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ArticleAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education2014

A pharmacy business management simulation exercise as a practical application of business management material and principles.

Brent L Rollins, Rahul Gunturi, Donald Sullivan

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Article in American journal of pharmaceutical education, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brent L RollinsSchool of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - GA Campus, Suwanee, Georgia.
Rahul GunturiSchool of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - GA Campus, Suwanee, Georgia.
Donald SullivanCollege of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine · USOhio Northern University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo implement a pharmacy business management simulation exercise as a practical application of business management material and principles and assess students' perceived value.

designAs part of a pharmacy management and administration course, students made various calculations and management decisions in the global categories of hours of operation, inventory, pricing, and personnel. The students entered the data into simulation software and a realistic community pharmacy marketplace was modeled. Course topics included accounting, economics, finance, human resources, management, marketing, and leadership. ASSESSMENT: An 18-item posttest survey was administered. Students' slightly to moderately agreed the pharmacy simulation program enhanced their knowledge and understanding, particularly of inventory management, cash flow statements, balance sheets, and income statements. Overall attitudes toward the pharmacy simulation program were also slightly positive and students also slightly agreed the pharmacy simulation program enhanced their learning of pharmacy business management. Inventory management was the only area in which students felt they had at least "some" exposure to the assessed business management topics during IPPEs/internship, while all other areas of experience ranged from "not at all" to "a little."

conclusionThe pharmacy simulation program is an effective active-learning exercise and enhanced students' knowledge and understanding of the business management topics covered.

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Practice ManagementProblem-Based LearningStudents, PharmacyAccountingAdolescentAdultBudgetsComprehensionComputer-Assisted InstructionComputer SimulationCurriculumEducation, PharmacyFemaleHumansLeadershipLearningbusinessmanagementsimulationstudents

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PMID24761023
PMCPMC3996394
OpenAlexW2031293840

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