Impact of the Birkman Method Assessment on Pharmacy Student Self-Confidence, Self-Perceptions, and Self-Awareness

According to Standard 4, the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) graduate must be, able to examine and reflect on personal knowledge, skills, abilities, beliefs, biases, motivation, and emotions that could enhance or limit personal and professional growth".1 Self-awareness has been identified as an imp...

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Published inAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education Vol. 80; no. 9; p. 1
Main Authors Maxwell, Whitney D, Grant, Amy D, Fabel, Patricia H, Worrall, Cathy, Brittain, Kristy, Martinez, Breanne, Lu, Z Kevin, Davis, Robert, Doran, Georgia H, Ziegler, Bryan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Elsevier Limited 20.10.2016
Subjects
Accreditation
Accuracy
Adolescents
Behavior
Behavior Patterns
Career Development
Career development planning
Career Planning
Careers
Communication
Confidence
Health education
Hospitals
Learning
Perceptions
Pharmacy
Professional development
Self awareness
Self evaluation
Self image
Student Teachers
Students
Studies
Teaching
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Summary:According to Standard 4, the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) graduate must be, able to examine and reflect on personal knowledge, skills, abilities, beliefs, biases, motivation, and emotions that could enhance or limit personal and professional growth".1 Self-awareness has been identified as an important component of emotional intelligence,2-5 effective interprofessional patient care,2,5 professionalism,5 self-efficacy,5 professional development,6 and cultural competence6 across a variety of healthcare education disciplines including pharmacy, medical, nursing, and dentistry education. Additionally, the Cronbach's alpha calculated for the confidence assessment approximated or exceeded 0.7, so study investigators deemed the survey tool appropriate for determining the utility of the Birkman Method assessment tool in the context of our PharmD program. Because the Birkman Method assessment tool has undergone extensive reliability and validation procedures, the comparison of self-perception data from the investigatorgenerated self-perception survey questions to Birkman results appropriately benchmarks individuals' communication and behavior styles in both, the usual and stressed state, and also addresses needs and interests.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467