School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Aug 10;74(6):110. doi: 10.5688/aj7406110.
To implement a medication education project and assess the competencies students learned and implemented in professional practice after graduation.
Fourth-year pharmacy students planned, carried out, and reported on a real-life project during 1 study year. Outside experts and 2 faculty members facilitated the work. The aim of the medication education project was to create material that schoolteachers could use to teach children about rational use of medicines.
All students who had participated in the medication education program during its 3 years were contacted (n = 31). A questionnaire was sent to the 21 students who had graduated (18 responded), and a focus group was conducted with the 10 students completing their final year of pharmacy school (9 participants). The competencies that the students reported learning most were teamwork and social interaction skills. They considered the project motivating but also found it challenging and the deadlines frustrating.
Through participation in a medication education project, students learned interpersonal skills, time management, conflict resolution, and other skills that many of them already were finding valuable in their professional practice.
实施药物教育项目，并评估学生毕业后在专业实践中所学和实施的能力。
四年级药学学生在 1 个学年期间计划、实施和报告一项真实项目。外部专家和 2 名教师为该工作提供支持。药物教育项目的目的是创建学校教师可以用来教导儿童合理使用药物的材料。
联系了所有参加过为期 3 年的药物教育项目的学生（n=31）。向 21 名已毕业的学生（18 人回复）发送了一份问卷，并对完成药学最后一年学业的 10 名学生（9 名参与者）进行了焦点小组讨论。学生报告说他们学到了最多的是团队合作和社交互动技能。他们认为该项目具有激励性，但也发现它具有挑战性，并且截止日期令人沮丧。
通过参与药物教育项目，学生们学到了人际交往技巧、时间管理、冲突解决等技能，他们中的许多人已经发现这些技能在他们的专业实践中非常有价值。
