期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2015
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：1-7
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.27
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：Purpose:In Pakistan,courses in pharmacy practice,which are an essential component of the PharmD curriculum,were launched with the aim of strengthening pharmacy practice overall and enabling pharmacy students to cope with the challenges involved in meeting real-world healthcare needs.Since very little research has assessed the efficacy of such courses,we aimed to evaluate students’ perceptions of pharmacy practice courses and their opinions about whether their current knowledge of the topics covered in pharmacy practice courses is adequate for future practice.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted over two months among the senior pharmacy students of two pharmacy colleges.A content- and face-validated questionnaire was used to collect data,which were then analysed using SPSS version 20.Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were performed.Results:Research in pharmacy practice (30.2%),applied drug information (34.4%),health policy (38.1%),public health and epidemiology (39.5%),pharmacovigilance (45.6%),and pharmacoeconomics (47.9%) were the major courses that were covered to the least extent in the PharmD curricu_x0002_lum.However,hospital pharmacy practice (94.4%),pharmacotherapeutics (88.8%),and community pharmacy practice (82.8%) were covered well.Although 94% of students considered these courses important,only 37.2% considered them?selves to be competent in the corresponding topics.Of the participants,87.9% agreed that the pharmacy courses in the present curriculum should be redesigned.Conclusion:Our results showed that the pharmacy practice courses in the cur?rent PharmD curriculum do not encompass some important core subjects.A nationwide study is warranted to further establish the necessity for remodelling pharmacy practice courses in Pakistan.
关键词：Purpose:In Pakistan,courses in pharmacy practice,which are an essential component of the PharmD curriculum,were launched with the aim of strengthening pharmacy practice overall and enabling pharmacy students to cope with the challenges involved in meeting real-world healthcare needs.Since very little research has assessed the efficacy of such courses,we aimed to evaluate students’ perceptions of pharmacy practice courses and their opinions about whether their current knowledge of the topics covered in pharmacy practice courses is adequate for future practice.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted over two months among the senior pharmacy students of two pharmacy colleges.A content- and face-validated questionnaire was used to collect data,which were then analysed using SPSS version 20.Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were performed.Results:Research in pharmacy practice (30.2%),applied drug information (34.4%),health policy (38.1%),public health and epidemiology (39.5%),pharmacovigilance (45.6%),and pharmacoeconomics (47.9%) were the major courses that were covered to the least extent in the PharmD curricu_x0002_lum.However,hospital pharmacy practice (94.4%),pharmacotherapeutics (88.8%),and community pharmacy practice (82.8%) were covered well.Although 94% of students considered these courses important,only 37.2% considered them?selves to be competent in the corresponding topics.Of the participants,87.9% agreed that the pharmacy courses in the present curriculum should be redesigned.Conclusion:Our results showed that the pharmacy practice courses in the cur?rent PharmD curriculum do not encompass some important core subjects.A nationwide study is warranted to further establish the necessity for remodelling pharmacy practice courses in Pakistan.
