RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Designing and Evaluating an Interprofessional Practice Experience Involving Dental and Pharmacy Students
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP 6298
DO 10.5688/ajpe6298
VO 82
IS 6
A1 Jacqueline Theodorou
A1 Melissa Rotz
A1 Laurie Macphail
A1 Chizobam Idahosa
A1 Maria L. Fornatora
A1 Elizabeth Tweddale
A1 Shannon Myers Virtue
YR 2018
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/82/6/6298.abstract
AB Objective. To prepare pharmacy and dental students to collaborate as members of an interprofessional team by participating in an interprofessional practice experience.Methods. An interprofessional practice experience was implemented within a dental admissions clinic. Pharmacy and dental students collaboratively conducted medical histories and provided tobacco cessation education. Pharmacy student performance was measured using a standardized assessment rubric; pharmacy and dental student perceptions were measured using the SPICE-R tool; and faculty feedback was captured for evaluation purposes.Results. Pharmacy students achieved performance expectations upon completion. There was a statistically significant increase in the mean scores for a majority of the SPICE-R factors for pharmacy and dental students. Overall, faculty perceptions of the practice experience were positive.Conclusion. A collaboration between pharmacy and dental schools is a novel approach to meeting interprofessional and experiential curricular goals. Evaluating performance in practice experiences and perceptions can be used to demonstrate learner outcomes within interprofessional education. Furthermore, faculty feedback should be used to improve practice experiences.