Curriculum, competency development, and assessment methods of MSc and PhD pharmacy programs: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

We aim to systematically review and evaluate the current landscape of postgraduate pharmacy education to a) identify current evidence, best practices, challenges, recommendations, and solutions; and b) develop a framework to optimize postgraduate pharmacy programs.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, ProQuest, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were utilized. The search covered studies published from January 2011 to September 2023. Following the principles of Arksey and O'Malley's framework, data charting and extraction were performed using a pre-designed data collection t

SUBMITTER: ElKhalifa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391760 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature