Judy T. Chen|Joseph M. LaLopa|Devra K. Dang
Impact of<i>Patient Empathy Modeling</i>on Pharmacy Students Caring for the Underserved
Purdue University System|University of Connecticut
determine impact patient empathy modeling pedagogy students empathy towards caring underserved advanced pharmacy practice experience appepharmacy students completing appe 2 primary care clinics participated patient empathy modeling assignment 10 days student became patient simulating life actual patient multiple chronic diseases coping economic cultural communication barrier optimal healthcare students completed jefferson scale physician empathy jspe completing assignment wrote daily journal entries reflection papertwentysix students completed pem exercises 20052006 scores jspe improved students comments journals reflection papers revealed 3 major themes greater appreciation difficulty patients adherence medication treatment regimens increased empathy patients different backgrounds patients medical psychosocial challenges improved ability apply lessons learned course patient care rolesa patient empathy modeling assignment improved pharmacy students empathy toward underserved populations integrating assignment within appe allowed students immediately begin applying knowledge insight gained exercise