Table 1 Demographics of Pharmacy Students that Responded to the Survey
Characteristic | First year n = 47 | Second year n = 55 | Third year n = 54 | Overall N = 156 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean(SD)* | 21.7 (2.7)c | 23.5 (4.9)d | 23.5 (1.2) | 23.0 (3.4)e |
Gender, n (%) female | 31 (66.0) | 42 (77.8) | 42 (79.2) | 115 (74.7) |
Length of prior clinical EMR/EHR(s) exposure in a clinical setting*, n d,f (%) | 152 (97.4) | |||
None | 26 (55.3) | 30 (55.6) | 2 (3.8) | 58 (37.7) |
Less than 3 months | 8 (17.0) | 8 (14.8) | 27 (50.9) | 43 (27.9) |
4 to 6 months | 6 (12.8) | 2 (3.7) | 8 (15.1) | 16 (10.4) |
7 months to 1 year | 1 (2.1) | 7 (13.0) | 4 (7.5) | 12 (7.8) |
More than 1 year but less than 2 years | 3 (6.4) | 5 (9.3) | 8 (15.1) | 16 (10.4) |
2 years or more | 3 (6.4) | 2 (3.7) | 4 (7.5) | 9 (5.8) |
Experience using any type of EMR*, n (%) | 13 (27.7) | 22 (40.7) | 50 (94.0) | 85 (55.2) |
Type of EMR used, n (%) | ||||
Epic | 6 (12.8) | 5 (9.1) | 28 (51.9) | 39 (25.0) |
Cerner | 2 (4.2) | 4 (7.3) | 21 (38.2) | 27 (17.3) |
McKesson | 4 (8.5) | 7 (12.7) | 11 (20.3) | 22 (14.1) |
MEDITECH | 3 (6.4) | 1 (1.8) | 10 (18.2) | 14 (9.0) |
Othera | 0 | 6 (10.9) | 7 (13.0) | 13 (8.3) |
Intended practice type after graduation, n (%) | 154 (98.7) | |||
Industry | 5 (10.6) | 3 (5.6) | 4 (7.5) | 12 (7.8) |
Ambulatory care | 7 (14.9) | 10 (18.5) | 12 (22.6) | 29 (18.8) |
Hospital-based pharmacy | 17 (36.2) | 9 (16.7) | 14 (26.4) | 40 (26.0) |
Community pharmacy | 3 (6.4) | 8 (14.8) | 16 (30.2) | 27 (17.5) |
Independent pharmacy | 0 | 2 (3.7) | 1 (1.9) | 3 (1.9) |
Research | 0 | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
Unsure | 14 (29.8) | 16 (29.6) | 5 (9.4) | 35 (22.7) |
Otherd | 1 (2.1) | 5 (9.3) | 1 (1.9) | 7 (4.5) |