Impact and Application of Material Learned in a Pharmacy Residency Teaching Certificate Program

Abstract

Objective. To describe the impact and application of material learned in a pharmacy resident teaching certificate program on the career experiences of alumni 1 to 11 years after completion of the program. Design. A teaching certificate program was established in 2001 that brought together residents from various training programs throughout Wisconsin to discuss essential educational skills in a dynamic learning environment. The purpose of the program was to teach participants the fundamental skills to continue to develop as a pharmacy educator throughout their career.Assessment. An electronic survey instrument was sent to alumni of the program. Greater than 70% of respondents agreed that the teaching certificate program reinforced their desire to teach in practice and that the program helped qualify them for their current or previous practice position. Alumni in academic positions more strongly agreed that the program changed their career interest to include academia and qualified them for their position in academia. Conclusions. A teaching certificate program can reinforce or stimulate interest among pharmacy residents in pursuing an academic career and prepare them for this role. Completion of the program led to a high level of confidence among the majority of alumni in their ability to precept students and residents and influenced some alumni involved in the hiring of pharmacists.

An Investigation of Teaching and Learning Programs in Pharmacy Education

“…19,21-24,26-32, [34][35][36]38 The most common program goals were to prepare participants for an academic position after program completion (60%) and to improve teaching skills (60%). Exposure to academia (33%), improving student feedback and evaluation (21%), and improving lecture skills (29%) were other goals and objectives revealed.…”

“…Stein et al was the only program to focus solely on faculty development. 31 Ten of the 20 residency teaching programs were for PGY1residents, 22,25,26,30,[32][33][34][36][37][38] one was for PGY2 residents only, 22 and seven included both PGY1 and PGY2 residents. 19,21,23,24,27,28,32,35 Two programs did not specify the audience.…”

“…Nineteen publications were reviewed, which represented 21 distinct programs. 19,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Twenty of the 21 programs were residency teaching programs. Only one pertained solely to faculty development.…”

“…Most (80%) of these postgraduate programs were longitudinal and spanned the entire year. 19,[21][22][23][24][26][27][28][29][30]32,34,35,37,38 One program spanned both years of a PGY1 and PGY2 residency.…”

“…[26][27][28][29][30] Finally, manual searches were performed in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, a nonindexed journal, using the search terms described above, which resulted in eight additional papers. [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] In total, 19 papers focused on 21 programs designed to improve teaching effectiveness for pharmacy residents or faculty members met the inclusion criteria.…”