TY  - JOUR
T1  - Enhancing Pharmacy Student Competencies through Case-Based Integrated Education: A Controlled Trial on Respiratory Disease Management
A1  - Luca Ferretti
A1  - Martina Gallo
A1  - Alessandro Ricci
A1  - Chiara Bassi
JF  - Annals of Pharmacy Education, Safety, and Public Health Advocacy
JO  - Ann Pharm Educ Saf Public Health Advocacy
SN  - 3108-4850
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.51847/rojxaye4Au
SP  - 251
EP  - 261
N2  - Conventional pharmacy training is commonly based on isolated, discipline-specific courses, which may not sufficiently equip students to handle the complexities of modern healthcare practice. This research assesses the impact of an integrated educational model in pharmacy on strengthening core knowledge and applied competencies. A comprehensive, integrated course centered on respiratory disorders was designed and delivered to final-year pharmacy students at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. The course applied case-based learning and combined content from multiple areas, including pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmaceutics. An educational controlled trial design was used, comparing students enrolled in the integrated course (intervention group) with those following a conventional curriculum (control group).

Questionnaire findings indicated that more than 60% of participants perceived marked improvement in their ability to handle respiratory-related clinical cases. Students in the intervention group achieved significantly superior clinical decision-making performance, with a mean examination score of 31.4 versus 15.75 in the control group (p 
UR  - https://smerpub.com/article/enhancing-pharmacy-student-competencies-through-case-based-integrated-education-a-controlled-trial-bjyrdcidbdwguaf
ER  -