OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact of a pregraduation diabetes certificate program on PharmD students' knowledge and skills. METHODS: A comprehensive elective in diabetes was created and implemented in the third-professional year of the PharmD curriculum. A nonrandomized, single-blinded, controlled, 2-year study was conducted to determine the impact of the elective. Written and oral examinations were administered to the participants and students in a control group. RESULTS: The certificate students' (N = 25) and control students' (N = 12) average oral examination grades were 88.5% +/- 13.4% and 89.5% +/- 15.8%, respectively (p = 0.58). The certificate students' average grade on the counseling section of the oral examination was 9% higher than that of the students in the control group (p = 0.01). The certificate students' and control students' grades on the written examination were 80.9 +/- 11.1% and 61.1 +/- 17.4% (p = 0.0062), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A diabetes certificate program improved students' knowledge of diabetes disease state management and patient education skills compared to students who did not take the elective.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact of a pregraduation diabetes certificate program on PharmD students' knowledge and skills. METHODS: A comprehensive elective in diabetes was created and implemented in the third-professional year of the PharmD curriculum. A nonrandomized, single-blinded, controlled, 2-year study was conducted to determine the impact of the elective. Written and oral examinations were administered to the participants and students in a control group. RESULTS: The certificate students' (N = 25) and control students' (N = 12) average oral examination grades were 88.5% +/- 13.4% and 89.5% +/- 15.8%, respectively (p = 0.58). The certificate students' average grade on the counseling section of the oral examination was 9% higher than that of the students in the control group (p = 0.01). The certificate students' and control students' grades on the written examination were 80.9 +/- 11.1% and 61.1 +/- 17.4% (p = 0.0062), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A diabetes certificate program improved students' knowledge of diabetes disease state management and patient education skills compared to students who did not take the elective.
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assessment; certificate; diabetes; diabetes certificate program
Authors: Seena L Haines; Eliza A Dy-Boarman; Kalin M Clifford; Maria A Summa; Megan N Willson; Jaclyn A Boyle; Michael J Peeters Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2017-02-25 Impact factor: 2.047