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International Advancement of Pharmacy Education through a Global Self-Assessment Tool

Objective: In 2017, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) published the Nanjing Statements on pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education, detailing 67 adopted statements by 37 countries. The research objective is to develop a global quality assurance self-assessment tool(SAT) based on the FIP Nanjing Statements. Methods: All 67 statements were evaluated and assigned one of the following nine categories: 1. Didactic student competencies, 2. Experiential student competencies, 3. Workforce development, 4. Academic development, 5. Quality assurance, 6. Pharmacy advocacy, 7. Organization operation, 8. Continuing professional development, and 9. Inter-professional education. Statements containing constructs in more than one category received a secondary category. Afterwards, likert-scale and multiple-choice questions were developed. Statements that contained multiple individual concepts were divided into multiple questions. The final survey was reviewed by five U.S. pharmacists, a statistician, and three international pharmacists for face validity. The SAT was tested by four schools of pharmacy, two in the U.S. and two international pharmacy programs. Based on the reviewer’s suggestions from the pilot, revisions were made to a few questions and concepts in the self-assessment instrument. Results: The survey takes approximately 25 minutes to complete online via Qualtrics. The SAT includes a total of 35 items, 21 questions reflecting the intent of FIP's Nanjing Statements, and 14 on demographics. The SAT can be completed by faculty or administrators. Implications: The SAT allows schools and colleges of pharmacy worldwide to evaluate their institutions against globally recognized educational standards. It allows for quality assurance assessments for institutions unaccredited by national pharmacy organizations.

pharmacy education, Nanjing statements

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