Pharmacy Student Perceptions of a Virtual Pharmacogenomics Activity.
| Title: | Pharmacy Student Perceptions of a Virtual Pharmacogenomics Activity. |
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| Authors: | Thomas D; Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System, 215 Perry Hill Rd, Montgomery, AL 36109, USA.; Soldner JA; Department of Genetics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 720 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.; Cropp CD; Department of Pharmaceutical, Social, and Administrative Sciences; Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229, USA.; Beall J; Department of Pharmacy Practice; Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229, USA. |
| Source: | Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) [Healthcare (Basel)] 2022 Feb 01; Vol. 10 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 01. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: MDPI AG Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101666525 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2227-9032 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22279032 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Healthcare (Basel) Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI AG, [2013]- |
| Abstract: | Pharmacogenomics (PGx) utilizes a patient's genome to guide drug treatment and dosing. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) included PGx as a critical content area. Pharmacists are increasingly involved in providing this service, which necessitates training. Second-year pharmacy students at Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy have didactic training in the principles of PGx and managing drug therapy using PGx data. A clinical skills lab activity was developed to reinforce these principles and allow students to navigate resources to develop and communicate recommendations for drug therapy. The activity was initially planned as synchronous, but transitioned to asynchronous when students began remote learning in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigators sought students' perceptions of the PGx lab activity and the delivery of its content via a virtual format. This study gathered data from an anonymous, voluntary student survey through Samford University's course management system, Canvas, in the spring of 2020 soon after completion of the virtual PGx learning activity. The investigators' goal is to obtain the information and insights obtained from the students who participated in the PGx lab activity to provide guidance for the improvement of their PGx lab activity and for other schools of pharmacy to deliver a PGx lab activities using nontraditional teaching methodologies. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: asynchronous learning; learning activity; pharmacogenomics; pharmacy education; student survey; virtual learning |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220225 Latest Revision: 20220228 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC8871741 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/healthcare10020286 |
| PMID: | 35206900 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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