title: An advanced pharmacy practice experience in community engagement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To implement a 5-week advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in community engagement and assess the impact of the APPE on students' confidence and ability to provide community-based services.
  
  
  METHODS
  Working with community partners, students provided medication reconciliation, attended interprofessional healthcare meetings, developed health-promotion activities, and conducted medication-therapy reviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Responses to pre- and post-APPE 10-item surveys, preceptor and practice-experience evaluations, and the documented number of pharmacy student recommendations were determined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This APPE provides students opportunities in nontraditional community settings to increase their confidence and enhance their skills in health-promotion activities, medication-therapy management, and interprofessional care of patients, all of which are essential to the practice of pharmacy.
authors: School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. Aryan@creighton.edu
authors: Ann M
authors: AM
authors: Ryan Haddad
authors: Kelli L
authors: KL
authors: Coover
authors: Kimberley J
authors: KJ
authors: Begley
authors: Jennifer A
authors: JA
authors: Tilleman
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000193:education; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*