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Writing tasks performed by doctor of pharmacy students during clerkship rotations.

The range of writing tasks undertaken by students during doctor of pharmacy clerkship rotations was studied. Data collection involved a review between August and November 1998 of writing samples selected by postbaccalaureate Pharm. D. students at Albany College of Pharmacy for inclusion in their req...

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Published in:American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 58 - 63
Main Authors: Hobson EH, Waite NM, Briceland LL
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA 1/1/2002
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          Waite NM
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        affil: Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy, 106 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208; hobsone@acp.edu
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          Pharmacy and Pharmacology Education
          Education, Clinical
          Writing Evaluation
          Communication Evaluation
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          Health Personnel
          Interprofessional Relations
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      ab: The range of writing tasks undertaken by students during doctor of pharmacy clerkship rotations was studied. Data collection involved a review between August and November 1998 of writing samples selected by postbaccalaureate Pharm. D. students at Albany College of Pharmacy for inclusion in their required writing portfolios. The first 200 samples (accounted for by 35 students each submitting two documents for each of three clerkship rotations) were reviewed. Of these, 198 were coded to identify the four rhetorical components of clerkship location, document type, intended audience, and rhetorical purpose. Institutional sites served as the clerkship location for 164 (82.8%) of the 198 documents analyzed. The documents were placed in 28 categories; 5 of these accounted for 126 (63.6%) of the documents: 45 inservice presentations, 32 summaries, 18 patient case write-ups, 16 formulary reviews, and 15 newsletters. Students wrote most frequently to health care providers (34.8%), other pharmacists (32.3%), and teachers (16.7%), with the most frequent rhetorical purposes being informing (73.2%) and demonstrating (14.6%). Analysis of writing samples prepared by pharmacy students during clerkship rotations revealed a variety of clerkship sites, document types, audiences, and rhetorical purposes.
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