University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Arlington, Virginia.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2022 Aug;86(6):8880. doi: 10.5688/ajpe8880. Epub 2021 Oct 25.
The profession of pharmacy is complex and diverse, encompassing a wide range of necessary practice skills. Decisions regarding which skills are essential for students are made by faculty of skills-based laboratory courses, who also determine how these skills are taught and assessed. This commentary aims to further the discussion regarding how the essential skills taught and assessed in skills laboratory curricula are identified, with the intention of preparing student pharmacists for both current and future pharmacy practice. Guidance on essential skills is provided by various organizations and documents, but ultimately each institution has the autonomy to decide what to teach. As such, this piece discusses the importance of frequent curriculum evaluation to determine how to train pharmacists of the future so they will practice at the top of their license rather than simply meet competency with historical skills.
药学专业是一个复杂多样的领域，涵盖了广泛的必要实践技能。关于哪些技能对于学生来说是必不可少的决定是由技能实验室课程的教师做出的，他们还决定了如何教授和评估这些技能。本评论旨在进一步讨论如何确定技能实验室课程中教授和评估的基本技能，目的是使药学专业的学生为当前和未来的药学实践做好准备。各种组织和文件都提供了有关基本技能的指南，但最终每个机构都有权决定要教授什么。因此，本文讨论了频繁进行课程评估的重要性，以确定如何培训未来的药师，使他们能够在其执照的最高水平上执业，而不仅仅是凭借历史技能来满足能力要求。
