title: Incorporation of Institute of Medicine competency recommendations within doctor of pharmacy curricula.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the extent of implementation of Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for 5 core competencies within the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curricula in US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey instrument that used IOM language to define each of the recommended competencies (patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teaming, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics) was sent to 115 US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Evidence-based practice and patient-centered care were the most widely implemented of the 5 core competencies (in 87% and 84% of colleges and schools, respectively), while informatics, interdisciplinary teaming, and quality improvement were implemented to a lesser extent (at 36%, 34%, and 29% of colleges and schools, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant progress has been made by colleges and schools of pharmacy for inclusion of IOM competencies relating to evidence-based practice and patient-centered care within curricula. However, the areas of informatics, interdisciplinary teaming, and quality improvement are lagging in inclusion.
authors: School of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, 02115, USA. Caroline.Zeind@mcphs.edu
authors: Caroline S
authors: CS
authors: Zeind
authors: James D
authors: JD
authors: Blagg
authors: Mary G
authors: MG
authors: Amato
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States