Designing a pharmacist primary care certificate training program based on employer perceptions

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the pharmacy profession transforms toward practice centered around direct patient care and clinical services, upskilling the existing workforce may be required for pharmacists to take on expanded roles, especially in an increasingly competitive job market.

Objective

To explore pharmacist employer perceptions of a primary care certificate training program including its design, value, and relevance and to develop and implement a pharmacist primary care certificate training program based on study results.

Methods

Focus groups were conducted to a point of saturation in December 2020 via video conference. Participants were identified via the study institution's continuing professional development registrant listserv and invited to participate via self-se

SUBMITTER: Frederick K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579043 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature