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Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Research
Volume 1 Issue 1 Clinical Pharmacy 2017
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Page 59
December 07-09, 2017 | Rome, Italy
7th World Congress on
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
Facebook as a method to promote a mind-set
of continual learning in an ambulatory care
pharmacy elective course
Zach Weber
Purdue College of Pharmacy, USA
The use of online resources and social media is
common place among college students and practicing
pharmacists. To capitalize on this trend, a Facebook group
was created in a Doctor of Pharmacy elective course to
promote a mindset of continual professional development
and learning outside of the didactic curriculum. Doctor of
Pharmacy students in their third professional year who
were enrolled in an ambulatory care elective course were
included in this group. A survey was developed to assess
the use of Facebook to promote a mindset of continual
learning. This survey was administered anonymously
during the first and last weeks of the elective course
to gauge students’ changing perspectives toward the
use of social media to promote a continual-learning
mindset. The survey results indicate a significantly higher
level of agreement by students that Facebook allowed
them to stay up-to-date with pharmacy information and
improved their confidence in locating new information
relevant to pharmacy practice, and that it could be used
as an effective educational tool. This study indicates
Facebook has potential as an auxiliary education source
for traditional didactic pharmacy curricula. It improved
students’ perception of their knowledge and confidence
in discussing up-to-date pharmacy information with each
other and faculty. It also provided some guidance about
the importance of learning new information in pharmacy
practice. The application of Facebook, or other social
media, in pharmacy education could provide enhanced
faculty and student communication by capitalizing on a
means of information delivery that current students are
already accustomed to.
J Pharmacol Ther Res 2017