A Train-the-Trainer Approach to a Shared Pharmacogenomics Curriculum for US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy.

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Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

Abstract

Objective. To assess pharmacy faculty trainers' perceptions of a Web-based train-the-trainer program for PharmGenEd, a shared pharmacogenomics curriculum for health professional students and licensed clinicians.Methods. Pharmacy faculty trainers (n=58, representing 39 colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and 1 school from Canada) participated in a train-the-trainer program consisting of up to 9 pharmacogenomics topics. Posttraining survey instruments assessed faculty trainers' perceptions toward the training program and the likelihood of their adopting the educational materials as part of their institution's curriculum.Results. Fifty-five percent of faculty trainers reported no prior formal training in pharmacogenomics. There was a significant increase (p<0 .001=".001" 95="95" a="a" ability="ability" academic="academic" adopting="adopting" after="after" and="and" appears="appears" as="as" at="at" be="be" confidence="confidence" during="during" educational="educational" faculty="faculty" feasible="feasible" for="for" gained="gained" good="good" health="health" high="high" in="in" indicated="indicated" institution.="institution." institution="institution" interest="interest" least="least" licensed="licensed" likelihood="likelihood" majority="majority" materials.="materials." materials="materials" member="member" members.conclusion.="members.conclusion." model="model" more="more" nearly="nearly" obtained="obtained" of="of" other="other" p="p" participants="participants" participating="participating" pharmacogenomics.="pharmacogenomics." pharmacogenomics="pharmacogenomics" pharmacy="pharmacy" pharmgened="pharmgened" professionals="professionals" program="program" recommend="recommend" respondents="respondents" result="result" self-reported="self-reported" strategy="strategy" students="students" teach="teach" teaching="teaching" than="than" that="that" the="the" their="their" they="they" to="to" train-the-trainer="train-the-trainer" train="train" training="training" two-thirds="two-thirds" upcoming="upcoming" using="using" viewed="viewed" web-based="web-based" webinar="webinar" would="would" year.="year.">