Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Community Health Network, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 Jun;83(5):6789. doi: 10.5688/ajpe6789.
To evaluate a business-centered assignment implemented in a pharmacy elective course at two different institutions and analyze student perceptions of the delivery platforms used and the value and utility of the assignment. The ambulatory care electives at Butler University and Samford University introduce students to the expanding role of the ambulatory care pharmacist, emphasizing business plan development for new ambulatory care pharmacy services. As part of the elective, students are asked to work in groups to complete a business plan for a new ambulatory care service of their choosing. A survey was conducted to assess student perceptions on the assignment. Of the 58 students who completed the business plan assignment, 49 completed the survey and were included in the data analysis. Overall, 100% of Samford students and 97% of Butler students either strongly agreed or agreed that the business plan was an innovative assignment unlike others completed in the curriculum. Samford students strongly agreed (100%) that if asked by a future employer to develop a new pharmacy service, concepts learned from this assignment would be useful, compared to 59% of Butler students who felt this way. While both the web and written delivery platforms had identical learning outcomes, the written business plan was the approach that the majority of students were more comfortable using. The business plan assignment was used as a method to familiarize students with the process of developing new ambulatory care pharmacy services. Based on survey results, the students perceived this to be an innovative assignment that allowed them to feel confident in developing and communicating ambulatory care business plans. As the practice of ambulatory care pharmacy expands, assignments such as this can be included in the pharmacy curriculum to meet the need for teaching effective business strategies to future pharmacists.
评估在两所不同机构的药学选修课程中实施的以商业为中心的作业，并分析学生对所使用的交付平台的看法以及作业的价值和实用性。巴特勒大学和萨姆福德大学的门诊护理选修课程向学生介绍了门诊护理药剂师不断扩大的角色，强调为新的门诊护理药房服务制定业务计划。作为选修课的一部分，要求学生分组完成他们选择的新门诊护理服务的业务计划。进行了一项调查，以评估学生对作业的看法。在完成业务计划作业的 58 名学生中，有 49 名完成了调查并纳入数据分析。总的来说，100%的萨姆福德学生和 97%的巴特勒学生要么强烈同意要么同意该业务计划是一项不同于课程中完成的其他作业的创新性作业。100%的萨姆福德学生强烈同意（100%），如果未来的雇主要求他们开发新的药房服务，从这项作业中学到的概念将是有用的，而巴特勒学生中有 59%的人持这种看法。虽然网络和书面交付平台具有相同的学习成果，但书面业务计划是大多数学生更愿意使用的方法。业务计划作业被用作使学生熟悉开发新的门诊护理药房服务的过程的一种方法。根据调查结果，学生们认为这是一项创新性的作业，使他们有信心制定和传达门诊护理业务计划。随着门诊护理药房实践的扩展，可以在药学课程中包含此类作业，以满足向未来药剂师教授有效业务策略的需求。
