Use of SMART Learning Objectives to Introduce Continuing Professional Development Into the Pharmacy Curriculum
- 1 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
- Vol. 76 (4), 68
- https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe76468
Abstract
Objective. To determine whether a 2-year continuing professional development (CPD) training program improved first-year (P1) and second-year (P2) pharmacy students’ ability to write SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timed) learning objectives.Design. First-year students completed live or online CPD training, including creating portfolios and writing SMART objectives prior to their summer introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE). In year 2, P1 and P2 students were included. SMART learning objectives were graded and analyzed.Assessment. On several objectives, the 2011 P1 students (n = 130) scored higher than did the P2 cohort (n = 105). In 2011, P2 students outscored their own performance in 2010. In 2011, P1 students who had been trained in online modules performed the same as did live-session trainees with respect to SMART objectives.Conclusion. With focused online or live training, students are capable of incorporating principles of CPD by writing SMART learning objectives.Keywords
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