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Experiential learning in public health: evaluation of a health promotion campaign assessment for pharmacy students

White, Simon; Gifford, Alison; Frisher, Martin

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Alison Gifford



Abstract

Description: Students in small groups designed, delivered and evaluated real-life health promotion campaigns in the local community. A peer assessed component was included from the fifth cohort onwards. Evaluation: Six successive cohorts of pharmacy students anonymously completed an evaluation questionnaire after finishing the assessment. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were undertaken on the data. The results showed that consistently more respondents reported the assessment as a positive experience than a negative experience. Significantly more respondents reported peer assessment as being useful and group members equally contributing to campaign planning in the cohorts with peer assessment compared to the pre-peer assessment cohorts, but peer assessment did not significantly affect enjoyment ratings. Respondents’ reported enjoyment of the assessment was significantly associated with agreement that it prepared them for health promotion in practice. Conclusions: Pharmacy students perceived the health promotion campaign assessment as appropriately challenging and enjoyable preparation for health promotion in practice.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 9, 2021
Publication Date Jun 9, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Pharmacy Education
Print ISSN 1477-2701
Publisher International Pharmaceutical Federation
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 1
Pages 56 - 64
DOI https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2021.211.5664
Keywords Experiential Learning, Health promotion, Pharmacy education, Pharmacy students, Public health
Publisher URL https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/1224

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