2019
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7379
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Student Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Service-Learning Experiences in Free Clinics

Abstract: Objective. To explore student pharmacists' perspectives on the value of pharmacy-related servicelearning experiences focused on caring for underserved populations. Methods. Student pharmacists were required to complete a three-hour volunteer experience at a free clinic in western Pennsylvania. Reflective essays from all second-and third-year student pharmacists who participated in the required service-learning experience were deidentified. Essays were thematically analyzed to formulate a list of codes that rep… Show more

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“…First, it was limited to students from one institution who participated in one activity. While our themes are consistent with other research, including reflections following service‐learning in a free clinic, 12 other activities may evoke different perceptions. Second, the themes generated are based solely on student self‐reflection, and there was no effort to objectively assess student behaviors which they self‐reported.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
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“…First, it was limited to students from one institution who participated in one activity. While our themes are consistent with other research, including reflections following service‐learning in a free clinic, 12 other activities may evoke different perceptions. Second, the themes generated are based solely on student self‐reflection, and there was no effort to objectively assess student behaviors which they self‐reported.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Health profession programs are increasingly charged with addressing social responsibility, and even before ACPE requirements, schools, and colleges had responded through a variety of programmatic efforts, ranging from service‐learning requirements in underserved settings to cultural competency training 7‐14 . The addition of co‐curricular requirements has only elevated expectations and helped to develop consensus on the types of patient and non‐patient care activities that should be included in co‐curriculum 4,16 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Furthermore, there was inconsistency across disciplines and institutions around in the use of labels, such as: student-assisted, -led, -run, or -facilitated. Additional terms identified in a separate, systematic review of international student-led clinics (submitted) included service-learning (examples [42][43][44][45] ) and student free-clinics (examples [46][47][48][49][50][51][52] ), the apparent distinction for these being the model of operation making no charge on service users, whereas as some, but not all, student clinics charge nominal fees to cover costs. Across all variations, the initiatives described appeared to fulfil the same purpose -addressing a community health need and generating authentic learning experiences for the student.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Study data is the statistics of the students' knowledge system related to learning resources and learning the information such as history, study history record store the history learners learning process and related resources, students to learn the history of learning resources such as data, using big data to construct user sets, more efficient personalized learning resources recommended for students planning to provide large data statistical analysis [17,18].…”
Section: The Construction Of Student Demand Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%