Learning From Medication Errors: Impact of an Elective Course on How Students Approach Medication Safety

Objective: The elective course ‘Medication Safety and Humanity’ presents a novel pedagogic approach for P2 students to enhance their level of professional awareness. It specifically focuses on the overall consequences of medication errors prior to their Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE). This course aims to supplement the ‘Just Culture’ concept promoted in health-systems. It provides a combination of hands-on assignments and presentations from interdisciplinary lecturers who share their real-world experiences relevant to the direct results of medication errors in clinical practice.