title: A diabetes self-management education class taught by pharmacy students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of pharmacy students teaching a diabetes self-management education (DSME) class on their competence and confidence in providing diabetes education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pharmacy students enrolled in a service-learning elective first observed pharmacy faculty members teaching a DSME class and then 4 weeks later organized and taught a DSME class to a different group of patients at a student-run free medical clinic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Student performance as assessed by faculty members using a rubric was above average, with a mean score of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. Overall, student confidence after teaching the group DSME class was significantly higher than before teaching the class.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Organizing and teaching a DSME class improved third-year pharmacy students' confidence and diabetes knowledge and skills, as well as provided a valuable service to patients at a free medical clinic.
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina Campus, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. shrader@musc.edu
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrader
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards