Evaluating the APhA Foundation Incentive Grants Program: Perceptions from residency program

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q3 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI:10.1016/j.japh.2026.103025

Emily Albers, Shanna K. O'Connor, Cristian Rodriquez

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Abstract

Background

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation Incentive Grants Program provides financial support for practice-based research projects designed to enhance the health outcomes of patients. Incentive grants have been a staiting point for many pharmacists, residents, and students to develop a passion for innovative patient care.

Objective

To evaluate residency program directors' (RPDs) perception of the Incentive Grants Program, the perceived value of program facilitation, and impact of the program on practice sites.

Methods

RPDs from Incentive Grant-funded programs participated in a 16-item survey and follow-up focus groups where they responded to questions related to their programs, their residents, program-related publications, impact of the program, and perceptions of the program and experience.

Results

Twenty-five RPDs completed the survey and 9 participated in focus groups. Findings included that 95.7% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the Incentive Grants program is valuable to community-based practice, and agreement that residents benefit from Incentive Grants. Some areas of improvement for the Incentive Grants program were identified, including a need to refine the scoring rubric for applications to more heavily weigh feasibility, communication from APhA foundation coordinators to RPDs and residents, and expectations related to publications.

Conclusion

The Incentive Grants program is positively perceived by RPDs and can be improved by streamlining communication and administration of the program. The program-funded projects are valuable to community-based practice and the grants themselves may benefit trainees more than broadly impacting practice.

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评估APhA基金会奖励补助计划：来自住院医师计划的看法。

背景：美国药剂师协会（APhA）基金会激励资助计划为旨在提高患者健康结果的基于实践的研究项目提供财政支持。激励补助金已经成为许多药剂师、住院医生和学生培养创新病人护理热情的起点。目的：评估住院医师项目主任（rpd）对激励补助项目的感知、项目促进的感知价值以及项目对实习场所的影响。方法：来自激励基金资助项目的住院医师项目主任参与了一项16项调查和后续焦点小组，他们回答了与他们的项目、他们的住院医师、项目相关的出版物、项目的影响以及对项目和经验的看法有关的问题。结果：有25位RPDs完成了调查，9位参与了焦点小组。调查结果包括95.7%的受访者同意或强烈同意激励赠款计划对社区实践有价值，并同意居民从激励赠款中受益。奖励性资助计划的一些改进领域被确定，包括需要完善申请的评分标准，以更重地衡量可行性，APhA基金会协调员与rpd和居民的沟通，以及与出版物相关的期望。结论：rpd对激励补助计划有积极的看法，可以通过简化该计划的沟通和管理来改进。计划资助的项目对社区实践是有价值的，赠款本身可能使受训者受益，而不是广泛影响实践。

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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 医学-药学

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

336

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of the American Pharmacists Association is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), providing information on pharmaceutical care, drug therapy, diseases and other health issues, trends in pharmacy practice and therapeutics, informed opinion, and original research. JAPhA publishes original research, reviews, experiences, and opinion articles that link science to contemporary pharmacy practice to improve patient care.