abstract: 'Introduction: To prepare community pharmacists for the provision of

  clinical and patient-focused services, a novel postgraduate course for

  community pharmacists in the United Kingdom was developed. The program

  incorporated personal development planning against a personal

  development framework, workplace mentoring, employment of work-based

  assessment tools, activities that encouraged increased

  inter-professional working, reflection, and opportunities for peer

  support. Objectives were to identify course components that support

  development, describe the effect on practice, and explore the perceived

  advantages and disadvantages of this model of postgraduate education.

  Methods: Interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 15

  community pharmacists after they had completed approximately one year of

  the three-year course. A topic guide covering approaches to learning,

  rationale for course selection, course experiences to date, and impact

  on practice was used. Interview recordings were thematically analyzed.

  Results: Two themes were identified. `Support for learning'' describes

  the components of the course that provided support for learning,

  including opportunities to learn with and from others, workplace

  mentoring, and facilitated access to general practitioners. `Outcomes of

  learning'' encompasses how the course was a way of effecting change

  within existing roles and the increase in confidence and motivation to

  change practice.

  Conclusions: The model has merit in supporting community pharmacists to

  develop the confidence and competence required for extended clinical and

  patient-focused roles. While this model of learning seems to provide

  educational value, further research is required to determine whether the

  additional resources required to provide workplace mentoring, use

  work-based assessment tools, and encourage inter-professional working

  are justified.'
affiliation: 'Sokhi, J (Corresponding Author), Univ East Anglia, Sch Pharm, Norwich
  Res Pk, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England.

  Sokhi, Jeremy; Desborough, James; Wright, David John, Univ East Anglia, Sch Pharm,
  Norwich Res Pk, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England.

  Norris, Nigel, Univ East Anglia, Sch Educ \& Lifelong Learning, Norwich Res Pk,
  Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England.'
author: Sokhi, Jeremy and Desborough, James and Norris, Nigel and Wright, David John
author-email: 'j.sokhi@uea.ac.uk

  j.desborough@uea.ac.uk

  n.norris@uea.ac.uk

  d.j.wright@uea.ac.uk'
author_list:
- family: Sokhi
  given: Jeremy
- family: Desborough
  given: James
- family: Norris
  given: Nigel
- family: Wright
  given: David John
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.04.017
eissn: 1877-1300
files: []
issn: 1877-1297
journal: CURRENTS IN PHARMACY TEACHING AND LEARNING
keywords: 'Community pharmacists; Postgraduate education; Work-based assessment;

  Workplace learning; Workplace mentoring'
keywords-plus: 'CONTINUING MEDICAL-EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT; CARE;

  INTERVENTIONS; PERCEPTIONS; BARRIERS; HEALTH; SKILLS; IMPACT; VIEWS'
language: English
month: AUG
number: '8'
number-of-cited-references: '51'
orcid-numbers: 'Sokhi, Jeremy/0000-0001-8501-1224

  Desborough, James/0000-0001-5807-1731

  Wright, David/0000-0003-3690-9593'
pages: 932-939
papis_id: 28ce60cf6e4d387b8b234db649a5ba29
ref: Sokhi2020learningcommunity
researcherid-numbers: 'Sokhi, Jeremy/AAV-3734-2021

  Desborough, James/ABF-5389-2020

  Wright, David/K-7833-2016'
times-cited: '2'
title: Learning from community pharmacists' initial experiences of a workplace-based
  training program
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000542165500005
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '9'
volume: '12'
web-of-science-categories: Education, Scientific Disciplines
year: '2020'