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Assessment of Pharmacy Student Knowledge Before and After a Three Hour Medicare Training Session
Get PDFTitle: Assessment of Pharmacy Student Knowledge Before and After a Three-Hour Medicare Training
Session
Primary Author:
Rosalind Wong, P3
Co-Authors:
Anuhea Sonnenberg, P2; Michelle Kim, PharmD.; Jarred Prudencio, PharmD., BCACP, BC-ADM
Data/Results:
Data was collected from a total of 34 DKICP students ranging from first-year to third-years. Participants
consisted of eighteen first-year, ten second-year, and four third-year students. The mean total score of
pre-questionnaires among all participants was reported as 6.4 compared to post-questionnaires
reported as 7.8, with an average increase of 1.4. Comparison between pre- and post-questionnaires
provided a two-tailed p-value of 0.0006, with an increase in scores between pre- and
post-questionnaires observed between all years. Third-year students had the highest overall average
pre- and post-questionnaire scores. First-year students had the largest improvement after the training
session, with an average increase of 1.5 points (p-value < 0.0164). Students with previous pharmacy
experience scored significantly higher in both pre- and post-questionnaires when compared to those
with no experience. Students with no experience had a mean improvement of 2.2 points in their
post-questionnaire scores (p-value < 0.0026). Percentage correct increased on all questions when preand
post-questionnaires were compared with a mean increase of 12.6% (p-value < 0.0004) on each
question after the training sessions were concluded.
Conclusion:
Overall, there was an increase in post-questionnaire scores in all categories, each showing statistical
significance. This demonstrates the positive impact the Medicare training session had on pharmacy
students regardless of grade level or prior pharmacy experience and has the potential to increase
students’ willingness to engage eligible patients in conversations about Medicare insurance coverage.
In the future, other pharmacy schools may consider partnering with their State Health Insurance
Assistance Program to deliver a similar service to benefit both pharmacy students and Medicare
beneficiaries, proving to be an additional strategy to improve student education and patient car
