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Developing a FIP handbook for implementing competency-based education in pharmacy education

Pharmacy Education
Journal · Vol. 22 · Issue 4 · pp. 150-154
Abstract

Competency-based education (CBE) is a viable educational approach to close a training gap between ever-changing health challenges and pharmacy and pharmaceutical education curricula. However, the implementation of CBE into initial professional education and training (IPET) for pharmacists is slow. Thus, the development of a handbook to guide academics, educators, and practitioners in implementing CBE would be beneficial. This paper describes the process of developing a handbook to support educators in implementing CBE principles in IPET for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. The project involves three phases: (1) a systematic review, (2) a global survey, and (3) the development of a handbook. The handbook provides guidance and a stepwise approach to implementing CBE in pharmacy curricula, which is particularly useful in resource-limited settings where curriculum overhaul using CBE principles might be challenging. © 2022 FIP.

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Workforce development Pharmacy education Competency-based education Academic pharmacy International Pharmaceutical Federation

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human Systematic Review Article Vocational education curriculum pharmacy education human experiment pharmacist resource limited setting workforce
Author Affiliations
School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
International Pharmaceutical Federation, The Hague, JP, Netherlands
The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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