RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience in Community Engagement
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP 90
DO 10.5688/ajpe76590
VO 76
IS 5
A1 Ann M. Ryan Haddad
A1 Kelli L. Coover
A1 Kimberley J. Begley
A1 Jennifer A. Tilleman
YR 2012
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/76/5/90.abstract
AB Objective. To implement a 5-week advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in community engagement and assess the impact of the APPE on students’ confidence and ability to provide community-based services.Design. Working with community partners, students provided medication reconciliation, attended interprofessional healthcare meetings, developed health-promotion activities, and conducted medication-therapy reviews.Assessment. Responses to pre- and post-APPE 10-item surveys, preceptor and practice-experience evaluations, and the documented number of pharmacy student recommendations were determined. Conclusion. This APPE provides students opportunities in nontraditional community settings to increase their confidence and enhance their skills in health-promotion activities, medication-therapy management, and interprofessional care of patients, all of which are essential to the practice of pharmacy.