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. 2014 Oct 15;78(8):155.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe788155.

Assessment of student performance and perceptions of learning in a medication use evaluation project

Robert D Beckett  1 , Ozlem H Ersin  1 , Yu-Chieh Chen  1
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Assessment of student performance and perceptions of learning in a medication use evaluation project

Robert D Beckett et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

Objective: To describe and assess student perceptions and performance on a medication use evaluation (MUE) team project.

Design: Following a 1-hour MUE lecture in a 62-student patient safety course, student teams (n=14) were assigned a medication safety or quality issue. Teams worked with a mentor to design an MUE to address the issue. The deliverable was a verbal presentation recorded as a webinar.

Assessment: Presentations were assessed by 2 reviewers for content and style. Mean score was 45.0 +/- 2.7 of 50 points. Students rated level of agreement that they could perform MUE-related skills pre- and postproject (n=35 and 34, respectively) on a 5-point Likert scale. Students perceived improved ability to design an MUE after project completion (median 3 vs 4; p=0.003). Student comfort with sample determination, data, collaborators, study limitations, and potential project impact also improved.

Conclusion: Teams achieved the objective of successfully designing an MUE, and related enabling outcomes (ie, supportive activities that contribute to designing an MUE), as measured by evaluators and student perceptions.

Keywords: Medication use evaluation; medication safety; pharmacy informatics.

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