Lee Monica, Chiu Jenny
, BScPhm, MSc, PharmD, RPh, is an Elder Care Pharmacy Practitioner with North York General Hospital and an Adjunct Lecturer with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
, BScPhm, PharmD, ACPR, RPh, is the Clinical Coordinator and an Acute Care Pharmacy Practitioner with North York General Hospital and an Adjunct Lecturer with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Can J Hosp Pharm. 2023 Mar 1;76(2):117-125. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3303. eCollection 2023 Spring.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant disruptions to pharmacy experiential education. To ensure the safety of students and staff, university and rotation site educators needed to make changes rapidly to adapt to the dynamic environment.
To explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy students and their preceptors during experiential rotations and to identify any barriers to learning that arose and opportunities for improvement.
Two online questionnaires were developed to explore the perceptions of pharmacy students and preceptors during experiential rotations. The following topics were examined: support for rotations by the hospital and the university, perceived safety, accessibility of resources, interpersonal interactions, professional development, assessment and evaluation, and overall impressions. All Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience students from the University of Toronto who completed 1 or more rotations at North York General Hospital during the 2020/21 academic year and their preceptors were invited to participate.
Sixteen and 25 questionnaires were completed by students and preceptors, respectively. Both groups agreed that they were adequately prepared for the rotations and felt safe. There was a decrease in interpersonal interactions, while the use of virtual communication tools increased. Lessons learned included the need for timely communications and access to resources for learners and preceptors, contingency plans for staff shortages and outbreaks, and workspace assessments.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, implementation of experiential rotations was associated with many challenges, but pharmacy learners and preceptors believed the overall experience was not significantly affected.
新冠疫情给药学实践教育带来了重大干扰。为确保学生和工作人员的安全，大学和轮转实习点的教育工作者需要迅速做出改变，以适应动态变化的环境。
探讨新冠疫情对药学专业学生及其带教老师在实践轮转期间的影响，并确定出现的任何学习障碍和改进机会。
设计了两份在线问卷，以探究药学专业学生和带教老师在实践轮转期间的看法。调查了以下主题：医院和大学对轮转实习的支持、感知到的安全性、资源的可获取性、人际互动、专业发展、评估与评价以及总体印象。邀请了多伦多大学所有在2020/21学年期间在北约克综合医院完成1次或多次轮转实习的高级药学实践经验学生及其带教老师参与。
学生和带教老师分别完成了16份和25份问卷。两组都认为他们为轮转实习做好了充分准备，并且感到安全。人际互动有所减少，而虚拟沟通工具的使用有所增加。吸取的经验教训包括需要及时沟通以及为学习者和带教老师提供资源获取途径、应对人员短缺和疫情爆发的应急预案以及工作空间评估。
在新冠疫情期间，实践轮转的实施面临诸多挑战，但药学专业学习者和带教老师认为总体体验并未受到显著影响。
