Felicity Walker, Nicola Whiteing, Christina Aggar
Exploring clinical facilitation and student learning on undergraduate nursing placements through a community of practice lens: A qualitative study
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pharmacy innovation experience research pier program aims provide student pharmacists cocurricular experiences augment essential soft skill training recruiting underrepresented minority urm high school undergraduate students pharmacy profession goal pier mentoring program enhance leadership professionalism teaching cultural sensitivity skills student pharmacists participation program pilot study student pharmacists trained mentor high school undergraduate students prior start pier pre postprogram surveys used assess selfperceived benefit pier soft skill development student pharmacists survey responses analyzed using unpaired ttests observed increase selfperceived abilities among student pharmacists mentoring 82 versus 68 leading team 94 versus 82 teaching 77 versus 64 postprogram surveys 90 students viewed experience useful career versus 71 presurveys high percentage felt comfortable interacting diverse participants 90 knowledgeable diversity issues healthcare 89 data indicated pier program quantifiable impact cultural sensitivity pier cocurricular program student pharmacists enhances selfperception essential soft skills careers nevertheless additional assessment skills gained pier needed verify competency schools pharmacy recognize importance programs like pier recruit urms pharmacy schools provide current students cocurricular experience encourage success