College of Pharmacy-Pulido Center, 1295 N Martin P.O. Box 210202, Tucson AZ 85721-0202, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Aug 10;76(6):109. doi: 10.5688/ajpe766109.
To assess course instructors' and students' perceptions of the Educating Pharmacy Students and Pharmacists to Improve Quality (EPIQ) curriculum.
Seven colleges and schools of pharmacy that were using the EPIQ program in their curricula agreed to participate in the study. Five of the 7 collected student retrospective pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. Changes in students' perceptions were evaluated to assess their relationships with demographics and course variables. Instructors who implemented the EPIQ program at each of the 7 colleges and schools were also asked to complete a questionnaire.
Scores on all questionnaire items indicated improvement in students' perceived knowledge of quality improvement. The university the students attended, completion of a class project, and length of coverage of material were significantly related to improvement in the students' scores. Instructors at all colleges and schools felt the EPIQ curriculum was a strong program that fulfilled the criteria for quality improvement and medication error reduction education.
The EPIQ program is a viable, turnkey option for colleges and schools of pharmacy to use in teaching students about quality improvement.
评估课程讲师和学生对药学学生和药剂师教育以提高质量(EPIQ)课程的看法。
7 所使用 EPIQ 课程的药学院校同意参与这项研究。其中 5 所收集了学生回顾性干预前后的问卷。评估学生感知的变化,以评估其与人口统计学和课程变量的关系。还要求在 7 所药学院校实施 EPIQ 计划的讲师完成一份问卷。
所有问卷项目的得分均表明学生对质量改进知识的感知有所提高。学生就读的大学、完成一个课堂项目以及材料涵盖的长度与学生分数的提高显著相关。所有药学院校的讲师都认为 EPIQ 课程是一个强大的课程,符合质量改进和减少用药错误教育的标准。
EPIQ 计划是药学院校教授学生质量改进的可行、即用型选择。