A Modified Delphi Process to Achieve Consensus on Social/Administrative Science Topics in Pharmacy Curricula

IF 3.8 4区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101349

Nicole M. Sifontis , Sharon E. Connor , Jane Ai-Chen Ho , Susan Morley , Catherine E. O’Brien , Katherine Rotzenberg , Ranjani Varadarajan , Jordan R. Covvey

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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to identify a consensus among pharmacy educators regarding relevant social and administrative science (SAS) topic areas and their priorities within pharmacy curricula.

Methods

A modified Delphi process was conducted with members of selected American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy affinity groups as the expert panel. A total of 83 potential topic areas across 12 domains were gathered via an informal literature review. Four rounds of electronic surveys were conducted in June 2023, September 2023, January 2024, and March 2024. Questionnaires queried the importance and tiered priority ranking of topics using methodology adapted from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy Didactic Curriculum Toolkit.

Results

A total of 147, 140, 139, and 111 respondents participated in each of the 4 rounds, respectively. Approximately two-thirds of respondents were women, with just over half working at public institutions, and had a median of 12 to 15 years of experience in academia. The final list of SAS topics after 4 rounds included 76 topics across 11 domains, with 35 topics (46%) placed in tier 1, 28 topics (37%) in tier 2, and 13 (17%) in tier 3.

Conclusion

A tiered prioritization of SAS topics results can assist institutions in curricular mapping and preparation of graduates for pharmacy practice of today and the future.

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改进德尔菲法以达成药学课程中社会/行政科学主题的共识。

目的：确定药学教育工作者对相关社会/行政科学（SAS）主题领域及其在药学课程中的优先级的共识。方法：采用改进的德尔菲法，选取美国药学院协会（American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy， AACP）亲和小组成员作为专家小组。通过非正式文献综述收集了12个领域的83个潜在主题领域。在2023年6月、2023年9月、2024年1月和2024年3月进行了四轮电子调查。问卷调查了主题的重要性和分层优先级排序，采用的方法改编自美国临床药学学院（ACCP）药物治疗教学课程工具包。结果：四轮调查中，分别有147人、140人、139人和111人参与。大约三分之二的受访者是女性，其中一半以上在公共机构工作，在学术界的平均经验为12-15年。经过4轮的最终SAS主题列表包括11个领域的76个主题，其中35个主题（46%）位于第1层，28个主题（37%）位于第2层，13个主题（17%）位于第3层。结论：SAS主题结果的分层优先级可以帮助机构进行课程映射和毕业生为今天和未来的药学实践做准备。

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 医学-学科教育

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4.30

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15.20%

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114

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