OBJECTIVE: To describe and assess student perceptions and performance on a medication use evaluation (MUE) team project. DESIGN: Following a 1-hour MUE lecture in a 62-student patient safety course, student teams (n=14) were assigned a medication safety or quality issue. Teams worked with a mentor to design an MUE to address the issue. The deliverable was a verbal presentation recorded as a webinar. ASSESSMENT: Presentations were assessed by 2 reviewers for content and style. Mean score was 45.0 +/- 2.7 of 50 points. Students rated level of agreement that they could perform MUE-related skills pre- and postproject (n=35 and 34, respectively) on a 5-point Likert scale. Students perceived improved ability to design an MUE after project completion (median 3 vs 4; p=0.003). Student comfort with sample determination, data, collaborators, study limitations, and potential project impact also improved. CONCLUSION: Teams achieved the objective of successfully designing an MUE, and related enabling outcomes (ie, supportive activities that contribute to designing an MUE), as measured by evaluators and student perceptions.
OBJECTIVE: To describe and assess student perceptions and performance on a medication use evaluation (MUE) team project. DESIGN: Following a 1-hour MUE lecture in a 62-student patient safety course, student teams (n=14) were assigned a medication safety or quality issue. Teams worked with a mentor to design an MUE to address the issue. The deliverable was a verbal presentation recorded as a webinar. ASSESSMENT: Presentations were assessed by 2 reviewers for content and style. Mean score was 45.0 +/- 2.7 of 50 points. Students rated level of agreement that they could perform MUE-related skills pre- and postproject (n=35 and 34, respectively) on a 5-point Likert scale. Students perceived improved ability to design an MUE after project completion (median 3 vs 4; p=0.003). Student comfort with sample determination, data, collaborators, study limitations, and potential project impact also improved. CONCLUSION: Teams achieved the objective of successfully designing an MUE, and related enabling outcomes (ie, supportive activities that contribute to designing an MUE), as measured by evaluators and student perceptions.
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Medication use evaluation; medication safety; pharmacy informatics
Authors: Melissa S Medina; Cecilia M Plaza; Cindy D Stowe; Evan T Robinson; Gary DeLander; Diane E Beck; Russell B Melchert; Robert B Supernaw; Victoria F Roche; Brenda L Gleason; Mark N Strong; Amanda Bain; Gerald E Meyer; Betty J Dong; Jeffrey Rochon; Patty Johnston Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2013-10-14 Impact factor: 2.047
Authors: Michelle Z Farland; Brigitte L Sicat; Andrea S Franks; Karen S Pater; Melissa S Medina; Adam M Persky Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2013-10-14 Impact factor: 2.047