PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Assemi, Mitra
AU  - Corelli, Robin L.
AU  - Ambrose, Peter J.
TI  - Development Needs of Volunteer Pharmacy Practice Preceptors
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe75110
DP  - 2011 Feb 10
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 10
VI  - 75
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/75/1/10.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/75/1/10.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2011 Feb 10; 75
AB  - Objective. To determine the training needs and interests of volunteer pharmacy preceptors.Methods. Volunteer preceptors (n=576) were surveyed on various aspects of precepting and their needs related to additional training.Results. Two hundred thirty-six preceptors (40.9%) responded. Preceptors were less confident about enforcing attendance policies, identifying and managing unmotivated or failing students, identifying dishonesty or plagiarism, and handling conflict. While only 29.5% of respondents agreed that having an APPE student decreased their overall workload, approximately half (48.1%) indicated that student pharmacists helped them complete their daily tasks and 67.8% agreed that APPE students extended patient care. Respondents who had received training were significantly more confident than preceptors who had not received training in their abilities to clarify expectations, evaluate a student's knowledge, and foster skills related to critical thinking and problem solving.Conclusions. Training programs for pharmacy preceptors are effective; however, important areas in which additional training is needed or desired were identified among both new and experienced preceptors.