Bridging the Gap from the Classroom to the Institutional Practice Site – A Transition Module for Pharmacy Students

TitleBridging the Gap from the Classroom to the Institutional Practice Site - A Transition Module for Pharmacy Students
Faculty/College/UnitPharmaceutical Sciences
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2013
Completion03/31/2015
Project Summary

This project involves the planning, implementation and evaluation of an on-line self-study learning module to better prepare pharmacy students for their institutional clerkship course, PHAR 489. The planning phase will include a needs analysis, completed using focus group interviews and survey methodology to determine students’ and preceptors’ views of the specific difficulties students have transitioning from the classroom to the institutional setting and suggestions for content in the learning module. The module will be designed using learning-centred principles, with appropriate objectives and learning and assessment activities, by a team that includes faculty and students. The module will be reviewed by students and preceptors, and modified as appropriate, then offered to students via Connect. The effectiveness of the module will be evaluated through surveys of students and preceptors and through a comparison of the students’ performance in PHAR 489 with that in past years, prior to introduction of the module.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2013/2014
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorMarion Pearson
Year 1: Funded Amount59,500
Year 1: Team Members

Marion Pearson, Faculty of Pharmceutical Sciences
Angela Kim-Sing, Office of Experiential Education, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Paulo Tchen, Office of Experiential Education, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Project Report13-082-Pearson-Final-WEB.pdf