PURPOSE
To analyze Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
(SUCOPHS), Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential (APPE) students'
perception on elective bench research APPE rotations over 5 years.
Hypothesis: there is a difference in students’ perception about elective APPE
rotations in later years compared to the initial year, the class of 2013.
Specific aims: 1) To investigate whether the later classes' perception on the
research site and the preceptor improved. 2) To investigate whether there is
any trend between the students’ perception and their scholarly outcomes.
METHODS
A retrospective data analysis was performed using APPE student data from
de-identified E-value surveys, based on students' perception in all classes
about the research site and the sole preceptor. The research site and the
preceptor were evaluated based on several criteria respectively. A rubric was
created based on the scholarly merit to evaluate students’ scholarly outcome
in each graduating class. Brown-Forsythe test was performed to decide whether
the later classes have better perception of the research site, preceptor, and
the total experience. Bootstrapping estimation with Monte Carlo simulation
was used to detect whether there is a trend between APPE students’ perception
and their scholarly outcome.
RESULTS
Class of 2015 and above demonstrated a significant increase in APPE
students’ perception of the research site (P <0.05), research preceptor (P
<0.0001), and total APPE experience (P <0.0001). There is no trend
between the APPE perception vs their scholarly outcome.
CONCLUSION
Compared to the initial class, classes of 2015 and above had significantly
improved perception about research site, preceptor, and experience. There is
no relationship between students’ perception and the scholarly outcome they
achieved.