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Lessons Learned in Developing and Testing a Methotrexate Case Study for Pharmacy Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

TANYA E. KARWAKI ,
THOMAS K. HAZLET  and
JENNIFER L. WILSON NORTON
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Abstract

This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a complex methotrexate ethics case used in teaching a Pharmacy Law and Ethics course. Qualitative analysis of student reflective writings provided useful insight into the students’ experience and comfort level with the final ethics case in the course. These data demonstrate a greater student appreciation of different perspectives, the potential for conflict in communicating about such cases, and the importance of patient autonomy. Faculty lessons learned are also described, facilitating adoption of this methotrexate ethics case by other healthcare profession educators.

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pharmacy educationmethotrexatepharmacy ethics case study
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 2020 , pp. 308 - 316
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© Cambridge University Press 2020

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Footnotes

Acknowledgement: The authors are grateful to Joy Plein and all of our other colleagues in the University of Washington School of Pharmacy Faculty Writing Group who provided valuable feedback on manuscript revisions.

The aim of this section is to expand and accelerate advances in methods of teaching bioethics.

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