title: Impact of Pharmacy Residency Research Training on Residents' Actual Versus Perceived Ability and Interest to Identify and Solve Practice-Related Problems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) requires that accredited residency programs provide pharmacy residents the opportunity to perform a practice-based project. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pharmacy residency research training on residents' actual versus perceived ability to solve practice-related problems in their professional careers.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study surveyed postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy practice residents who completed training at a large academic medical center between 2007 and 2013. The survey consisted of 3 areas of assessment, that is, (1) general demographics, (2) perceived research abilities, and (3) self-reported research productivity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 39 residents were eligible; of those, 27 completed the survey (69.2% response rate). Participants reported low perceived ability for conductance of some research activities including study design development, implementation, and publication. No association between perceived research ability and self-reported research productivity was found. Research experience prior to residency training strongly predicted for subsequent publication after completion of PGY1 residency training (P < .0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New training mechanisms may be needed to optimize research training that will provide residents with greater emphasis on areas of perceived deficiency.
authors: Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Department of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA nickipinelli@unc.edu.
authors: Nicole R
authors: NR
authors: Pinelli
authors: Department of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors: Andrea N
authors: AN
authors: Sikora
authors: Department of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors: Leigh A
authors: LA
authors: Witherspoon
authors: Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Department of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors: Kamakshi V
authors: KV
authors: Rao
authors: Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors: Denise H
authors: DH
authors: Rhoney
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D000070838:Pharmacy Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D064172:Pharmacy Residencies / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards
keywords: academic pharmacy; education; pharmaceutical; pharmacy residency; postgraduate training; research training