Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study
Abstract Background Transition to independent pharmacy practice is challenging. Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) currently receive minimal experiential learning in critical care. Objective To assess the critical care training course’s impact...
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| description | Abstract Background Transition to independent pharmacy practice is challenging. Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) currently receive minimal experiential learning in critical care. Objective To assess the critical care training course’s impact on pharmacy students’ knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-esteem, as well as their satisfaction with the course. Method In a pre-post interventional study, pharmacy students took a 10-day critical care training course with experiential learning. They completed a knowledge questionnaire covering various critical care topics, the 18 questions Pharmacy Self-efficacy and Self-esteem Study Questionnaire, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20.0. Results A total of 72 trainees participated in the study. The average score for pre-course self-efficacy and self-esteem significantly increased post-course, with a median (IQR) of 3.75 (3.50–3.94) compared to 3.56 (3.28–3.78) pre-course, with a p-value of less than 0.05. Furthermore, their overall knowledge score significantly increased from baseline to post-course, with the median (IQR) rising from 0.53 (0.50–0.61) to 0.98 (0.97–1.0), with a p-value of less than 0.05. Their course satisfaction average total score was 45.08 (SD ± 5.41) (on a scale of 10–50). Conclusion The present study provides clear evidence that integrating this critical care training course into a structured curriculum for pharmacy students using experiential learning can act as a facilitator of knowledge enrichment, increase their self-esteem and self-efficacy, and make them satisfied with learning. Larger long duration studies are needed to support this evidence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce5063eb8cd14ea59267bc9ed9635bcf2025-08-20T02:31:44ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202024-12-0124111410.1186/s12909-024-06427-6Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post studyHebatallah Ahmed Mohamed Moustafa0Alaa Essawy Hamid1Gehad Hassoub2Amira B. Kassem3Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in CairoPharmacy department, Zamzam HospitalDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour UniversityDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour UniversityAbstract Background Transition to independent pharmacy practice is challenging. Undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) currently receive minimal experiential learning in critical care. Objective To assess the critical care training course’s impact on pharmacy students’ knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-esteem, as well as their satisfaction with the course. Method In a pre-post interventional study, pharmacy students took a 10-day critical care training course with experiential learning. They completed a knowledge questionnaire covering various critical care topics, the 18 questions Pharmacy Self-efficacy and Self-esteem Study Questionnaire, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20.0. Results A total of 72 trainees participated in the study. The average score for pre-course self-efficacy and self-esteem significantly increased post-course, with a median (IQR) of 3.75 (3.50–3.94) compared to 3.56 (3.28–3.78) pre-course, with a p-value of less than 0.05. Furthermore, their overall knowledge score significantly increased from baseline to post-course, with the median (IQR) rising from 0.53 (0.50–0.61) to 0.98 (0.97–1.0), with a p-value of less than 0.05. Their course satisfaction average total score was 45.08 (SD ± 5.41) (on a scale of 10–50). Conclusion The present study provides clear evidence that integrating this critical care training course into a structured curriculum for pharmacy students using experiential learning can act as a facilitator of knowledge enrichment, increase their self-esteem and self-efficacy, and make them satisfied with learning. Larger long duration studies are needed to support this evidence.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06427-6Critical careTrainingPharmacy studentsExperiential learningPharmacy education |
| spellingShingle | Hebatallah Ahmed Mohamed Moustafa Alaa Essawy Hamid Gehad Hassoub Amira B. Kassem Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study BMC Medical Education Critical care Training Pharmacy students Experiential learning Pharmacy education |
| title | Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study |
| title_full | Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study |
| title_short | Assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in Egypt: a pre-post study |
| title_sort | assessing the impact of critical care training on pharmacy students in egypt a pre post study |
| topic | Critical care Training Pharmacy students Experiential learning Pharmacy education |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06427-6 |
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