Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy, Pomona, California.
King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 Feb;83(1):6510. doi: 10.5688/ajpe6510.
To describe a longitudinal evidence-based medicine (EBM) curriculum and to evaluate its impact on the attitudes and perceptions of student pharmacists toward EBM. Western University of Health Sciences has had a structured, longitudinal, EBM curriculum for more than 10 years, spanning the first to third years, including the introductory experiential experiences. A survey was administered prior to the main EBM course and at the completion of the course at three time periods to assess student pharmacists' attitudes and perceptions of EBM and interactive pedagogical methods. Student pharmacists at Western University of Health Sciences voluntarily participated in the self-administered survey. The three time periods examined included: directly after completion of the EBM course, after completion of the didactic curriculum, and after completion of the advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE). The response rates were: pre-survey 94% and post-survey 53%. The three classes surveyed had similar baseline characteristics. Students' perceptions of EBM skills and attitudes improved at all time periods post-course. Students felt strongly both before and after exposure to the EBM course and the longitudinal EBM curriculum about learning new EBM skills and that all pharmacists should have these skills. Significantly more students appreciated all the interactive pedagogical methods after APPE completion (>85% of students), as compared with over 74% of students directly after the EBM course, and over 79% of students after didactic completion. The attitudes and perceptions of student pharmacists toward EBM improved after exposure to a longitudinal EBM curriculum.
描述一个纵向循证医学（EBM）课程，并评估其对学生药剂师对 EBM 的态度和看法的影响。西方健康科学大学已经拥有一个结构化的、纵向的 EBM 课程超过 10 年，涵盖了第一到第三年，包括入门体验式经验。在主要 EBM 课程之前和在课程结束时进行了三次调查，以评估学生药剂师对 EBM 和互动教学方法的态度和看法。西方健康科学大学的学生药剂师自愿参与了自我管理的调查。三个时间段包括：EBM 课程结束后、教学课程结束后和高级药学实践经验（APPE）结束后。回应率分别为：调查前 94%，调查后 53%。三个被调查的班级具有相似的基线特征。学生对 EBM 技能和态度的认知在课程结束后的所有时间段都有所提高。学生在接触 EBM 课程和纵向 EBM 课程前后都强烈认为学习新的 EBM 技能很重要，而且所有药剂师都应该具备这些技能。在 APPE 完成后，与 EBM 课程直接结束后相比，超过 85%的学生更欣赏所有互动教学方法，而 EBM 课程完成后则有超过 79%的学生更欣赏，教学课程完成后则有超过 74%的学生更欣赏。学生药剂师对 EBM 的态度和看法在接触纵向 EBM 课程后得到了改善。
