title: Students' Perception of Self-Efficacy Following Medicinal Chemistry Skills Laboratory Exercises.
abstract: Objective. To analyze student perceptions of self-efficacy in meeting medicinal chemistry course related educational outcomes and skills following a medicinal chemistry skills laboratory. Methods. Four activities were implemented in a pharmacy skills laboratory (PSL) for second-year pharmacy students. Students (n=121) worked individually on exercises for three of the four activities. Pre/post-laboratory surveys on self-efficacy were administered. The McNemar test was performed to evaluate students' self-efficacy above 70% related to course outcomes before and after the exercises in each activity. An independent t test was conducted to compare the mean of students' responses on meeting course outcomes based on the 70% anchor for the perspective confidence on meeting course outcomes. Results. The post-PSL scores on all self-efficacy questions improved. The majority of students reported skill development in all exercises. Students and clinical faculty qualitative responses indicated they felt exercises were effective. Conclusion. A PSL can serve as a valuable opportunity to address course related educational outcomes and specific skill development and can help students assess their self-efficacy in meeting them.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University Medical Center School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Naser Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Alsharif
authors.affiliation: Creighton University Medical Center School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Victoria F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.affiliation: Creighton University Medical Center School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Yongyue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qi
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D011897:Random Allocation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Medicinal chemistry; clinical relevance; curriculum; integration; perception; pharmaceutical sciences; self-efficacy; skills lab