• Suzanne M Galal, Peter Lai, Christina Go, Rajul A Patel, Berit Gundersen, Sian M Carr-Lopez, and Joseph A Woelfel.
• University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211. Electronic address: sgalal@pacific.edu.
• Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2017 Mar 1; 9 (2): 272-281.

PurposeTo assess the impact of coordinated didactic, simulation-based, and experiential learning on pharmacy students' knowledge and confidence with Medicare Part D and their accuracy and proficiency with the Medicare Plan Finder Tool.Educational ActivityForty-two pharmacy students participated in a two-semester Medicare Part D elective course in which didactic, simulation-based and experiential learning methods were employed. Students' knowledge, confidence, accuracy, and proficiency were assessed at three course time points: first day of class, last day of in-class education, and after completion of outreach.FindingsStudent confidence with Part D and efficiency using the Plan Finder Tool significantly improved at each successive time point (p<0.01). Student knowledge was significantly improved both on the last day of class and after outreach completion as compared to the first day of class (p<0.01).SummaryBasic Part D knowledge improved with the didactic and simulation-based portion of the course. The experiential component improved student confidence and efficiency in helping Medicare beneficiaries.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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