A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use
- 1 November 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
- Vol. 78 (9), 168
- https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe789168
Abstract
Objective. To provide a computer-based learning method for pharmacy practice that is as effective as paper-based scenarios, but more engaging and less labor-intensive.Design. We developed a flexible and customizable computer simulation of community pharmacy. Using it, the students would be able to work through scenarios which encapsulate the entirety of a patient presentation. We compared the traditional paper-based teaching method to our computer-based approach using equivalent scenarios. The paper-based group had 2 tutors while the computer group had none. Both groups were given a prescenario and postscenario clinical knowledge quiz and survey.Assessment. Students in the computer-based group had generally greater improvements in their clinical knowledge score, and third-year students using the computer-based method also showed more improvements in history taking and counseling competencies. Third-year students also found the simulation fun and engaging.Conclusion. Our simulation of community pharmacy pr...This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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