Prescott William Allan, Dahl Elizabeth M, Hutchinson David J
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Apr 17;78(3):51. doi: 10.5688/ajpe78351.
To determine the extent to which pediatrics is taught at US doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) programs and to characterize what is being taught and how.
A 40-question online survey instrument was sent to accredited and candidate-status US PharmD programs.
Of 86 participating programs (67.2% response rate), 81 (94.2%) indicated that pediatric topics were included in their required classroom curricula (mean, 21.9 contact hours). A pediatric elective course was offered by 61.0% of programs (mean, 25.9 contact hours). Advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) in pediatrics were offered by 97.4% of programs, with an average of 27 students per program completing this practice experience annually.
Almost all responding programs incorporated pediatrics in their required curricula. Pediatric elective courses provided an adequate mean number of contact hours, but 39.0% of programs did not offer an elective course. One-fifth of students completed a pediatric APPE prior to graduation. Continued expansion of pediatric-focused classroom and experiential curricula across US PharmD programs is recommended.
确定美国药学博士（PharmD）项目中儿科教学的程度，并描述教学内容及方式。
向美国获得认证及处于候选状态的PharmD项目发送一份包含40个问题的在线调查问卷。
在86个参与项目中（回复率为67.2%），81个项目（94.2%）表示儿科主题包含在其必修课堂课程中（平均为21.9个接触小时）。61.0%的项目提供儿科选修课程（平均为25.9个接触小时）。97.4%的项目提供儿科高级药学实践经验（APPEs），每个项目平均每年有27名学生完成此实践经验。
几乎所有回复项目都将儿科纳入其必修课程。儿科选修课程的平均接触小时数充足，但39.0%的项目未提供选修课程。五分之一的学生在毕业前完成了儿科APPE。建议在美国PharmD项目中持续扩大以儿科为重点的课堂和实践课程。
