| Pharmacists teaching in family medicine residency programs: National survey. | |
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PMID: 21918131 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the percentage of family medicine residency programs that have pharmacists directly involved in teaching residents, the types and extent of teaching provided by pharmacists in family medicine residency programs, and the primary source of funding for the pharmacists. DESIGN: Web-based survey. SETTING: One hundred fifty-eight resident training sites within the 17 family medicine residency programs in Canada. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred residency program directors who were responsible for overseeing the training sites within the residency programs were contacted to determine the percentage of training sites in which pharmacists were directly involved in teaching. Pharmacists who were identified by the residency directors were invited to participate in the Web-based survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The percentage of training sites for family medicine residency that have pharmacists directly involved in teaching residents. The types and the extent of teaching performed by the pharmacists who teach in the residency programs. The primary source of funding that supports the pharmacists' salaries. RESULTS: More than a quarter (25.3%) of family medicine residency training sites include direct involvement of pharmacist teachers. Pharmacist teachers reported that they spend a substantial amount of their time teaching residents using a range of teaching modalities and topics, but have no formal pharmacotherapy curriculums. Nearly a quarter (22.6%) of the pharmacists reported that their salaries were primarily funded by the residency programs. CONCLUSION: Pharmacists have a role in training family medicine residents. This is a good opportunity for family medicine residents to learn about issues related to pharmacotherapy; however, the role of pharmacists as educators might be optimized if standardized teaching methods, curriculums, and evaluation plans were in place. |
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Derek Jorgenson; Andries Muller; Anne Marie Whelan; Kelly Buxton |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien Volume: 57 ISSN: 1715-5258 ISO Abbreviation: Can Fam Physician Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-09-15 Completed Date: 2012-02-03 Revised Date: 2012-04-27 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0120300 Medline TA: Can Fam Physician Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e341-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. derek.jorgenson@usask.ca |
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Adult Canada Data Collection Faculty / statistics & numerical data* Family Practice / education* Female Humans Internship and Residency / economics, statistics & numerical data* Male Middle Aged Pharmacists / economics, statistics & numerical data* Professional Role |
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