Preceptor Feedback on Utilization and Pre-APPE Performance Expectations of Pharmacy Practice Skills

Amanda Eades; Casey Gallimore; Andrea L. Porter; Lucio Volino; Laura Knockel; Chelsea Baker

doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101250

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Preceptor Feedback on Utilization and Pre-APPE Performance Expectations of Pharmacy Practice Skills

Amanda Eades, Casey Gallimore, Andrea L. Porter, Lucio Volino, Laura Knockel and Chelsea Baker

American journal of pharmaceutical education, Vol.88(9), 101250

07/25/2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101250

PMID: 39067861

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To determine the frequency that preceptors perform skills in their practice setting and the degree of competency that preceptors expect of students to perform those skills upon starting their advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). A survey assessing skills utilization and expected pre-APPE student competency level upon entry to APPEs was developed by pharmacy practice faculty and distributed to preceptors. Preceptors were asked to rank their utilization of skills and expected pre-APPE student competency of each skill. Investigators assigned each skill a categorical ranking of high, moderate, or low priority. The survey was completed by 448 pharmacy preceptors. Skills related to communication, patient education, documentation, collecting medication histories, and drug therapy review/reconciliation were most utilized. Skills related to physical assessment and point-of-care testing were the least utilized and the expected student competency level was also low. Skills identified as highest priority included those related to patient counseling/education, problem solving/critical thinking, and information gathering and management. Results of this survey suggest the frequency with which preceptors perform specific skills in practice and their corresponding competency expectations for APPE students vary and are skill dependent, allowing for prioritization. Stratifying individual skills based on how commonly they are encountered in practice and the competency level to which preceptors expect APPE students to perform specific skills in practice, can assist institutions in prioritizing skills-based laboratory content and assessment and assist with curricular bloat and hoarding.

APPE readiness

curricular review

pharmacy skills

preceptor survey

skills laboratory

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Title: Subtitle: Preceptor Feedback on Utilization and Pre-APPE Performance Expectations of Pharmacy Practice Skills
Creators: Amanda Eades - University of Illinois Chicago
Casey Gallimore - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andrea L. Porter - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lucio Volino - Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Laura Knockel - University of Iowa
Chelsea Baker - Purdue University West Lafayette
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of pharmaceutical education, Vol.88(9), 101250
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101250
PMID: 39067861
NLM abbreviation: Am J Pharm Educ
ISSN: 0002-9459
eISSN: 1553-6467
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Grant note: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 07/25/2024
Academic Unit: Pharmacy Practice and Science
Record Identifier: 9984693979602771

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