Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013 Mar-Apr;9(2):222-9. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.04.006. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
Strategies are needed to assure essential nonclinical competencies, such as leadership, can be gained using a continuing professional development (CPD) framework.
The objective of this study was to explore student pharmacists' utilization and perceived effectiveness of a CPD tool for leadership development in an elective course.
Students completed 2 CPD cycles during a semester-long leadership elective using a CPD tool. A questionnaire was used to measure students' perceptions of utility, self-efficacy, and satisfaction in completing CPD cycles when using a tool to aid in this process.
The CPD tool was completed twice by 7 students. On average, students spent nearly 5 hours per CPD cycle. More than half (57.1%) scored themselves as successful or very successful in achieving their learning plans, and most (71.4%) found the tool somewhat useful in developing their leadership skills. Some perceived that the tool provided a systematic way to engage in leadership development, whereas others found it difficult to use.
In this pilot study, most student pharmacists successfully achieved a leadership development plan and found the CPD tool useful. Providing students with more guidance may help facilitate use and effectiveness of CPD tools. There is a need to continue to develop and refine tools that assist in the CPD of pharmacy practitioners at all levels.
需要策略来确保基本的非临床能力，如领导力，可以通过持续专业发展（CPD）框架获得。
本研究的目的是探讨学生药剂师在一门选修课程中使用 CPD 工具进行领导力发展的利用情况和感知效果。
学生在一个学期的领导力选修课程中使用 CPD 工具完成了 2 个 CPD 周期。使用问卷来衡量学生在使用工具辅助这一过程中完成 CPD 周期时对效用、自我效能感和满意度的看法。
7 名学生两次完成 CPD 工具。平均而言，学生每个 CPD 周期花费近 5 个小时。超过一半（57.1%）的学生自我评估在实现学习计划方面取得了成功或非常成功，大多数（71.4%）认为该工具在培养领导力方面有些用处。一些人认为该工具提供了一种系统的方式来参与领导力发展，而另一些人则发现它难以使用。
在这项试点研究中，大多数学生药剂师成功地制定了领导力发展计划，并认为 CPD 工具很有用。为学生提供更多指导可能有助于促进 CPD 工具的使用和有效性。需要继续开发和完善工具，以协助各级药学从业者的 CPD。
