Manchester College School of Pharmacy, Fort Wayne, IN, 46805, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Oct 10;75(8):155. doi: 10.5688/ajpe758155.
To assess pharmacy student involvement in leadership and service roles and to evaluate the association between admissions data and student involvement.
Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students were invited to complete a 56-item online survey instrument containing questions regarding leadership and service involvement, work experiences, perceived contribution of involvement to skill development, and perceived importance of involvement. Responses were linked to admissions data to identify possible associations.
Five hundred fourteen (82.4%) pharmacy students completed the survey instrument. Students with higher admissions application and interview scores were more likely to be involved in organizations and hold leadership roles, while students with higher admissions grade point averages were less likely to be involved in organizations and leadership roles.
Assessing students' involvement in leadership and service roles can assist in the evaluation of students' leadership skills and lead to modification of curricular and co-curricular activities to provide development opportunities. Student involvement in extracurricular activities may encourage future involvement in and commitment to the pharmacy profession.
评估药学专业学生在领导和服务角色中的参与度,并评估入学数据与学生参与度之间的关系。
药学博士(PharmD)学生受邀完成一份包含 56 个问题的在线调查工具,问题涉及领导力和服务参与度、工作经验、参与对技能发展的感知贡献以及参与的感知重要性。调查结果与入学数据相关联,以确定可能存在的关联。
共有 514 名(82.4%)药学专业学生完成了调查工具。入学申请和面试得分较高的学生更有可能参与组织和担任领导角色,而入学平均绩点较高的学生则不太可能参与组织和领导角色。
评估学生在领导和服务角色中的参与度可以帮助评估学生的领导能力,并促使课程和课外活动的调整,以提供发展机会。学生参与课外活动可能会鼓励他们未来对药学职业的参与和承诺。