title: Teaching medication adherence in US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine and describe the nature and extent of medication adherence education in US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A mixed-methods research study was conducted that included a national survey of pharmacy faculty members, a national survey of pharmacy students, and phone interviews of 3 faculty members and 6 preceptors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of faculty members and students agreed that background concepts in medication adherence are well covered in pharmacy curricula. Approximately 40% to 65% of the students sampled were not familiar with several adherence interventions. The 6 preceptors who were interviewed felt they were not well-informed on adherence interventions, unclear on what students knew about adherence, and challenged to provide adherence-related activities for students during practice experiences because of practice time constraints.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intermediate and advanced concepts in medication adherence, such as conducting interventions, are not adequately covered in pharmacy curriculums; therefore stakeholders in pharmacy education must develop national standards and tools to ensure consistent and adequate medication adherence education.
authors: Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, Boston, MA 02115, USA. n.rickles@neu.edu
authors: Nathaniel M
authors: NM
authors: Rickles
authors: Linda Garrelts
authors: LG
authors: MacLean
authors: Karl
authors: K
authors: Hess
authors: Kevin C
authors: KC
authors: Farmer
authors: Afton M
authors: AM
authors: Yurkon
authors: Carolyn C
authors: CC
authors: Ha
authors: Emmanuelle
authors: E
authors: Schwartzman
authors: Anandi V
authors: AV
authors: Law
authors: Paul A
authors: PA
authors: Milani
authors: Katie
authors: K
authors: Trotta
authors: Sara R
authors: SR
authors: Labella
authors: Rebecca J
authors: RJ
authors: Designor
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States