Mospan Cortney M, Gillette Chris, DeBerry Sophia
Wingate University School of Pharmacy, 515 N. Main Street, Wingate, NC 28174, United States.
Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 525 Vine Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 Apr;11(4):402-408. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.01.003. Epub 2019 Feb 23.
Knowledge of commonly used medications ("Top 200") is a common component of pharmacy curricula. This study assessed the impact of pre-pharmacy grade point average (GPA), timing of students' community introductory pharmacy practice experience (C-IPPE), C-IPPE practice location, completion of practice quizzes (PQs), and campus attended on Top 200 performance.
Top 200 Drugs is a two-part series offered during the first professional (P1) year of the program. Students concurrently complete their C-IPPE during either the fall or spring semester. A retrospective review was completed to assess factors associated with student performance during the 2016-2017 academic year.
Higher fall course grades were associated with higher pre-pharmacy GPA, active C-IPPE enrollment, and completion of >80% of PQs. Higher spring course grades were associated with higher pre-pharmacy GPAs, completion of >80% of PQs, satellite campus attendance, C-IPPE completion at a grocery store/mass merchant, and higher fall semester performance.
A retrospective review of factors associated with student performance allowed the course coordinator to create further learning opportunities based on the findings. Since practice quizzes were associated with higher performance, these self-directed learning opportunities were expanded in the subsequent course offering. Student completion of the C-IPPE in the fall improved performance in the fall, and C-IPPE location may have impacted performance as well. Further investigations are warranted to better understand the impact of C-IPPE semester and C-IPPE location on Top 200 performance so these can be maximized to support student performance.
了解常用药物（“前200种”）是药学课程的常见组成部分。本研究评估了药学预科平均绩点（GPA）、学生社区入门药学实践经验（C-IPPE）的时间安排、C-IPPE实践地点、实践测验（PQs）的完成情况以及就读校区对前200种药物知识考核成绩的影响。
“前200种药物”是该项目第一年专业课程（P1）期间开设的一个分为两部分的系列课程。学生在秋季或春季学期同时完成他们的C-IPPE。完成了一项回顾性研究，以评估2016 - 2017学年与学生成绩相关的因素。
秋季课程成绩较高与药学预科较高的GPA、积极参与C-IPPE以及完成超过80%的PQs相关。春季课程成绩较高与药学预科较高的GPA、完成超过80%的PQs、在卫星校区就读、在杂货店/大型零售商处完成C-IPPE以及秋季学期较高的成绩相关。
对与学生成绩相关因素的回顾性研究使课程协调员能够根据研究结果创造更多学习机会。由于实践测验与较高的成绩相关，这些自主学习机会在后续课程中得到了扩展。学生在秋季完成C-IPPE提高了秋季的成绩，并且C-IPPE地点可能也对成绩产生了影响。有必要进行进一步调查，以更好地了解C-IPPE学期和C-IPPE地点对前200种药物知识考核成绩的影响，以便能够将这些影响最大化以支持学生的成绩表现。
