Implementing a high-risk medication education introductory pharmacy practice experience.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The purpose of this project was to implement a sustainable high-risk medication education (HRME) experience for student pharmacists, assess the impact on institutional metrics, and evaluate student competence.


EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING
Students completed a longitudinal introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) to provide patient education on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications. Data collected included student feedback on the experience, the achievement of applicable pre-advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) core domains, student effect on number of patients counseled, and number of patient interactions per student.


FINDINGS
Student feedback of the HRME experience indicated that 98% either strongly agreed or agreed to meeting defined parameters. Ninety-seven percent of students completing the experience demonstrated achievement of all applicable domain abilities. Over a three-year period, students educated 1055 patients.


SUMMARY
The creation of a sustainable HRME experience for student pharmacists allowed for the achievement of applicable pre-APPE core domains. It also enhanced institutional metrics by greatly increasing the number of patient touches and providing students with direct patient care opportunities on a consistent basis.
['Cox|Sarah|S|', 'Brownfield|Angela|A|', 'Sommi|Roger|R|']
High-risk medications IPPE Patient education Collaboration