Duke Lori J, Unterwagner Whitney L, Byrd Debbie C
College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2351, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Jun 15;72(3):62. doi: 10.5688/aj720362.
In 2002, a regional consortium was created for schools and colleges of pharmacy in Georgia and Alabama to assist experiential education faculty and staff members in streamlining administrative processes, providing required preceptor development, establishing a professional network, and conducting scholarly endeavors. Five schools and colleges of pharmacy with many shared experiential practice sites formed a consortium to help experiential faculty and staff members identify, discuss, and solve common experience program issues and challenges. During its 5 years in existence, the Southeastern Pharmacy Experiential Education Consortium has coordinated experiential schedules, developed and implemented uniform evaluation tools, coordinated site and preceptor development activities, established a work group for educational research and scholarship, and provided opportunities for networking and professional development. Several consortium members have received national recognition for their individual experiential education accomplishments. Through the activities of a regional consortium, members have successfully developed programs and initiatives that have streamlined administrative processes and have the potential to improve overall quality of experiential education programs. Professionally, consortium activities have resulted in 5 national presentations.
2002年，佐治亚州和阿拉巴马州的药学院校成立了一个地区性联盟，以协助实践教育的教职员工简化行政流程、提供所需的带教老师培训、建立专业网络并开展学术活动。五所拥有众多共享实践场所的药学院校组成了一个联盟，以帮助实践教育的教职员工识别、讨论和解决实践项目中常见的问题与挑战。在其存在的5年时间里，东南药学实践教育联盟协调了实践教学安排，开发并实施了统一的评估工具，协调了实习地点和带教老师的发展活动，成立了教育研究与学术工作组，并提供了交流和专业发展的机会。几位联盟成员因其个人在实践教育方面的成就而获得了全国认可。通过地区联盟的活动，成员们成功地制定了简化行政流程的项目和举措，并有可能提高实践教育项目的整体质量。在专业方面，联盟活动促成了5次全国性的展示。
