Competencies for the provision of comprehensive medication management services in an experiential learning project

Simone de Araújo Medina Mendonça, Erika Lourenço de Freitas and Djenane Ramalho de Oliveira

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Objective: To understand students’ and tutors’ perceptions of the development of clinical competencies for the delivery of comprehensive medication management services in an experiential learning project linked to a Brazilian school of pharmacy. Methods: An autoethnographic qualitative study was carried out based on participant observation, focus groups and individual interviews with students and tutors involved in an experiential learning project. Results: The study revealed the development of competencies related to the philosophy of practice, the pharmacotherapy workup of drug therapy and interprofessional relationships. Conclusions: The experiential learning project contributed to the professional development of pharmacy students in pharmaceutical care practice, pointing to its potential benefits for incorporation into professional pharmacy curricula.

Date: 2017
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