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Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy
Perspectives of Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Leadership, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Experiential Education Preceptors
A recent article in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education discussed the challenges faced by pharmacy educators in assessing the personal and professional skills of student pharmacists (sometimes called "soft skills" or "essential skills." The authors surveyed pharmacy preceptors on ranking the importance of these key elements and their comfort level in assessing students
The preceptors placed a greater importance on professionalism and self-awareness over leadership and innovation and entrepreneurship.
Preceptors reported that students demonstrated professionalism and self-awareness more frequently, and were more comfortable assessing these key elements
Open-ended comments suggest considerable variation in the types of activities and assessments used to promote acquisition of and assess key element skills, re ecting preceptors with high and low uency
The authors recommend support for preceptors, including preceptor development, standardized learning activities and assessments, and reconsidering evaluation criteria
Murry LT, Murry JS, Witry MJ, Pick A. Perspectives of Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Leadership, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Experiential Education Preceptors American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100106
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