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Enhancing Student Knowledge of Diabetes through Virtual Choose Your Own Adventure Patient Case Format

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Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Teaching and Learning Center, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Nashville, TN 37211, USA
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Pharmacy 2021, 9(2), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020087
Submission received: 28 March 2021 / Revised: 5 April 2021 / Accepted: 14 April 2021 / Published: 20 April 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacy Education Development)

Abstract

Educational strategies to teach pharmacy students about diabetes are necessary to prepare future pharmacists to manage complex patients. The Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) patient case format is an innovative activity that presents a patient case in an engaging way. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the development of the innovative teaching activity and (2) to assess its effect on student knowledge and confidence in outpatient management of diabetes. The CYOA patient case activity was designed by transforming a traditional paper patient case involving outpatient diabetes management into an interactive format utilizing an online platform. The activity was conducted with 186 second-year pharmacy students in a skills-based course. This activity was administered virtually through a combination of small group work and large group discussion. After completion of the activity, students completed an online self-assessment questionnaire. Of 178 completed questionnaires, there was a statistically significant difference in students’ self-ratings after versus before the activity for all survey items (p < 0.001). The CYOA activity improved self-reported knowledge of outpatient diabetes management and increased self-reported confidence in clinical decision-making skills. This format shows promise as an educational tool that may be adapted for other disease states to enhance clinical decision-making skills.
Keywords: pharmacy education; teaching and learning; critical thinking; diabetes management pharmacy education; teaching and learning; critical thinking; diabetes management

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Kiles, T.M.; Hall, E.A.; Scott, D.; Cernasev, A. Enhancing Student Knowledge of Diabetes through Virtual Choose Your Own Adventure Patient Case Format. Pharmacy 2021, 9, 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020087

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Kiles TM, Hall EA, Scott D, Cernasev A. Enhancing Student Knowledge of Diabetes through Virtual Choose Your Own Adventure Patient Case Format. Pharmacy. 2021; 9(2):87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020087

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Kiles, Tyler Marie, Elizabeth A. Hall, Devin Scott, and Alina Cernasev. 2021. "Enhancing Student Knowledge of Diabetes through Virtual Choose Your Own Adventure Patient Case Format" Pharmacy 9, no. 2: 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020087

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Kiles, T. M., Hall, E. A., Scott, D., & Cernasev, A. (2021). Enhancing Student Knowledge of Diabetes through Virtual Choose Your Own Adventure Patient Case Format. Pharmacy, 9(2), 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020087

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