title: An Assessment of Service-Learning in 34 US Schools of Pharmacy Follow Up on the 2001 Professional Affairs Committee Report.
abstract: Objective. To determine if the service-learning components used at a convenience sample of schools and colleges of pharmacy meet the intent of the 2001 AACP Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) report. Methods. An online questionnaire was used to survey faculty members or staff involved with service-learning education at their school of pharmacy. Questions addressed aspects of service-learning including types of activities used, duration of student involvement with community partners, and association of learning objectives with service-learning activities. Results. The majority (85.3%) of respondents reported their institution used service-learning. Activities reported as part of service-learning ranged from working at health fairs to involvement with pharmacy school recruitment. More than half (64.3%) of service-learning activities involved long-term interactions with one community partner, and 74.1% of respondents indicated there was always an opportunity for student reflection on the service-learning activity. Conclusion. There is increasing though inconsistent application of PAC guidelines regarding service-learning.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schlesselman
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borrego
authors.affiliation: Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Buies Creek, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Bella
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: D'Youville College School of Pharmacy, Buffalo, New York.
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Drobitch
authors.affiliation: The Manchester University College of Pharmacy, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005178:Faculty; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012946:Social Welfare; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: community engagement; experiential education; learning outcomes; pharmacy education; service-learning