| Value of pharmacy residency training: A survey of the academic medical center perspective. | |
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PMID: 22215362 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Purpose The results of a survey assessing the views of pharmacy directors, medical center executives, and pharmacists on the value of residency programs to their institutions are reported. Methods In a two-phase survey entailing face-to-face interviews and the use of an electronic questionnaire, representatives of the pharmacy departments and executive staffs of eight academic medical centers were asked to rate the impact of pharmacy residency programs in areas such as educational and research innovation, quality-of-care and cost outcomes, and opportunities for revenue generation. Results Seven hospital administrators, eight directors of pharmacy, 122 pharmacists serving as residency preceptors, and 91 nonpreceptor pharmacists participated in the survey. The survey responses indicated that hospital administrators view pharmacy residency programs as important contributors to their institutions' prestige, academic success, and capacity for delivering educational programs. All directors of pharmacy surveyed were in agreement that the costs associated with conducting a pharmacy residency program are outweighed by the cost savings achieved through resident contributions to patient care and medication error prevention. A large majority (90%) of preceptor pharmacists agreed or strongly agreed that residents help reduce medication errors by educating prescribers and other activities that promote rational medication use; only about half of nonpreceptor pharmacists shared that view, although 65% of nonpreceptors acknowledged the contributions of residents to overall pharmacy department success. Conclusion All groups of survey respondents viewed residency programs as important assets to their institutions, especially in the areas of institutional prestige, staff recruitment, and professional development and education. |
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Patrick D Fuller; Kelly M Smith; Ryan K Hinman; A Kendall Gross; Kristen Hillebrand; Natasha N Pettit; Pamela K Phelps |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Volume: 69 ISSN: 1535-2900 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Health Syst Pharm Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-01-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9503023 Medline TA: Am J Health Syst Pharm Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 158-65 Citation Subset: IM |
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