title: Engaging Postgraduate Year-2 Pharmacy Residents in Formal Co-evaluation of Platform Presentations at a Regional Residency Conference.
abstract: Objective.To implement and assess the perceived impact of a program designed to engage postgraduate year-2 (PGY2) pharmacy residents in formal co-evaluation of platform presentations at a regional residency conference.Design.A PGY2 formal co-evaluator program was designed and conducted over two years. Postgraduate year-2 residents were paired with a preceptor for modeling, coaching, and facilitating. To assess the perceived usefulness of this program, a 2-question presurvey and an 11-question postsurvey were distributed to participating residents.Assessment.Eighty-two residents completed the program and pre/postsurveys (response rate=94.3%). The percentage of residents who rated themselves as skilled in critically evaluating a platform presentation increased from 56.1% to 100%, while the percentage of residents who rated themselves as skilled in providing constructive feedback increased from 67.1% to 98.8%.Conclusion.This novel program, which was designed to engage PGY2 pharmacy residents in formal platform presentation co-evaluation, was well received and improved resident self-reported skills.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, New York.
authors.forename: William Allan
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Prescott
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ives
authors.affiliation: Highland Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huntress
authors.affiliation: Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000379:methods*; D008611:Mentors; D017145:Models, Educational; D010595:Pharmacists; D011231:Preceptorship; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: pharmacy education; postgraduate training; residency training