A Simulated Learning Environment for Teaching Medicine Dispensing Skills

作者：McDowell Jenny^*; Styles Kim; Sewell Keith; Trinder Peta; Marriott Jennifer; Maher Sheryl; Naidu Som

来源：American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2016, 80(1): 11.

DOI：10.5688/ajpe80111

• MyDispense
• simulated learning environment
• drug dispensing skills

Objective. To develop an authentic simulation of the professional practice dispensary context for students to develop their dispensing skills in a risk-free environment.
Design. A development team used an Agile software development method to create MyDispense, a web-based simulation. Modeled on virtual learning environments elements, the software employed widely available standards-based technologies to create a virtual community pharmacy environment.
Assessment. First-year pharmacy students who used the software in their tutorials, were, at the end of the second semester, surveyed on their prior dispensing experience and their perceptions of MyDispense as a tool to learn dispensing skills.
Conclusion. The dispensary simulation is an effective tool for helping students develop dispensing competency and knowledge in a safe environment.

• 出版日期2016-2