title: Development needs of volunteer pharmacy practice preceptors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the training needs and interests of volunteer pharmacy preceptors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Volunteer preceptors (n=576) were surveyed on various aspects of precepting and their needs related to additional training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred thirty-six preceptors (40.9%) responded. Preceptors were less confident about enforcing attendance policies, identifying and managing unmotivated or failing students, identifying dishonesty or plagiarism, and handling conflict. While only 29.5% of respondents agreed that having an APPE student decreased their overall workload, approximately half (48.1%) indicated that student pharmacists helped them complete their daily tasks and 67.8% agreed that APPE students extended patient care. Respondents who had received training were significantly more confident than preceptors who had not received training in their abilities to clarify expectations, evaluate a student's knowledge, and foster skills related to critical thinking and problem solving.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training programs for pharmacy preceptors are effective; however, important areas in which additional training is needed or desired were identified among both new and experienced preceptors.
authors: School of Pharmacy, University of California-San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0622, USA.
authors: Mitra
authors: M
authors: Assemi
authors: Robin L
authors: RL
authors: Corelli
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Ambrose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D014838:Volunteers