Employer Expectations of New Pharmacy Graduates: Implications for the Pharmacy Degree Accreditation Standards

Vlasses, Peter H.; Patel, Nisha; Rouse, Michael J.; Ray, Max D.; Smith, Gary H.; Beardsley, Robert S.

doi:10.5688/ajpe77347

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“…One study showed that after taking a course in which their managerial skills were evaluated, students became aware of the need to have management training as well as the desirability of these skills among employers. [5][6][7] Another study found the positive effects that business management lecture material had on students' self-perceived knowledge and understanding, and more importantly the significantly low levels of business management knowledge and understanding students had if these topics were not covered in the classroom. 8 While business management topics are important and need attention within the curriculum, how these topics are taught is still scattered among accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and leadership material 9 and, more often than not, tailored to the course coordinator's and/or instructors' specific area of expertise and/or interest.…”

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A Pharmacy Business Management Simulation Exercise as a Practical Application of Business Management Material and Principles

Rollins

Gunturi

Sullivan

2014

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Pharmacy Business Management Simulation Exercise as a Practical Application of Business Management Material and Principles

Rollins

Gunturi

Sullivan

2014

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…2 Two other articles cover complementary activities that were used in planning the conference: the results of preconference surveys and reports of three task forces that outlined employer expectations of new pharmacy graduates. 3,4 …”

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Summary of the ACPE Consensus Conference on Advancing Quality in Pharmacy Education

Zellmer

Vlasses

Beardsley

2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…12 Patient care, public health, communication, dispensing systems management, business management, pharmacy law, and leadership have all been identified as entry-level competencies for community pharmacists. 13 Designing an experiential education program for community pharmacy-bound students through which they can integrate and apply these required competencies will be critical to ensuring their readiness upon graduation to practice in this rapidly advancing care setting.…”

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A Qualitative Study Designed to Build an Experiential Education Curriculum for Practice-Ready Community Pharmacy-Bound Students

O’Sullivan

Bacci

2017

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To design an experiential education curriculum that sequentially and deliberately prepares community pharmacy-bound graduates to practice at the level of the care provider and display the skills needed to be a pharmacist-in-charge. Methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with community pharmacy stakeholders. Transcriptions from the interviews were analyzed to identify common themes in needed community pharmacy training for core and elective advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). The themes were used to distinguish key elements of a community pharmacy experiential education curriculum that would meet the project objective. Results. Forty-two individuals were interviewed: 11 were interviewed individually and 31 in focus groups, with each group comprising two to six individuals. There were 11 focus groups. Theme analysis allowed differentiation of activities and performance levels for the community pharmacy introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) and the core APPE as well as the goal of the core APPE for all program graduates. Participants identified two important elective APPEs for students planning to practice in community pharmacy after graduation: an advanced patient care experience and a management experience. Participants emphasized the importance of sequencing the core and advanced elective APPEs so that the advanced electives could build upon the skills demonstrated in the core APPE. Participants identified knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for practice-readiness upon graduation. Conclusion. The identified experiential education curriculum for students planning to practice in the community pharmacy setting upon graduation will prepare them to provide care to complex communitydwelling patients and function as a pharmacist-in-charge in this setting.

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Employer Expectations of New Pharmacy Graduates: Implications for the Pharmacy Degree Accreditation Standards

Cited by 25 publications

References 2 publications

A Pharmacy Business Management Simulation Exercise as a Practical Application of Business Management Material and Principles

A Pharmacy Business Management Simulation Exercise as a Practical Application of Business Management Material and Principles

Summary of the ACPE Consensus Conference on Advancing Quality in Pharmacy Education

A Qualitative Study Designed to Build an Experiential Education Curriculum for Practice-Ready Community Pharmacy-Bound Students

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