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- Title
Impact of a Mock OSCE on Student Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process.
- Authors
Cristobal, Eleonso; Perkins, Kathryn; Kang, Connie; Chen, Steven
- Abstract
The Medical and Pharmacy Student Collaboration (MAPSC) student organization at the University of Southern California, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, created an extracurricular, peer-led, virtual group mock objective structured clinical examination (MOSCE) to expose first-year pharmacy students (P1s) to the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process (PPCP). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a MAPSC MOSCE on P1s self-reported confidence in applying the PPCP and on patient communication, medication knowledge, and clinical skills. An anonymous, optional, self-reported survey was administered to P1s before and after the event, where they rated their confidence on a scale of 0–100 (0 = not confident, 100 = certainly confident). The statistical analysis was a paired two-tailed t-test with a significance level of p < 0.05. A total of 152 P1s and 30 facilitators attended the MOSCE. One hundred thirty-nine students met the inclusion criteria and were included in the data analysis. There was a statistically significant difference in the change in self-reported confidence for all PPCP components and learning outcomes. The results of our study strongly indicate that introducing P1 students to the PPCP through a MAPSC MOSCE format is a valuable experience.
- Subjects
UNIVERSITY of Southern California; PHARMACIST-patient relationships; PATIENT care; PHARMACY students; CLINICAL competence; GROUPOIDS; SIMULATED patients; PHARMACY colleges
- Publication
Pharmacy, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 2, p54
- ISSN
2226-4787
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pharmacy12020054