Design and implementation of an integrated medication management curriculum in an entry-to-practice doctor of pharmacy program
Keywords:
Clinical, Curriculum Design, Implementation, Integration, Medication Management, PharmacyAbstract
Introduction: The design and implementation of the core patient care curriculum (medication management [MM]) in a new Canadian entry-to-practice doctor of pharmacy programme is described.
Curriculum Design: The MM curriculum was designed to span the first three years of the programme and comprise 75% of the programme’s coursework. The goal was to achieve "multi-disciplinary" integration of pharmaceutical and clinical sciences. Seventeen modules were created, within which medical conditions were the main unit of organisation. For each condition, the "elements" (or themes) most relevant for pharmacists to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for its management were identified. A quarter of curricular time was dedicated to integration activities (IA) created for students to elaborate and integrate their knowledge and demonstrate competency. The curriculum and IA incorporated a spiral progression of complexity and level of performance across year levels, guided by a programme- level cognitive model.
Evaluation: Approaches to overcoming challenges identified through pilot-testing, faculty, student, and stakeholder feedback are described.
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