Introduction: Interprofessional teaching improves clinical accuracy and collaboration in health care. Medical students often struggle to apply pharmacotherapy concepts during internal medicine clerkship. Clinical pharmacists are well-positioned to support this learning through targeted teaching. A pilot pharmacist-led clinical teaching session “Meds in Medicine Seminar Series” (MIMSS) was created to support student learning during their clerkship rotation. Methods: This pre- and post-intervention study utilized surveys and quizzes to assess knowledge acquisition. The intervention was tested across seven rotations from March 2022 to May 2023 at two affiliated hospital sites. The outcome measure was the proportion of students passing (70% or higher) on the post-seminar quizzes. The process measure was the seminar series, and the balancing measure was the students’ perceived value of the seminars. Results: Comparing pre-course survey and post-seminar mean quiz scores, Drug Interactions saw the highest difference (28%), followed by AKI and CKD (24%) and Approach to Antibiotics (6%). There was a significant association between seminar attendance and post-seminar quiz pass rates in Drug Interactions ( p = 2.91 × 10⁻⁴) and AKI and CKD topics ( p = 0.049). Participants reported overall positive feedback on the project for its value. Discussion: MIMSS demonstrates the feasibility and value of integrating pharmacist-led teaching into core clerkship to enhance pharmacotherapy knowledge and promote interprofessional learning.
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