Capacity of hospitals to partner with academia to meet experiential education requirements for pharmacy students

摘要

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recognize the critical need to assess the current status and future capacity of hospitals and health systems to engage in partnerships for experiential education. To that end, AACP and ASHP collaborated on a survey of ASHP members to investigate the current and projected capacity for experiential education for doctor of pharmacy students in hospitals and health systems, the current status of student learning experiences, factors influencing participation, the type of investment and support from the academic partners, perceived benefits to hospitals and health systems, and site demographics. The information presented in this report should help AACP and ASHP and their members understand the benefits and challenges in successful partnerships between colleges and schools of pharmacy and hospitals and health systems and identify strategies to facilitate participation and enhance the quality of the experience.