Student pharmacists’ perceptions and awareness of community pharmacy practice residency programs

Gatewood, Sharon B.S.; Alexander, Akash; Moczygemba, Leticia R.; Mott, David A.; Goode, Rachel H.

doi:10.1331/japha.2012.11139

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“…In a previous study, students sought current or past trainees, pharmacist colleagues, online resources, and faculty to learn about PGT. 5 In that study and ours, faculty and students both describe seeking out other faculty for information about PGT. However, this study demonstrates that faculty may not have accurate knowledge of, or perceptions of, community PGT.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Previous studies have demonstrated student awareness of CBPRs, but this is the first study to assess faculty knowledge, attitudes, and practices. 5 It was hypothesized that schools with historically better residency match rates would have faculty members who are more aware of PGT and would take more actions to promote residencies. a χ 2 was used to determine significance, defined as <.05, between faculty respondents.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…4 More commonly, students pursue PGY1 HBPRs rather than CBPRs, despite having similar levels of awareness for both program types. 5 Unlike CBPRs, students are likely less aware of other novel community PGT opportunities such as community pharmacy fellowships (CPFs) and independent pharmacy ownership residencies (IPORs). 6,7 CPFs offer a diverse range of opportunities, including pursuit of further skills and experience in teaching, research, innovation, and practice advancement.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Literature has shown that pharmacy faculty plays an influential role in educating and encouraging students to pursue various PGT opportunities. 5,8 One article suggests that students may not actively pursue community PGT because they may not receive adequate encouragement from faculty. 9 However, reasons for inadequate encouragement toward community PGT are unknown.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Faculty knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward community‐based pharmacy residencies and fellowships

Brown

Hughes

Robinson

et al. 2021

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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IntroductionCommunity‐based postgraduate programs, including residencies and fellowships, have grown at a slower rate than other postgraduate programs in pharmacy. Faculty influence is cited as a significant reason why students choose to pursue postgraduate training (PGT) and thought to be a reason why students may or may not pursue community pharmacy PGT. Greater faculty encouragement of community PGT may help advance community pharmacy forward.ObjectiveTo determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices that pharmacy faculty have regarding community‐based pharmacy postgraduate training, including community‐based pharmacy residencies (CBPRs), community pharmacy fellowships (CPFs), and independent pharmacy ownership residencies (IPORs).MethodsA web‐based survey was distributed to faculty members at 50 pharmacy schools, those with the 25 highest and 25 lowest 2019 residency match rates. The data collection tool was a “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices” (KAP) survey administered through Qualtrics and distributed by email. Descriptive statistics were used to identify gaps in faculty knowledge of PGT and trends in their attitudes and current practices. χ2 tests were used to determine differences between the two cohorts.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the responses of high and low residency match performers. Overall, faculty are aware of CBPRs (95%), somewhat aware of CPFs (59%), and less aware of IPORs (38%). Among those aware, the majority were unable to accurately identify the program standards of residency or fellowship. Faculty members encourage and help students pursue PGT to various levels and most seek information about PGT from national organizations and colleagues.ConclusionThis study highlights that faculty are aware of PGT opportunities in community pharmacy; however, gaps were identified in knowledge about activities and the value of community PGT. This demonstrates the need to engage faculty about the changing practice landscape of community pharmacy, the impact of faculty mentoring on students pursuing community PGT, and the importance of community PGT to advance the profession.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Faculty knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward community‐based pharmacy residencies and fellowships

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Hughes

Robinson

et al. 2021

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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“…Unterwagner et al found that community residents chose community residency programs over other types of programs for the opportunities to develop innovative services and direct patient interaction . Two studies evaluating awareness and perceptions of community pharmacy residency programs among student pharmacists in the final 2 years of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program found there was high awareness, but perhaps this finding was due to the majority of the sample having worked in a community pharmacy . Higher value for community pharmacy residency programs has been attributed to skills related to practice management, business management, and medication therapy management .…”

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A marathon, not a sprint: Growth and evolution of community‐based pharmacy residency education and training

Goode

Owen

Bennett

et al. 2019

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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Community‐based pharmacy residency programs, which emerged over 35 years ago, have grown to 218 programs to be the second largest first‐year postgraduate pharmacy residency education and training program in the United States. This paper is intended to provide a history and current status of community‐based pharmacy residency education and training. Multiple major milestones and activities, including funding, advisory panels, training for meeting the Accreditation Standard and other resources have contributed to the evolution of community‐based pharmacy residency programs. Over the years, the community‐based residency program education and training guidelines and standards have changed to focus on the individual. This focus has resulted in the emergence of new practice sites for training such as health‐system community pharmacies and federally‐qualified healthcare centers. The longitudinal learning experiences of the Standard enable residency graduates to function as community‐based pharmacist practitioners (CPPs). CPPs provide leadership and patient care services to meet the needs of patients in the communities that they serve. The next generation of CPPs will lead the advancement and transformation of community‐based pharmacy practice and provide increased access to care and improved patient outcomes.

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Training and retaining community pharmacy leaders: Career pathways after completing a PGY1 community pharmacy residency affiliated with a large supermarket chain

Borja‐Hart¹,

Cooper²,

Kirby³

et al. 2017

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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Student pharmacists’ perceptions and awareness of community pharmacy practice residency programs

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Faculty knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward community‐based pharmacy residencies and fellowships

Faculty knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward community‐based pharmacy residencies and fellowships

A marathon, not a sprint: Growth and evolution of community‐based pharmacy residency education and training

Training and retaining community pharmacy leaders: Career pathways after completing a PGY1 community pharmacy residency affiliated with a large supermarket chain

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