr 10; 76
AB  - Objective. To determine volunteer preceptors’ perceived value and desired frequency of quality assurance visits by experiential education faculty members.Methods. An electronic survey instrument was sent to 235 volunteer preceptors.Results. A 71.5% response rate was achieved. Nearly 90% of respondents indicated that onsite visits met their needs. Approximately 50% of respondents preferred monthly onsite visits, 17% preferred every other month, and 32% preferred once per year.Conclusions. A quality assurance program for preceptors and experiential sites that includes onsite visits from experiential education faculty members meets multiple needs of the college and the preceptors. More research is needed to determine the impact of this method of quality assurance on experiential education.