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For the rural curious: mixed methods evaluation of a rural pharmacy practice elective.
| العنوان: | For the rural curious: mixed methods evaluation of a rural pharmacy practice elective. |
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| المؤلفون: | Stratton TP; University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA. tstratto@d.umn.edu. |
| المصدر: | BMC medical education [BMC Med Educ] 2024 May 24; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 573. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 24. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101088679 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1472-6920 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14726920 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Med Educ Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Rural Health Services* , Education, Pharmacy*, Humans ; Curriculum ; Minnesota ; Rural Population ; Students, Pharmacy ; Career Choice ; Professional Practice Location ; Program Evaluation ; United States |
| مستخلص: | Background: As of 2020, 20% of people residing in the United States of America (U.S.) lived in rural communities. Despite rural residents tending to be older, poorer, and having greater disease burden than their urban counterparts, the number of rural primary care providers continues to decline. Nearly 66% of U.S. Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas are designated as rural. Pharmacists can help address this shortage of rural primary care providers, often serving as providers of first-contact care; however, only 12% of U.S. pharmacists practice in rural communities. To help address this gap, in 2022 an elective Rural Pharmacy course was created at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy by a faculty member who has rural practice experience. Methods: The course combines formal lectures, guest presentations by rural pharmacists and student interviews with additional rural pharmacists. For the 42 students enrolled in the course in 2022 and 2023, non-parametric statistics were used to compare the percentage of students who were raised in rural communities or who otherwise had extensive exposure to rural, and compare student interest ratings (1 to 7) about practicing/living rural at the beginning and end of the course. Students also wrote end-of-course reflection papers, commenting on the course and their interviews with rural pharmacists. Results: Across both years, 45% of the enrolled students had previous experience in rural communities. The net change in Rural Interest scores among students completing both questionnaires was + 5 in 2022 and + 2 in 2023, both non-significant differences. The largest shifts in student interest were from "Not Sure" at the start of the course to "Interested" or "Not Interested" at the end of the course, and from "Interested" to "Very Interested." In their reflection papers nearly 60% of students reported being most impressed by their interviews with rural pharmacists. Conclusions: A course addressing the benefits and challenges of practicing pharmacy in rural communities was well-received by pharmacy students. Even students who have little interest in living in a rural community can benefit from being introduced to rural culture, enabling them to provide more culturally-responsive care for patients from rural communities. (© 2024. The Author(s).) |
| References: | J Rural Health. 2001 Spring;17(2):77-81. (PMID: 11573465) Med Educ Online. 2016 Feb 03;21:30908. (PMID: 26847853) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Pharmacists; Pharmacy education; Rural health; Rural pharmacy |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240524 Date Completed: 20240525 Latest Revision: 20240527 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240527 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC11127414 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-024-05539-3 |
| PMID: | 38789979 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-024-05539-3 |