Academic pharmacist competencies in ordinary and emergency situations: content validation and pilot description in Lebanese academia

BMC Medical Education

Research

Marwan Akel¹  Hala Sacre¹  Rony M. Zeenny²  Aline Hajj³  Pascale Salameh⁴  Chadia Haddad⁵  Fouad Sakr⁶  Jihan Safwan⁶  Katia Iskandar⁷ 

[1] INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Department of Pharmacy, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada;Oncology Division, CHU de Québec Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon;Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon;University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon;School of Health Sciences, Modern University of Business and Science, Beirut, Lebanon;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal El Dib, Lebanon;School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Faculty of Public Health II, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon;

关键词: Academic pharmacists;    Academic competencies;    Competency framework;    Developing country;    Lebanon;    Specialized competencies;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-023-04712-4

 received in 2023-02-17, accepted in 2023-09-21,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn the absence of a similar study in the Lebanese context, this study aimed to validate the content of the specialized competencies frameworks of academic pharmacists (educators, researchers, and clinical preceptors) and pilot their use for practice assessment in the context of multiple severe crises.MethodsA web-based cross-sectional study was conducted between March and September 2022 among academic pharmacists enrolled by snowball sampling using a questionnaire created on Google Forms.ResultsThe suggested frameworks had appropriate content to assess the competencies of academic pharmacists. Educators and clinical preceptors were confident in all their competencies except for emergency preparedness. Researchers had varying levels of confidence, ranging from moderate to high confidence for many competencies, but gaps were reported in fundamental research, conducting clinical trials, and pharmacy practice research (mean < 80). Educators and researchers relied primarily on experience and postgraduate studies, while clinical preceptors emphasized undergraduate studies to acquire their respective competencies. Continuing education sessions/programs were the least cited as a competency-acquiring venue across all roles.ConclusionThis study could develop and validate the content of frameworks for specialized competencies of academic pharmacists, including educators, researchers, and clinical preceptors, in a challenging setting. The frameworks were also piloted for practice assessment, which could contribute to supporting effective performance and sustained development of practitioners and help link the skills and competencies pharmacists learn during their studies with those required for a career in academia.

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