A Progress Report on the State of Pharmacy Informatics Education in US Pharmacy Schools and Colleges

Objective. To characterize informatics education opportunities in US colleges and schools of pharmacy curricula. Methods. Informatics curricular information online was catalogued via publicly available websites. Website content was searched via domain-specific keywords. Online course descriptions we...

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Published in:	American journal of pharmaceutical education Vol. 82; no. 7; pp. 6332 - 832
Main Authors:	Clauson, Kevin A., Breeden, Elizabeth A., Fingado, Amanda R., Kaing, Cindy L., Flynn, Allen J., Cutler, Timothy W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-09-2018 Elsevier Limited American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Subjects:	Accreditation Collaboration Computerized physician order entry Core curriculum Councils Course Content Course Descriptions curriculum education Health care policy Health education Health informatics informatics Internet resources Medicaid Pharmaceutical Education Pharmaceutical sciences Pharmacists Pharmacy pharmacy informatics Records & achievements Schools Students technology Canada United States > US education curriculum informatics technology pharmacy informatics
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Summary:	Objective. To characterize informatics education opportunities in US colleges and schools of pharmacy curricula. Methods. Informatics curricular information online was catalogued via publicly available websites. Website content was searched via domain-specific keywords. Online course descriptions were reviewed. Website searches were also conducted for informatics-related opportunities. Results. Of 132 pharmacy curricula found online, 47 (36%) included an informatics course. Of those, 64% (n=30) were required while 47% (n=22) were elective courses. Additionally, 20% (n=26) provided informatics advanced and/or introductory pharmacy practice experiences, 20% (n=27) offered an informatics residency, and 17% (n=22) listed certificate and/or graduate degree programs in informatics. Conclusion. Over the past 10 years, little observable progress has been made in pharmacy school curricula in response to the increasing importance of informatics to the profession. Pharmacy programs can address this educational gap by internal (eg, course development) and external (eg, open source curriculum) solutions.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Note: At the time of writing, Cindy L. Kaing was a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Resident at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Nashville, TN.
ISSN:	0002-9459 1553-6467
DOI:	10.5688/ajpe6332