MCPHS University, School of Pharmacy, Boston, Massachusetts
MCPHS University, School of Pharmacy, Boston, Massachusetts.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 Dec;84(12):ajpe8031. doi: 10.5688/ajpe8031. Epub 2020 Oct 2.
To characterize advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) with a primary focus in pharmacogenomics at schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States. This was a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational study of pharmacogenomics APPEs at US pharmacy schools. Directors of experiential education at 146 accredited schools of pharmacy were contacted by phone and asked if their school offered a pharmacogenomics APPE. The preceptors of pharmacogenomics APPEs identified by this phone screen were sent an email with a link to an online survey that asked about their APPE offerings. Of the 142 schools of pharmacy that were successfully reached via phone, 40 (28%) offered an APPE with a primary focus in pharmacogenomics. Thirty unique APPEs with pharmacogenomics as a primary focus were identified. The total number of preceptors involved in the pharmacogenomics APPEs was 33: 19 (58%) faculty preceptors and 14 (42%) non-faculty preceptors. Twenty-three of the 30 pharmacogenomics APPEs completed the survey (77% response rate). The APPE sites were diverse and included academic medical centers, community health systems, pharmacogenomic testing laboratories, and schools of pharmacy. Each pharmacogenomics APPE accommodated an average of six students per year. The APPE activities varied across sites. Only a small number of US pharmacy schools offer an APPE with a primary focus in pharmacogenomics. These rotations are diverse in scope and precepted by faculty or non-faculty pharmacists. The Academy should pursue opportunities to increase experiential education in pharmacogenomics.
描述美国药学院校中以药物基因组学为重点的高级药学实践经验（APPE）。这是一项在美国药学学校进行的药物基因组学 APPE 的横断面、多中心、观察性研究。通过电话联系了 146 所经认证的药学学校的实践教育主任，询问他们的学校是否提供药物基因组学 APPE。通过电话筛选出的药物基因组学 APPE 导师会收到一封电子邮件，其中包含一个在线调查的链接，询问他们的 APPE 课程。在通过电话成功联系到的 142 所药学学校中，有 40 所（28%）提供以药物基因组学为重点的 APPE。确定了 30 个以药物基因组学为重点的独特 APPE。参与药物基因组学 APPE 的导师总数为 33 人：19 名（58%）教师导师和 14 名（42%）非教师导师。在 30 个药物基因组学 APPE 中，有 23 个完成了调查（77%的回复率）。APPE 地点多种多样，包括学术医疗中心、社区卫生系统、药物基因组学检测实验室和药学学校。每个药物基因组学 APPE 平均每年容纳六名学生。APPE 活动在各个地点有所不同。只有少数美国药学学校提供以药物基因组学为重点的 APPE。这些轮转范围广泛，由教师或非教师药剂师指导。学院应寻求机会增加药物基因组学方面的实践教育。
