Cognitive Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Education: A Multi-Institutional Study

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Abstract

Health professions schools in the United States and internationally, have engaged in curricular changes to better prepare students for the future of health care. However, designing or selecting evidence-based teaching activities can be a challenge. Research suggests the Cognitive Apprenticeship theory is an effective framework for the health professions, yet these studies have mainly focused on the clinical setting and not the didactic learning environment. This study explored the CA framework in the didactic environment and the teaching practices pharmacy faculty use to explicate their expert thinking to students.

Authors

• Lana Marie Minshew, Medical College of Wisconsin

• Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Jeff Cain, University of Kentucky

• Daniel Malone, Monash University