title: Evaluation of a shared pharmacogenomics curriculum for pharmacy students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This national dissemination study evaluated pharmacy students' self-reported overall ability, self-efficacy and attitudes toward applying pharmacogenomics and perceptions of Pharmacogenomics Education Program, a shared pharmacogenomics curriculum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Following a series of train-the-trainer programs for pharmacy faculty, pre- (n = 2674) and post-training surveys (n = 2542) were administered to Doctor of Pharmacy students (n = 43 pharmacy schools).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students reported increased (pre- vs post-training) overall ability to educate patients about pharmacogenomics (17 vs 63%; p < 0.0001) and pharmacogenomic testing (11 vs 60%; p < 0.0001) and increased self-efficacy for identifying therapeutic areas for which pharmacogenomic testing is required (20 vs 75%; p < 0.0001). Most (92%) agreed that students at other schools would benefit from receiving the same, or similar, pharmacogenomics education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A shared curriculum is an effective approach for broadscale curricular dissemination. Original submitted 17 October 2014; Revision submitted 19 December 2014.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 9500 Gilman Drive, Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, La Jolla, CA 92093-0719, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Karen Suchanek
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hudmon
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Grace M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D010597:Pharmacogenetics / Q000193:education*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: pharmacogenomics; pharmacy; shared curriculum; student