英文摘要 |
The School of Pharmacy at the National Taiwan University is leading local reform of pharmacy education toward the six-year schema (Pharm.D. equivalent) since Fall semester of the 2009 academic year. The Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Experiences was an innovative course for the sixth year students among their advanced trainings at various practice settings. The goals of the study were to investigate the impacts of the course on students and to recognize preceptors’ opinions. The study was performed, using archived data collected from the first Pharm.D. class, by quantitative analyses of preceptors’ and students’ evaluations (a three-point scale), and qualitative assessments of reflective writings and teaching portfolios. Eleven (50%) out of 22 statements evaluated by preceptors averaged 2.9 or higher, indicating students’ outstanding performance. Comparatively, students’ evaluation of preceptors and experiential sites demonstrated high degree of satisfaction, with 8 statements (61.5%) reached 2.9 or higher. Reflective writings submitted by students provided insights that core objectives set prior to course implementation were all accomplished. Most importantly, preceptors witnessed students’ progress in becoming practice-ready for direct patient care, an evolving aim emphasized by the pharmacy education society globally. This innovative pedagogy would be beneficial to fostering pharmacist practitioners of patient-centered and holistic mindset in providing pharmaceutical care in the future. |