Exploring Factors That Influence Student Engagement in Community-Engaged Learning Activities Within a Pharmacy Context.

To investigate and identify factors that enhance and restrict Doctor of Pharmacy student engagement in mandatory and voluntary community-engaged learning activities. A phenomenological study exploring the motivations and barriers faced by pharmacy students in a mandatory community-engaged learning course and voluntary community-engaged learning activities (eg, community outreach) was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Fifteen students were randomly selected to participate in the interviews.