Texas A&M University, School of Pharmacy, Temple, Texas
University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Apr;87(4):ajpe9026. doi: 10.5688/ajpe9026. Epub 2022 Nov 1.
To evaluate third-year pharmacy students' self-identified preconceptions regarding the term as defined by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Third-year pharmacy students were led in a multipart activity focused on evaluating their preconceptions about the term after exposure to the unabridged definition published by ACCP. Students were asked to identify two preconceptions they had before the activity that were dispelled after reading the article. Thematic coding was used to identify semantic themes and generate summaries of student perceptions. Three hundred twenty-two third-year pharmacy students' assignment data was coded to reveal six major themes about their preconceptions related to the term : setting, required training, job responsibilities, scope within the health care system, job environment (physical, emotional, financial), and limited knowledge about clinical pharmacy. Consistencies in thought were found within two of these themes, namely setting and required training. Significant variance was seen in the remaining four themes, specifically regarding types of activities performed, job environment, the scope of practice, and impact in the health care system. Third-year pharmacy students' preconceptions about clinical pharmacy were related to the exclusivity of where it can be practiced and the need for additional training as a requirement. However, high variability was seen in the majority of the remaining themes, illustrating an inconsistent view of what clinical pharmacy is and the need for intentional focus on professional identity formation within the pharmacy curriculum.
为了评估三年级药学学生对美国临床药师协会（ACCP）定义的术语的自我认同的先入之见。在接触 ACCP 发布的未删节定义后，三年级药学学生参与了一项多部分活动，重点评估他们对该术语的先入之见。学生被要求在活动前识别出两个他们事先存在的先入之见，并在阅读文章后消除这些偏见。采用主题编码来识别语义主题，并生成学生感知的摘要。对 322 名三年级药学学生的作业数据进行编码，以揭示与该术语相关的六个主要主题：环境、所需培训、工作职责、在医疗保健系统中的范围、工作环境（身体、情绪、财务）以及对临床药学的有限了解。这两个主题中的两个主题，即环境和所需的培训，存在一致性。在其余四个主题中，特别是在工作环境、实践范围和在医疗保健系统中的影响方面，发现了显著的差异。三年级药学学生对临床药学的先入之见与实践的独特性以及作为要求的额外培训有关。然而，在大多数其余主题中，观察到了很高的可变性，这表明对临床药学的看法不一致，需要在药学课程中注重专业身份的形成。
