Renzi Sara E, Sauberan Mark M, Brazeau Daniel A, Brazeau Gayle A
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Dec 15;72(6):149. doi: 10.5688/aj7206149.
To determine whether a relationship exists between the number of years of college completed before entering pharmacy school and students' leadership involvement.
All pharmacy students from 2004-2007 were classified based upon their educational level at time of matriculation: Early Assurance Program (EA); 2 years of college, but not EA (2Y); 3 or more years of college but no degree (3Y+); and bachelor's degree or higher (BD). In terms of leadership positions, students were classified as holding any office, total number of offices, and Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) membership.
Students who entered the pharmacy program as EA students held 27.1% or 71 offices compared to 31.9% or 45 for 2Y, 26.8% or 39 for 3Y+ and 30.2% or 80 for BD students. Students selected for PLS were 12.1% for EA, 15.3% for 2Y, 16.1% for 3Y+ and 13.5% for BD. There was no significant relationship between prepharmacy education and leadership measurements.
Although no relationship was found between pharmacy students' involvement in leadership activities and number of prepharmacy years of education, the importance of predictive factors and approaches to evaluate students' leadership activities and involvement merits further research.
确定进入药学院之前完成大学学业的年限与学生的领导参与度之间是否存在关联。
对2004年至2007年的所有药学专业学生,根据他们入学时的教育水平进行分类:早期保证计划(EA);完成两年大学学业但不属于EA(2Y);完成三年或三年以上大学学业但无学位(3Y+);拥有学士学位或更高学位(BD)。在领导职位方面,学生被分类为担任任何职位、担任职位总数以及Phi Lambda Sigma(PLS)成员。
以EA学生身份进入药学项目的学生担任71个职位,占比27.1%;2Y学生担任45个职位,占比31.9%;3Y+学生担任39个职位,占比26.8%;BD学生担任80个职位,占比30.2%。被选入PLS的学生中,EA占12.1%,2Y占15.3%,3Y+占16.1%,BD占13.5%。药学预科教育与领导能力测评之间不存在显著关联。
尽管未发现药学专业学生参与领导活动与药学预科教育年限之间存在关联,但预测因素以及评估学生领导活动和参与度的方法的重要性值得进一步研究。