TY - JOUR AU - Thandar, May AU - Prescott, Gina M. AU - Maerten-Rivera, Jaime AU - Prescott Jr., William Allan AU - Fiebelkorn, Karl D. AU - Fusco, Nicholas M. PY - 2023/05/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Evaluation of student-pharmacists’ experiences in COVID-19 vaccination clinics JF - Pharmacy Education JA - Pharm Educ VL - 23 IS - 1 SE - Research Article DO - 10.46542/pe.2023.231.208215 UR - https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/2059 SP - p. 208-215 AB - <div><p class="Abstractbody"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Objective:</span></strong> To examine the impact that participation in 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinics had on students’ self-assessed ability to vaccinate and secondarily, to examine the impact these experiences had on student perspectives of pharmacist engagement in public health<span lang="EN-US">.    </span></p><p class="Abstractbody"><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Methods: </strong></span>Student pharmacists who volunteered in COVID-19 vaccination clinics were invited to complete an anonymous, electronic survey consisting of items pertaining to their self-assessed ability to vaccinate and attitudes towards pharmacist engagement in public health in a retrospective pre/post-experience<span lang="EN-US">.   </span></p><p class="Abstractbody"><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Results: </strong></span>Students indicated that the experiences were valuable, participation increased their comfort level with vaccination, and they were better prepared to engage in vaccination following engagement. Additionally,  student attitudes toward pharmacist engagement in public health improved after engagement<span lang="EN-US">.    </span></p><p class="Abstractbody"><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> </span>Participation in COVID-19 vaccination clinics had a positive effect on students’ self-efficacy toward vaccination and their attitudes toward pharmacist engagement in public health. Similar opportunities should be promoted to student-pharmacists to facilitate their professional development<span lang="EN-US">. </span></p></div> ER -