Scaletta Alice, Ghelani Nishi, Sunny Subin
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences, 600 S. 43rd Street, Box 34, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences, 600 S. 43rd Street, Box 34, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Jul;9(4):521-527. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.03.009. Epub 2017 May 31.
The objective of this survey is to provide an update on the state of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) education and describe instructional and assessment methods across schools and colleges of pharmacy.
One hundred thirty-five schools of pharmacy were contacted to participate in a survey describing the incorporation of CAM education into their respective curricula. The survey also inquired about perceived barriers and future plans for CAM-related courses.
Ninety-six schools responded to the survey (71.1%), with all schools reporting that CAM is incorporated into the curriculum. Topics covered, teaching strategies, and assessment methods varied among the 74 elective and 116 required courses described. Respondents listed lack of evidence to support CAM use as the most common barrier to CAM education, and 50% of respondents reported plans for expansion of CAM education at their schools.
CAM education in pharmacy curricula has grown over the last decade, but remains varied in topics taught and teaching methods.
本次调查的目的是更新补充和替代医学(CAM)教育的现状,并描述各药学院校的教学和评估方法。
联系了135所药学院校参与一项调查,该调查描述了CAM教育在各自课程中的纳入情况。调查还询问了CAM相关课程的感知障碍和未来计划。
96所学校回复了调查(71.1%),所有学校均报告已将CAM纳入课程。在所描述的74门选修课程和116门必修课程中,涵盖的主题、教学策略和评估方法各不相同。受访者将缺乏支持CAM使用的证据列为CAM教育最常见的障碍,50%的受访者报告了其所在学校扩大CAM教育的计划。
在过去十年中,药学院校课程中的CAM教育有所发展,但在教学主题和教学方法上仍存在差异。