Advances in Experiential Learning in Pharmacy—2nd Edition
A special issue of Pharmacy (ISSN 2226-4787). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacy Education and Student/Practitioner Training".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editor
Interests: healthcare education; mental health; sensory impairment; clinical pharmacy
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Dear Colleagues,
The scope of pharmacy practice is evolving, with pharmacists assuming more patient-facing roles and playing a more direct role in medication management, including, in some countries, prescribing. Pharmacy programmes are therefore expected to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to work within this changed and evolving practice environment. Experiential learning (EL) has emerged as an increasingly important and effective component in pharmacy education that allows students to apply the skills and knowledge gained in university to real-world settings. Indeed, studies have found that EL results in increased confidence in patient-facing roles and enables better preparation for, and more realistic expectations of, the work environment.
Due to the overwhelming response to the first launch, we have decided to launch Volume II of this Special Issue. We invite papers covering all aspects of teaching, learning, and assessments in EL in the pharmacy curriculum. This can include attachments in the practice setting as well as simulated settings. It is recognised that different terms are used in different programmes to describe EL, and this could therefore include clerkships, work-based attachments, placements, work-based learning experiences, etc. It is hoped that this Special Issue will inspire educators and researchers to share the different approaches to EL, as well as serve as an impetus for pharmacy programmes worldwide to adopt new approaches or undertake changes to their own EL.
Papers published under Volume I can be found here https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmacy/special_issues/A8QCFS20NA.
Dr. Sabrina Anne Jacob
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmacy is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- experiential learning
- assessment
- teaching
- learning
- clerkship
- pharmacy education
- competency
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