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Table 2 Self-Assessed Competencies’ Mean Scores

From: Identifying self-assessed competencies and areas for improvement within community pharmacist-preceptors support during pre-registration training

Cluster and Competency Code

Cluster

Competency

Mean Score

SDa

KK1

Pharmaceutical Public Health Competencies

 

2.75

0.769

K1.1.

 

Health promotion

2.75

0.769

KK2

Pharmaceutical Care Competencies

 

3.29

0.375

K2.1.

 

Assessment of medicines and medical devices

3.41

0.513

K2.2.

 

Compounding of magistral and galenic preparations

3.63

0.436

K2.3.

 

Dispensing medicines and medical devices

3.68

0.274

K2.4.

 

Patient consultation

3.13

0.529

K2.5.

 

Assurance of safe medicines use

2.62

0.685

KK3

Organization and Management Competencies

 

3.64

0.336

K3.1.

 

Organization

3.71

0.470

K3.2.

 

Finance management

3.69

0.483

K3.3.

 

Human resources management

3.36

0.692

K3.4.

 

Workplace management

3.70

0.403

K3.5.

 

Procurement and supply chain management

3.74

0.272

KK4

Personal and Professional Competencies

 

3.41

0.405

K4.1.

 

Communication skills

3.70

0.397

K4.2.

 

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

3.34

0.554

K4.3.

 

Legal and regulatory practice

3.08

0.682

K4.4.

 

Professional and ethical practice

3.77

0.393

K4.5.

 

Improvement of service and quality assurance

3.03

0.751

K4.6.

 

Personal development

3.54

0.537

  1. aSD standard deviation