Student pharmacists' experiences of interprofessional education during experiential learning placements.

Depasquale, Clare; Arnold, Amy; Cunningham, Scott; Kerr, Aisling; Jacob, Sabrina Anne; Boyter, Anne; Power, Ailsa; Boyd, Matthew; Addison, Brian

Abstract

Interprofessional education (IPE) is viewed as essential to prepare a collaborative practice-ready healthcare workforce. This study aimed to explore student pharmacists' experiences of IPE during experiential learning (EL) placements in various practice settings (community pharmacy, hospital, primary care, specialist). A paper questionnaire was distributed to all penultimate/final year pharmacy students enrolled on the MPharm programmes at Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the University of Strathclyde during the 2022/2023 academic year (n=485). Data collection took place during January-March 2023, shortly after student pharmacists attended EL placements in various practice settings (community pharmacy, hospital, primary care, specialist). Participation was voluntary and questionnaires completed anonymously. Questionnaire development was informed by a literature review, discussions with the research team and systems theory (Biggs 3P Model). It included 5 open-ended questions and a demographic section. Qualitative content analysis/thematic analysis were used to identify themes aligning to the research aim/objectives. Descriptive statistics were employed for demographic data. Ethical approval was granted by the RGU School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences Ethics Research Committee.

Citation

DEPASQUALE, C., ARNOLD, A., CUNNINGHAM, S., KERR, A., JACOB, S.A., BOYTER, A., POWER, A., BOYD, M. and ADDISON, B. 2024. Student pharmacists' experiences of interprofessional education during experiential learning placements. 2024 NES (NHS Education for Scotland) annual virtual conference, 25-26 April 2024, [virtual conference], [online], poster 125. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/ms5u6ne9

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 2024 NES (NHS Education for Scotland) annual virtual conference
• Start Date: Apr 25, 2024
• End Date: Apr 26, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Apr 25, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Apr 25, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 25, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 15, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: May 15, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Interprofessional education (IPE); Student pharmacists; Experiential learning (EL); Professional and interprofessional development
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2836597
• Publisher URL: https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/events/nes-annual-virtual-conference-2024-post-event-recordings-posters/
• External URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20240719063523/https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/events/nes-annual-virtual-conference-2024-post-event-recordings-posters/