Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study

Elif Ulutaş; Bilge Sözen Şahne; Selen Yeğenoğlu; Melih Elçin

Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study

Abstract

Although simulation practice with standard patients became popular in curriculums since years of various countries, it hasn’t been used in the education of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Turkey yet. In this study, it is aimed to conduct a pilot study with standard patients on students in the simulation laboratory for the first time and get feedback of them. This study was conducted with 22 pharmacy technicians, four pharmacy students and four standard patients in 15-16 December 2015. Six scenarios were used. After the study, video recordings of the "student-standard patient interaction" were watched with the students to improve the simulation laboratory and the practices planned to be. The physical properties of the place, the use of body language, issues related to the needs and feelings during practice for the development of training programs has come to fore during the feedback of the students. It is useful to generalize this pilot study in terms of both student groups for starting their profession with communication skills and achieving the golden standards in education.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pharmacy Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Elif Ulutaş ^*
0000-0001-7257-9224
Türkiye

Bilge Sözen Şahne
0000-0003-0746-8303
Türkiye

Selen Yeğenoğlu
0000-0002-5217-8797
Türkiye

Melih Elçin
0000-0002-1652-906X
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 27, 2025

Submission Date

October 24, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 6, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 22 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Ulutaş, E., Sözen Şahne, B., Yeğenoğlu, S., & Elçin, M. (2025). Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 22(2), 314-321. https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ

AMA

1.Ulutaş E, Sözen Şahne B, Yeğenoğlu S, Elçin M. Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;22(2):314-321. https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ

Chicago

Ulutaş, Elif, Bilge Sözen Şahne, Selen Yeğenoğlu, and Melih Elçin. 2025. “Feedback for a Simulation Practice on Communication Skills in Pharmacy Education: A Pilot Study”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 22 (2): 314-21. https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ.

EndNote

Ulutaş E, Sözen Şahne B, Yeğenoğlu S, Elçin M (June 1, 2025) Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 22 2 314–321.

IEEE

[1]E. Ulutaş, B. Sözen Şahne, S. Yeğenoğlu, and M. Elçin, “Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study”, J. Res. Pharm., vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 314–321, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ

ISNAD

Ulutaş, Elif - Sözen Şahne, Bilge - Yeğenoğlu, Selen - Elçin, Melih. “Feedback for a Simulation Practice on Communication Skills in Pharmacy Education: A Pilot Study”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 22/2 (June 1, 2025): 314-321. https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ.

JAMA

1.Ulutaş E, Sözen Şahne B, Yeğenoğlu S, Elçin M. Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;22:314–321.

MLA

Ulutaş, Elif, et al. “Feedback for a Simulation Practice on Communication Skills in Pharmacy Education: A Pilot Study”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, vol. 22, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 314-21, https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ.

Vancouver

1.Elif Ulutaş, Bilge Sözen Şahne, Selen Yeğenoğlu, Melih Elçin. Feedback for a simulation practice on communication skills in pharmacy education: A pilot study. J. Res. Pharm. [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;22(2):314-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85XD39BZ