• Am J Pharm Educ · Dec 2012

    Variety and quantity of professional electives.

    • Jennifer Santee, Tatum Mead, Linda Garavalia, and Jack Fincham.
    • School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64106, USA. santeej@umkc.edu
    • Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Dec 12; 76 (10): 195.

    ObjectivesTo compare the elective courses offered by US colleges and schools of pharmacy to establish a benchmark for individual colleges and schools to use in assessing whether they offer a sufficient amount and variety of electives.MethodsInternet Web sites of US doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) programs were reviewed to identify the number of elective lecture-based courses and elective advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) offered and required. Elective courses were grouped into categories to determine the variety of offerings.ResultsPharmacy students were required to complete a mean of 7 hours of classroom-based elective courses. Thirty-two lecture-based elective courses were offered per college or school, and the mean number of categories of courses offered was 24. An average of 3 required APPEs was offered within 24 categories.ConclusionsPharmacy programs varied in the number of and requirements for elective courses. Most elective courses expanded on what was taught in the required curriculum vs informing on unique concepts or skills.

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