title: Impact of the Birkman Method Assessment on Pharmacy Student Self-Confidence, Self-Perceptions, and Self-Awareness.
abstract: Objective.To identify changes in pharmacy student self-confidence, self-perceptions, and self-awareness after completing the Birkman Method assessment and training program.Methods.Survey tools were developed to evaluate students at baseline and following the co-curricular Birkman Method program. Following IRB approval, students participating in the Birkman Method program were recruited for enrollment in this survey-based study.Results.Student self-confidence was high at baseline (mean=4 out of 5) and did not significantly change after Birkman Method testing and training. Self-perceptions regarding usual and stressed communication style and behaviors and behavioral needs under stress changed significantly after Birkman Method testing and training for these endpoints. The Birkman Method intervention resulted in a significant improvement in self-awareness, as indicated by a mean self-perception accuracy score increase of 1.6 points (95% CI: 1.3-1.9).Conclusions.A Birkman Method assessment and training program is an effective self-assessment tool for students, and may be useful for accomplishing Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 2016 Standard 4 affective domain elements, particularly self-awareness.
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Whitney D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Amy D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Patricia H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Fabel
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Worrall
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Kristy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brittain
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph East Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Breanne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Z Kevin
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Georgia H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.affiliation: South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D004522:Educational Status; D023381:Endpoint Determination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Birkman Method; professional development; self-awareness; self-confidence; self-perception