OBJECTIVE To develop an assessment that would (1) help doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students review therapeutic decision making and build confidence in their skills, (2) provide pharmacy practice residents with the opportunity to lead small group discussions, and (3) provide the assessment committee with program-level assessment data. DESIGN A case-based interactive assessment was developed an...

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to describe changes in critical thinking ability and disposition over a 4-year Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. Methods. Two standardized tests, the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) and California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI) were used to follow the development of critical thinking ability and disposition during a 4-yea...

OBJECTIVE The main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude among Pharmacy students of the University of Prishtina in regards to the antibiotics. METHODS 144 pharmacy students at the University of Prishtina were recruited in this study to complete a self-administered questionnaire. The total number of questions in this questionnaire was eight (8), covering two (2) majo...

The medical mission field is an innovative setting for training and evaluating health care professional students. The motivating factor of serving indigent populations as a means of a humanitarian, or oftentimes a spiritual act, makes medical missions an attractive option for student participation. At the Gregory School of Pharmacy, medical mission teams are an integral part of the pharmacy pro...

OBJECTIVE To understand students' and tutors' perceptions of the development of clinical competencies for the delivery of comprehensive medication management services in an experiential learning project linked to a Brazilian school of pharmacy. METHODS An autoethnographic qualitative study was carried out based on participant observation, focus groups and individual interviews with students a...

Pharmacy students undergoing experiential education have traditionally been mentored by pharmacist preceptors on a one-to-one basis. However, major curriculum changes are placing greater emphasis on experiential education. For example, the new PharmD curriculum within the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy requires Early Practice Experience (EPE) rotations of 160 h each afte...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate students' frequency of use and degree of usefulness of NABPLaw Online, a pharmacy-specific, online, licensed resource produced by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). METHODS Students usage of various information resources, including NABPLaw Online were evaluated through (1) usage statistics gathered by NABP, (2) students' response to a questionnaire, ...

After 1948 the Romanian higher education entered a period of important developments, controlled by the communist regime, which meant thathigher educationinstitutions autonomy was severely obstructed, while politicalpurges affected the teaching staff and students alike. Nevertheless, new types of higher education were introduced and new institutions of higher education and specializations were e...

OBJECTIVES To study the attitudes and personal experiences with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) use in pharmacy students. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING University School of Pharmacy. METHODS Pharmacy students were asked 17 questions according to an anonymous survey questionnaire. RESULTS All 91 students (46% males) participated in the survey. The attitude toward T...

OBJECTIVES To determine pharmacy students' perceptions of a required research project in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum. METHODS A survey instrument was administered to senior pharmacy students to determine their perceptions of the project advisor and overall project experience and their postgraduation employment plans. RESULTS Two-hundred twenty-nine (81.5%) students completed a survey in...