Korean J Clin Pharm.  2017 Jun;27(2):69-76. 10.24304/kjcp.2017.27.2.69.

The Students' Evaluation of Practice Sites and Preceptors in Pharmacy Experiential Education

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  • 1College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea. jyoon@pusan.ac.kr

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to assess the current status of experiential education, by analyzing pharmacy students' satisfaction and evaluation for practice sites and preceptors for 3 years from 2014 through 2016.
METHODS
Students evaluated the practice sites and preceptors using a 5-point and a 4-point Likert scale, respectively. Analysis was performed based on the types of curriculums and practice sites. In addition, sub-analysis was conducted based on the types of health-system pharmacy and the community pharmacy.
RESULTS
Total 203 students responded to the survey questionnaires. The 3-year average score of students' satisfaction with practice sites was 4.25. In the sub-analysis conducted based on the types of health-system pharmacy, the score was higher in the tertiary hospital pharmacies than that of the general hospital pharmacies (4.49 vs. 4.06, P<0.001). For community pharmacy, the difference in the score of the 3-year analysis was not significant, depending on the types (4.51 vs. 4.33, P=0.054). The average score of students' evaluation on the preceptors was 3.37 in the 3-year analysis. The score was significantly higher for the preceptors of tertiary hospital pharmacies than those of general hospital pharmacies (3.61 vs. 3.25, P<0.001). For community pharmacy, no significant differences were found, depending on the types of pharmacy (3.53 vs. 3.43, P=0.309).
CONCLUSION
The students' satisfaction with practice sites and preceptors in pharmacy experiential education was high. However, it varied greatly depending on the types of educational institutions. Mutual effort between university and educational institutions is required, to narrow the gap in the degree of students' satisfaction.

Keyword

Experiential education; advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE); pharmacy student; preceptor; practice site

MeSH Terms

Curriculum
Education*
Hospitals, General
Humans
Pharmacies
Pharmacy*
Students, Pharmacy
Tertiary Care Centers
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