Evaluation of a service-learning elective as an approach to enhancing the pharmacist's role in health promotion in South Africa

Srinivas, Sunitha C; Wrench, Wendy W

Title: Evaluation of a service-learning elective as an approach to enhancing the pharmacist's role in health promotion in South Africa
Creator: Srinivas, Sunitha C, Wrench, Wendy W
Date: 2012
Type: text
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6443
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006630
Description: Background. A service-learning (SL) elective offered to final-year pharmacy students was introduced in 2007. The elective demonstrated a holistic approach to creating opportunities for future pharmacists to understand the current needs and future challenges of the burden of disease in developing countries such as South Africa and to foresee their key roles in health promotion. Methods. The 2007 Sasol National Festival of Science and Technology (SciFest) was chosen as the ideal platform to implement this elective. Evaluation of the elective was carried out in association with the Academic Development Centre using a web-based software tool known as the ADC evaluation assistant (ADCEA). The ADCEA consisted of a ‘question bank’ from which the course facilitators selected nine ranked closed questions as well as two open-ended questions. Results. SciFest participation, in the course of the service-learning elective, was acknowledged by students to have prepared them as responsible citizens to undertake health promotion in the public sector healthcare system. Conclusion. Students’ experiences of the learning opportunities provided in the SciFest elective highlight the strengths of this SL programme.
Format: 5 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: Srinivas, S.C. and Wrench, W.W. (2012) Evaluation of a service-learning elective as an approach to enhancing the pharmacist's role in health promotion in South Africa. African Journal of Health Professions Education , 4 (2). pp. 107-111.

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SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being

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