Assessing Content of Law Curriculum in Colleges of Pharmacy in the United States
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
7-1-2012
Description
Objectives: Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University is interested in using innovative teaching methods to incorporate pharmacy law concepts throughout the curriculum in a longitudinal nature. This project seeks to characterize law curricula at US institutions of pharmacy based on the following criteria: teaching methods, curricular placement and integration, and instructor credentials. Method: A survey about law curricula was sent electronically to individuals at 127 colleges of pharmacy. The survey inquired about curricular placement, amount of time dedicated to formal lecture and in-class exercises, utilization of innovative teaching techniques and instructor credentials. Results: Individuals from 95 institutions responded to the survey (74.8% response rate). Law courses are typically offered in the third year of the four year professional program (46.2%). 45.6% of course coordinators have PharmD degrees, 55.3% have BS Pharmacy degrees and 37.8% have JD degrees. On average, respondents indicated 77.6% of course time is spent on lecturing and 20.7% of time is spent on active learning. Innovative learning techniques in law courses include case-based learning, student presentations, writing assignments focused on changing specific laws, and incorporating law into a cumulative exam at the end of each semester. Many institutions have incorporated law into other courses in the curriculum, including lab courses (34.1%), pharmacotherapy courses (18.8%) and ethics courses (41.2%). Implications: Variation exists in how pharmacy law is being taught at colleges of pharmacy across the country. Whereas a majority of the material is taught through lecture, many institutions are using innovative teaching techniques for communicating the material to students. Read More: http://www.ajpe.org/doi/full/10.5688/ajpe76599
Location
Kissimmee, FL
Citation Information
Miller, Stacy E.; Hagemeier, Nicholas E.; and Cross, Leonard B.. 2012. Assessing Content of Law Curriculum in Colleges of Pharmacy in the United States. Poster presentation. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Kissimmee, FL. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe76599
Copyright Statement
© Copyright American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. This abstract was originally published in (2012). 113th Annual Meeting of the American Associaton of Colleges of Pharmacy, Kissimmee, FL, July 14-18, 2012. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education: Volume 76, Issue 5, Article 99. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe76599