TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacy student challenges and strategies towards initial covid-19 curriculum changes
AU - Liu, Luyao
AU - Caliph, Suzanne
AU - Lyons, Kayley M.
AU - Simpson, Claire
AU - Khoo, Ruohern Zoe
AU - Neviles, Geenath
AU - Muthumuni, Sithira
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research received funding from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Due to COVID-19, tertiary institutions were forced to deliver knowledge virtually, which proposed challenges for both institutions and students. In this study, we aimed to characterize pharmacy students’ challenges and strategies during COVID-19 curriculum changes, therefore developing a comprehensive understanding of students’ learning, wellbeing, and resilience in the ever-changing situation. Data were collected from student written reflections across four year levels at one school of pharmacy from March–May 2020. In addition, data were collected from written responses of second-year pharmacy students responding to prompted questions. The data were qualitatively analyzed inductively by five coders using NVivo 12. For each piece of data, two coders independently coded the data, calculated the inter-rater agreement, and resolved discrepancies. The most coded challenges were ‘negative emotional response’ and ‘communication barrier during virtual learning’. The most coded strategies were ‘using new technology’ and ‘time management’. This study allows researchers and education institutions to gain an overview of pharmacy students’ experiences during COVID-19, therefore helping universities to provide students with necessary support and techniques on how to self-cope with COVID-19 as well as stressful events in the future.
AB - Due to COVID-19, tertiary institutions were forced to deliver knowledge virtually, which proposed challenges for both institutions and students. In this study, we aimed to characterize pharmacy students’ challenges and strategies during COVID-19 curriculum changes, therefore developing a comprehensive understanding of students’ learning, wellbeing, and resilience in the ever-changing situation. Data were collected from student written reflections across four year levels at one school of pharmacy from March–May 2020. In addition, data were collected from written responses of second-year pharmacy students responding to prompted questions. The data were qualitatively analyzed inductively by five coders using NVivo 12. For each piece of data, two coders independently coded the data, calculated the inter-rater agreement, and resolved discrepancies. The most coded challenges were ‘negative emotional response’ and ‘communication barrier during virtual learning’. The most coded strategies were ‘using new technology’ and ‘time management’. This study allows researchers and education institutions to gain an overview of pharmacy students’ experiences during COVID-19, therefore helping universities to provide students with necessary support and techniques on how to self-cope with COVID-19 as well as stressful events in the future.
KW - Clinical teaching
KW - E-learning
KW - Healthcare education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85116963781&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/healthcare9101322
DO - 10.3390/healthcare9101322
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116963781
SN - 2227-9032
VL - 9
JO - Healthcare
JF - Healthcare
IS - 10
M1 - 1322
ER -
