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ForwardPulse: Uncovering Bias and Elevating Pharmacy Learner Assessments
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Evidence has shown that narrative assessments (including letters of recommendation) are routinely biased against under-represented learners based on the language used. Pharmacy preceptors write these letters on a routine basis for pharmacy students and residents. Using this platform, I would like to address implicit bias and language themes that may be preferentially used in certain groups as well as address a growing concern regarding the appropriate use of artificial intelligence in assessments/letters of recommendations for pharmacy learners.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
Identify common language themes and biases reported in literature for pharmacy and medical learner assessments
Discuss opportunities to mitigate bias in letters of recommendation (LOR) and verbal feedback sessions with learners
Describe the role of artificial intelligence to mitigate bias
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New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Evidence has shown that narrative assessments (including letters of recommendation) are routinely biased against under-represented learners based on the language used. Pharmacy preceptors write these letters on a routine basis for pharmacy students and residents. Using this platform, I would like to address implicit bias and language themes that may be preferentially used in certain groups as well as address a growing concern regarding the appropriate use of artificial intelligence in assessments/letters of recommendations for pharmacy learners.
Alison Dittmer, PharmD, BCCCP
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.