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Linking entrustable professional activities and professional practice skills laboratory modules to reinforce student learning and practice readiness for community introductory pharmacy practice experiences

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: With the updated Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), pharmacy programs must decide how the activities taught in the curriculum can be linked to clinical experiences where level of entrustment should be measured. This commentary describes skills-based activities and assessments implemented for a longitudinal skills lab course to reinforce specific EPAs linked to a Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (CIPPE). A framework for mapping a skills-based curriculum to EPAs through a backward design model will be discussed. Future direction entails intentionality in modifying the existing CIPPE evaluation tool to reflect level of entrustment of EPAs. Data from CIPPE evaluations may be used to inform necessary curricular changes to ensure students are learning information to achieve the expected level on the entrustment scale.

Source: Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2026.102638

Authors: Akash J. Alexander, Angelina Vascimini, Eric F. Egelund, Chardaé Whitner, Stacey D. Curtis

Institution: University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Innovations in Medical Education

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,150