Pharmacy students' perspectives on the initial implementation of a teaching electronic medical record: results from a mixed-methods assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been used for nearly three decades. Pharmacists use EMRs on a daily basis, but EMRs have only recently been incorporated into pharmacy education. Some pharmacy programs have implemented teaching electronic medical records (tEMRs), but best practices for incorporating tEMRs into pharmacy education remain unknown. The objectives of this study were to 1) assess pharmacy students' views and experiences with a tEMR; and 2) identify current learning activities and future priorities for tEMR use in pharmacy education.

Methods

We used a mixed-methods approach, including three, two-hour student focus groups and a 42-item web-based survey to examine student perspectives of the tEMR. All first, second, and third year professional pharma

SUBMITTER: Vlashyn OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285515 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature