OBJECTIVE To identify individual and social factors associated with pharmacy students' level of reflection in an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE). METHODS A postal questionnaire, including a reflective assignment, was sent to all pharmacy interns (n=262) at Uppsala University, Sweden, for 4 semesters in 2005-2007. RESULTS In a univariate analysis, 7 factors were found to be asso...

OBJECTIVES To determine the benefits of incorporating emotional intelligence instruction into a required pharmacy communications course. DESIGN Specific learning objectives were developed based upon the emotional intelligence framework and how it can be applied to pharmacy practice. Qualitative data on student perceptions were collected and analyzed using theme analysis. ASSESSMENT Students...

The six-year pharmacy program started in April 2006 in Japan. In the new program, students in the fifth year of the pharmacy course undergo a long-term practice experience (pharmacy clerkship) in community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy settings as compulsory 20 course credits. The new pharmacy practice experience started in May 2010. A start of the new system was a chance as for beginning move...

Introduction Having awareness, interest, and positive attitude toward one's fields of study leads to the development of a compatibility between demands and expectations on the one hand and future career on the other hand. This study was carried out to determine the level of awareness, attitude, and interest of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical...

BACKGROUND Pharmacy services in the emergency department (ED) have been shown to decrease medication adverse events and improve patient outcomes. Anecdotally, there has been expansion of emergency medicine (EM) educational opportunities for pharmacy students and postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residents, however the extent of this expansion is currently unknown. OBJECTIVE The objective of...

Within the pharmacy profession, educators and professional organizations suggest that pharmacy students should be taught critical thinking (CT) skills and how to use them.1,2 Furthermore, pharmacy programs should be assessed on their implementation of curricula that foster the development of critical thinking. Pharmacy has often tried to assess students’ critical thinking skills by observing st...

GENERAL OBJECTIVE To evaluate the understanding and perceptions of generic medicines among final-year Doctor of Pharmacy students in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS A 23-item survey instrument that included a question on the bioequivalence limits and Likert-type scale questions regarding the understanding and perceptions of generic medicines among the students was executed. Cronbach's alpha was fo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a national immunization training certificate program on the perceived knowledge, skills and attitudes of pharmacy students toward pharmacy-based immunizations. METHODS The study design utilized a pre- and post-survey administered to pharmacy students before and after the American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery program. T...

The six-year curriculum has been introduced into all pharmacy schools in Japan since April 2006. Those schools are currently preparing for an additional two years of pharmacy education and are in the process of reading the necessary educational infrastructure. However, students' expectations of the new curriculum and understanding of the professional roles of a pharmacist have yet to be investi...