Introduction of a Clinical Research Experience Program in Hospital Practical Training for Pharmacy Students and Its Evaluation

Autor: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Shiho Kawabata, Yasuki Suda, Yasutaka Nakamura, Noriko Kawakami, Takeshi Nishikawa, Katsuya Nagayama, Katsuyuki Takahashi
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: YAKUGAKU ZASSHI. 135:1077-1082
ISSN: 1347-5231
0031-6903
DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.15-00083
Popis: Long-term clinical training based on a model core curriculum was conducted to nurture highly competent pharmacists in the clinical field. Pharmacists' responsibilities are expanding, and a system has been developed to help pharmacists gain accreditation, identify specialties, and improve their training. However, this system requires research competency. Therefore clinical research should be considered a part of clinical training to encourage high competency among pharmacists. Because the model core curriculum does not include a section on clinical research. Osaka City University Hospital introduced a hands-on clinical research experience program and evaluated its usefulness. A significant improvement in the level of knowledge and awareness of clinical research was seen among students who underwent the clinical research experience program. In addition, the level of student satisfaction was higher. These findings suggest that a clinical research experience program may be useful to nurture a greater awareness of clinical research and knowledge acquisition among pharmacists.
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