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The design and implementation of an undergraduate health professional degree elective course on scientific writing, peer assessment, and critical appraisal

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Osman, Aisha, Al-Badriyeh, Daoud, Hussain, Farhat Naz, Riaz, Sadaf, Elewa, Hazem, Mraiche, Fatima·2022·Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
DOI 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.06.008
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Strong writing skills are critical to the pharmacy profession. This paper describes the design, delivery, and impact of a course intended to develop pharmacy students' scientific writing, peer assessment, and critical appraisal skills. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING: The course was offered in the final year of an undergraduate pharmacy program with students whose first language is not English. In this course, students write two structured pharmacy review articles (PRA) based on assigned scientific research articles and peer assess each others' written PRAs. Students also critically appraise scientific research articles on a weekly basis, complete one pre-journal club written reflective critique based on a assigned scientific research article, and moderate one journal club session. FINDINGS: Course rubrics were developed and validated by the course coordinators. A survey administered to students enrolled in the course identified that 85% of the students perceived that they gained adequate writing skills in the course. More than 70% of the students indicated they had the necessary skills to evaluate their peers' written assessments, and 93% felt comfortable providing and receiving feedback from peers. More than 90% of the students indicated that writing PRAs and the peer assessment improved their critical and analytical skills. SUMMARY: This course improved students' scientific writing, peer assessment, and critical appraisal skills. Further practice is required to reinforce the skills learned and to strengthen the writing skills of students.

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Authors
Osman, A., Al-Badriyeh, D., Hussain, F. N., Riaz, S., Elewa, H., & Mraiche, F.
Affiliations
Qatar University (QA)
Corresponding author
Mraiche, Fatima
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Venue
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-06
Volume
14
Issue
6
Pages
765-772
ISSN
1877-1297 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.cptl.2022.06.008
OpenAlex
W4283699422
Cited by
10
References
1
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2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1
FWCI
7.58
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Qatar University QSpace (Qatar University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Qatar University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Pharmacy and Medical Practices
Keywords
scientific writing, peer assessment, critical appraisal, pharmacy students, journal club, non-English speaking students, writing skills, peer feedback
MeSH terms
Curriculum, Education, Pharmacy, Humans, Peer Review, Students, Pharmacy, Writing

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