Competency-based pharmacy education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region—A scoping review

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• 作者：Dalia Bajis ; BPharm (Hons)^a ; ^b ; ^{dalia.bajis@sydney.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Betty Chaar ; BPharm ; MHL ; PhD^a ; ^b ; Jonathan Penm ; BPharm (Hons) ; PhD^b ; ^c ; Rebekah Moles ; BPharm ; Dip Hosp Pharm ; Grad Cert Ed Studies ; PhD^a ; ^b
• 关键词：Competency-based education ; Pharmacy education ; Pharmacy training ; Eastern Mediterranean Region ; Middle East
• 刊名：Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May-June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：3
• 页码：401-428
• 全文大小：553 K

文摘

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Global Competency Framework (GbCF) was developed as a mapping tool to provide guidance for foundation level pharmacy practice and professional development. The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) with a deep rooted pharmacy history is yet to adopt an explicit competency framework.

Objective

To review the literature for evidence of competency-based pharmacy education in the EMR, including pharmacists’ and pharmacy students’ perceptions of knowledge and skills acquired during training at undergraduate, post-graduate, and life-long learning levels.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched for articles published between 1990 and 2014. Titles and abstracts were screened according to the inclusion criteria. Full articles identified for inclusion were assessed and mapped to a relevant domain of the GbCF.

Results

Totally, 57 studies met the inclusion criteria. The majority of studies portrayed pharmacists’ and pharmacy students’ opinions regarding educational aspects of their experiences. Participants generally cited the need for more practice-based training, modernization of curriculum, continuing pharmacist education and greater involvement in public health promotion, and research to strengthen professional competency. Interventional studies-enhanced knowledge and skills after training was provided to pharmacists and pharmacy students. No studies pertaining to the organization and management domain of the GbCF were found.

Conclusion

Despite paucity of studies that specifically investigated aspects of competency-based pharmacy education in the EMR, results provided impressions of what participants perceived as beneficial, or lacking in their education to attain certain competencies. Results point toward the need to implement a competency framework specific to the EMR.