Alnahar, S;
Mamiya, Kayoko;
John, Christopher;
Bader, Lina;
Bates, Ian;
(2022)
Experience with pharmacy academic programmes and career aspirations of pharmacy students and young pharmacists-an international cross-sectional study.
BMC Medical Education
, 22
, Article 444. 10.1186/s12909-022-03510-8.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to assess pharmacy students and young pharmacists’ motives to pursue pharmacy degrees, their overall experiences and satisfaction with their pharmacy academic programmes, and their career aspirations and future plans. METHODS: Between May-2019 and March-2020, a self-administered online questionnaire was distributed via the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation and the Young Pharmacists Group at the International Pharmaceutical Federation. The questionnaire targeted pharmacy students and young pharmacists worldwide. Data were analysed descriptively and inferentially. RESULTS: In total, 1,423 pharmacy students and young pharmacists participated in the study. Almost 70% (993) of respondents reported that pharmacy was their first choice subject for study. Intentions for studying pharmacy were driven by an interest in healthcare, wanting to help people as well as an interest in science. In general, more than 60% of the participants had a satisfactory education experience. However, dissatisfaction was more prevalent among current pharmacy students in comparison to young pharmacists. Out of 1,423 participants, 1,110 (78%) showed a continuing desire to practice pharmacy. Being female and resident of a middle-income country increased the likelihood of being more satisfied with the academic programme. Having pharmacy as the subject first-choice and being generally satisfied with the academic programmes were positively associated with participants’ willingness to practice pharmacy. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed that the majority of this extensive sample had pharmacy as their profession of choice and wanted to continue to practice in the future. In addition most of the targeted population indicated satisfaction with their pharmacy academic programmes.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Experience with pharmacy academic programmes and career aspirations of pharmacy students and young pharmacists-an international cross-sectional study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-022-03510-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03510-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 BioMed Central Ltd. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Pharmacy education, Young pharmacists, Workforce development, Motives for studying pharmacy, Satisfaction with academic programmes |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150019 |
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