PMID- 33668864
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240331
IS  - 2226-4787 (Electronic)
IS  - 2226-4787 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Feb 25
TI  - Educational Methods and Technological Innovations for Introductory Experiential 
      Learning Given the Contact-Related Limitations Imposed by the SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 
      Pandemic.
LID - 10.3390/pharmacy9010047 [doi]
LID - 47
AB  - BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has 
      led to substantial changes in pharmacy curricula, including the ability to 
      provide in-person introductory experiential practice experiences (IPPEs) to 
      University of Colorado's International-Trained PharmD (ITPD) students. METHODS: 
      The IPPE course for ITPD students was redesigned to offer remote educational 
      activities in the health system setting and simulated practice and communication 
      activities in the community setting. Students were evaluated via surveys 
      regarding the perceived value of these changes, and changes in knowledge, skills 
      and abilities before and after activities. RESULTS: A total of 6 students were 
      enrolled in the revised IPPE course. Students agreed or strongly agreed that the 
      overall distance-based IPPE experience, the remote health system activities, and 
      the community activities were valuable. Students also strongly agreed that course 
      design successfully met course outcomes and was relevant to pharmacy practice. In 
      terms of knowledge, skills and abilities, numeric improvements were observed in 
      remote health system activities and community-based simulated patient 
      interactions, but results were not statistically significant. A high baseline 
      level of knowledge led to minimal improvements in perceptions of improvement in 
      community pharmacy skills regarding pharmacy simulation software. CONCLUSION: 
      Implementation of distance-based IPPE activities may be an alternate educational 
      modality.
FAU - Reynolds, Paul M
AU  - Reynolds PM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7159-0517
AD  - University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
      12850 E Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO V20 1116R, USA.
FAU - Rhein, Erica
AU  - Rhein E
AD  - University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
      12850 E Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO V20 1116R, USA.
FAU - Nuffer, Monika
AU  - Nuffer M
AD  - University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
      12850 E Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO V20 1116R, USA.
FAU - Gleason, Shaun E
AU  - Gleason SE
AD  - University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
      12850 E Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO V20 1116R, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210225
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Pharmacy (Basel)
JT  - Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101678532
PMC - PMC8005956
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - education
OT  - educational technology
OT  - patient simulation
OT  - pharmacy
OT  - telemedicine
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/03/07 06:00
MHDA- 2021/03/07 06:01
PMCR- 2021/02/25
CRDT- 2021/03/06 01:03
PHST- 2021/01/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/02/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/02/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/03/06 01:03 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/03/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/03/07 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/02/25 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - pharmacy9010047 [pii]
AID - pharmacy-09-00047 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/pharmacy9010047 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Pharmacy (Basel). 2021 Feb 25;9(1):47. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy9010047.