University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, New York.
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Arlington, Virginia.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 Jul;84(7):ajpe7728. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7728.
To assess pharmacy residency match/placement rates and student perceptions of a program designed to enhance Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student competitiveness for postgraduate residency positions. The Scholars Program was developed to provide advanced training to select PharmD students who had an interest in postgraduate residency training and was completed during the third and fourth professional years. The program consisted of mentoring; elective coursework encompassing clinical practice, teaching, and leadership; modified experiential education; journal club meetings; teaching assistant duties; conducting research and/or scholarship; and delivering professional presentations. Residency match/placement rates of students who had completed the program were compared to national data and to students in the school who were not enrolled in the program. Perceptions of the program were assessed using an online survey. Sixty-four students enrolled in and completed the Scholars Program from 2013 to 2019. Of these, 58 (91%) pursued postgraduate residency training. Students enrolled in the program had a higher combined phase 1/phase 2 match rate (91.4% vs 67.4%) than students in other PharmD programs across the United States. Similarly, students enrolled in the Scholars Program had a higher combined phase 1/phase 2 match rate (91.4% vs 62.9%) and overall residency placement rate (96.6% vs 67.0%) compared to students in the school who were not enrolled in the program. More than 85% of students enrolled in the Scholars Program who pursued residency training agreed that the program prepared them for and helped them attain a postgraduate residency. Pharmacy students enrolled in the Scholars Program experienced high residency match/placement rates and viewed the program as valuable preparation for postgraduate training.
评估药学住院医师匹配/安置率以及学生对旨在提高药学博士（PharmD）学生获得研究生住院医师职位竞争力的计划的看法。学者计划旨在为有兴趣接受研究生住院医师培训的精选 PharmD 学生提供高级培训，并在第三和第四专业年完成。该计划包括指导；涵盖临床实践、教学和领导力的选修课程；修改后的体验式教育；期刊俱乐部会议；助教职责；进行研究和/或奖学金；以及进行专业演讲。完成该计划的学生的住院医师匹配/安置率与全国数据以及未参加该计划的学校学生进行了比较。使用在线调查评估了对该计划的看法。从 2013 年到 2019 年，有 64 名学生参加并完成了学者计划。其中，58 名（91%）继续接受研究生住院医师培训。参加该计划的学生的综合第 1 阶段/第 2 阶段匹配率（91.4%比 67.4%）高于全美其他 PharmD 项目的学生。同样，参加学者计划的学生的综合第 1 阶段/第 2 阶段匹配率（91.4%比 62.9%）和整体住院医师安置率（96.6%比 67.0%）也高于未参加该计划的学校学生。参加学者计划并继续接受住院医师培训的学生中，超过 85%的学生同意该计划为他们准备并帮助他们获得研究生住院医师培训。参加学者计划的药学学生的住院医师匹配/安置率较高，并且认为该计划对研究生培训有价值。
