Engaging student pharmacists in emergency and disaster preparedness education

IF 1.3 Q3 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI:10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102346

Elaine V. Nguyen , Frank Romanelli , Mohammed A. Islam , Alamdar Hussain

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Abstract

Introduction

To design and assess an elective course that introduces students to emergency and disaster preparedness (EDP) education.

Methods

A 2-credit hour elective course in EDP was developed and delivered to second-year students in an accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. Lectures, case-based discussions, and presentations comprised the learning strategies in this course. Additionally, students took an independent study certificate program (ICS-100) offered by the federal emergency management agency and completed pre/ post-course surveys.

Results

Student knowledge gains were demonstrated by cumulative points obtained on assessments employed in the course. Knowledge gains were additionally captured using rating scale and reflections distilled from pre-/ post-course survey responses. Besides learning about the various logistical issues, required flexibility, and manual labor among others, students also learned of alternative career pathways and increased interprofessional collaborative work required during emergencies and disasters.

Conclusions

An elective course in EDP was well received by pharmacy students and enhanced their level of preparedness to respond to an emergency. Instructors at pharmacy programs planning to offer a course in EDP may benefit from the design and structure described in this paper.

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让学生药剂师参与应急和备灾教育

设计和评估一门向学生介绍应急和灾难准备教育的选修课程。方法为药学博士速成班二年级学生开设一门2学时的EDP选修课。本课程的学习策略包括讲座、案例讨论和报告。此外，学生还参加了联邦应急管理机构提供的独立学习证书课程（ICS-100），并完成了课前/课后调查。结果学生在课程中所获得的累积分数证明了他们的知识收获。此外，还使用评分量表和从课程前/后调查反馈中提取的反思来捕获知识收获。除了了解各种后勤问题、所需的灵活性和体力劳动等，学生们还了解了其他职业道路，以及在紧急情况和灾害中需要增加的跨专业协作。结论开设EDP选修课深受药学专业学生的欢迎，提高了学生的应急准备水平。计划开设电子数据处理课程的药学专业教师可能会从本文描述的设计和结构中受益。

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Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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192