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. 2014 May 15;78(4):77.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe78477.

A multipreceptor approach to ambulatory care topic discussions

Katie S McClendon  1 , Scott S Malinowski  1 , James J Pitcock  1 , Meagan A Brown  1 , Courtney S Davis  1 , Justin J Sherman  1 , Daniel M Riche  1 , Lauren S Bloodworth  1 , Laurie E Warrington  1
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A multipreceptor approach to ambulatory care topic discussions

Katie S McClendon et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

Objective: To assess the impact of a multipreceptor approach to facilitating topic discussions on students' knowledge and confidence in clinical decision-making during an ambulatory care advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs).

Design: Faculty members with relevant expertise and experience facilitated discussions with fourth-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students regarding 7 ambulatory care topics. A student self-assessment survey and knowledge-assessment instrument was administered before and after discussions.

Assessment: Students' examination scores increased significantly from 59.1% ± 13.9% at baseline to 76.5% ± 12.6% at the end of the 5-week experience (p<0.001). The majority of participants were comfortable making therapeutic decisions regarding medication use as it related to all discussion topics except heart failure.

Conclusions: Participation in topic discussions led by faculty members with expertise and experience for each ambulatory care topic was associated with a significant improvement in knowledge-assessment scores.

Keywords: advanced pharmacy practice experience; ambulatory care; assessment; foundational knowledge; multi-preceptor.

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Students’ Self-Assessed Level of Exposure to Ambulatory Care Topic Discussions During Current Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
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Student Self-Assessed Confidence in Making Therapeutic Decisions Regarding Medication Use for Each Discussion Topic. (Note: For each topic, students rated their level of confidence by responding to the statement “I am confident that I can make therapeutic decisions regarding medication use for…”)
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Distribution of Prediscussion and Postdiscussion Test Scores
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