A Pilot Comparison of Student Outcomes between Longitudinally- and Traditionally-placed Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Purpose: Student placement into longitudinal advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) within a single health care system is being adopted by several schools and colleges of pharmacy, yet data on how such placements affect student outcomes compared to traditional placements are lacking. This study compared outcomes of students completing a longitudinal experience at a single site with students completing experiences at a variety of sites.Methods: Performance data and other meaningful outcomes from a cohort of students completing a 6-month longitudinal experience were compared to data from a control cohort of students completing 6 months of similar APPEs at multiple health systems.Results: The structure of the longitudinal program significantly appealed to students choosing to participate compared to students who didn’t participate. The 16 students choosing to participate in the longitudinal program differed from 20 control students at baseline in gradepoint and number of scheduled community pharmacy ...