title: Characteristics of experiential education web sites of US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the characteristics of experiential education Web sites of colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  The experiential education Web pages of 124 US colleges and schools of pharmacy were reviewed for office or program name, practice experience management software, experiential education newsletter, practice experience manual, preceptor development programs, new preceptor application processes, and interactive Web site interfaces.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The term "office of experiential education" was used by 27.4% of colleges and schools. Fifty percent of the colleges and schools used E-value as their practice experience management software. Only a minority of colleges and schools made experiential manual(s) available online, offered newsletters targeted to preceptors, and/or provided Web site interactive interfaces for preceptor communication. The Preceptors Training and Resource Network was the preceptor development program most frequently promoted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of US colleges and schools of pharmacy have official Web sites for their experiential education program; however, few offer resources online or use interactive or social media to their advantage.
authors.affiliation: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. prodgers@unc.edu
authors.forename: Philip T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leadon
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011231:Preceptorship; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D061108:Social Media; D012984:Software; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: Internet; Web site; experiential education; preceptor