Abstract
Critical thinking and application of knowledge to an ambiguous patient care scenario are often difficult skills to cultivate in learners. Use of traditional teaching techniques (e.g. topic discussions and journal clubs) helps to develop these competencies within learners. However, alternative teaching strategies may help develop critical thinking and direct application. Debates have been used in healthcare education for decades with positive results. This paper provides supporting evidence for use of debates in pharmacy education and is designed to serve as a general guide for preceptors interested in implementing debates into the experiential setting. Specifically, the objectives are to: 1) highlight the pedagogical outcomes as reported in the literature, 2) offer practical considerations to implement debates as a teaching tool in experiential education, and 3) encourage future research and scholarship in this area.
 
 Type: Idea Paper
Highlights
Innovation in healthcare education has become increasingly encouraged in healthcare curricula
In the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards 2016, the need to “actively engage learners” and “foster collaborative learning” is addressed in Standard 10.12.1 These standards work alongside the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education outcomes to prepare practice ready graduates.[2]
Debates have been utilized for many years in didactic liberal arts and health profession education
Summary
Innovation in healthcare education has become increasingly encouraged in healthcare curricula. In the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards 2016, the need to “actively engage learners” and “foster collaborative learning” is addressed in Standard 10.12.1 These standards work alongside the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education outcomes to prepare practice ready graduates.[2] In the current healthcare environment, pharmacists are called upon to serve as medication experts and to make decisions based on conflicting factors (clinical data, patient needs, etc.), integrate into interprofessional teams, and clearly communicate safe and effective medication use practices that align with patients’ best interests.
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