Advances in Experiential Learning in Pharmacy

Dear Colleagues,

The scope of pharmacy practice has evolved, 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, which are transferable to 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 resulted in increased confidence in patient-facing roles and enabled better preparation and more realistic expectations of the work environment. While schools of pharmacy have been slower to adopt EL compared to medicine and nursing, it is now widely adopted in most pharmacy programmes. These programmes continue to develop and improve on EL for students.

This Special Issue invites papers addressing new and/or different approaches to 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 could therefore include clerkships, work-based attachments, placement, work-based learning experiences, etc. It is hoped that this Special Issue will inspire educators and researchers to share the exciting 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.

Dr. Sabrina Anne Jacob
Guest Editor

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