Developing the future of pharmacy through health-system pharmacy internship programs

Clark, John Spencer

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“…number of activities performed by interns at institutions that did not have a minimum work-hour requirement was significantly greater than the number performed by interns at institutions that did have a minimum time requirement (8.2 ± 3.2 versus 6.0 ± 3.0, p = 0.028). There was no (2) significant difference in the number of activities performed by interns in teaching versus nonteaching hospitals. Also, there was no relationship between the number of interns employed at each hospital and the overall number of activities performed at the institution.…”

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“…Examples of clinical services provided by pharmacy interns in hospital settings have been published. [2][3][4][5] These include medication safety initiatives, vaccination screening, druguse evaluation (DUE), and general clinical services. However, a search of MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, and Google Scholar using various combinations of the search terms pharmacy, interns, inpatient, hospital, and responsibilities did not identify relevant articles describing the overall types of activities performed by paid pharmacy interns in hospitals.…”

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Functions performed by paid pharmacy interns in hospitals in New York

Nathan

Schilit

Zerilli

et al. 2011

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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Functions performed by paid pharmacy interns in hospitals in New York

Nathan

Schilit

Zerilli

et al. 2011

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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“…The program is unique in that it provides students with longitudinal experience, is conducted at a single center, and is not part of a school curriculum. Several other hospital based internship programs have been described, but the majority were conducted during students' summer break rather than being A J P E A c c e p t e d D r a f t longitudinal 8,9,10,11,12,13 . Longitudinal programs are expected to provide students with a more effective learning experience than those limited to a few months.…”

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A Hospital-based Pharmacy Internship Program in Jordan

AbuBlan

Nazer

Jaddoua

et al. 2019

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. Pre-graduate pharmacy training in Jordan faces the same challenges experienced worldwide in providing comprehensive, hands-on patient-centered training. We report the experience of developing a hospital-based pharmacy internship program in a comprehensive cancer care center in Jordan and its outcomes over a 10-year period.Methods. King Hussein Cancer Center developed a 2-year internship program for pharmacy students in Jordanian universities. The program included training in operational and clinical settings during the academic year and school holidays. In addition, the students completed rotation-related assignments and met weekly with the program director. During the rotations and at the end of the program, interns were asked to assess their level of satisfaction with the program and to comment on its content and structure.Results. From a pilot phase with three interns and a simple training structure, the 2-year program became more structured, accommodating 6 interns annually. Over the past 10 years, 51 students from four universities in Jordan have enrolled in the program, with 6 current interns, 34 graduates, and 11 withdrawals due to difficulties in schedules and time management. The program graduates reported Conclusion.A hospital-based pharmacy internship program is feasible and sustainable, with reported positive outcomes on the interns' academic performance and clinical and professional skills, despite the challenges of the highly demanding conditions on both the hospital and the students.

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“…At the clinics and PCUs the students were appreciated for their help in counseling and their dispensing services to patients. Students in this program were not paid as in one published report 14 , but the university paid for the practitioners providing rotation sites for their contribution to our students. In 2007, there was improved coordination.…”

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“…[13][14][15][16] We describe experiences and lessons learned from this integrated teaching in the fifth-year modules.…”

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Health Promotion Integrated Into a Thai PharmD Curriculum to Improve Pharmacy Practice Skills

Sookaneknun¹,

Suttajit²,

Ploylearmsang³

et al. 2009

Am J Pharm Educ

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Objective. To implement and evaluate 5 integrated teaching modules in the fifth-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum to increase students' ability to promote patients' health as part of their pharmacy practice. Design. Activity-based learning was added to each module: (1) a practice experience in which students provided health information and counseling to the public; (2) academic debates on current issues in pharmacy (3) journal clubs on articles from the pharmacy literature; and (4) research projects relating to ongoing faculty research on diabetes. Students on 12-week practice experiences had visits to patients in inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, and either primary care units or community pharmacies. Assessment. Practice examinations at the end of the first semester, the average student score was above 80% as determined by preceptors in experience sites and from faculty members. Group interviews found that students were positive about the benefits of integrated teaching. Conclusion. The integration of the teaching between modules in the same semester is possible and greatly benefits student learning.Keywords: active learning, pharmacy practice, pharmacy practice experience, PharmD curriculum, health promotion, Thailand INTRODUCTIONOnly 6 of the 15 universities with pharmacy programs in Thailand offer the 6-year PharmD curriculum.1-6 The standard requirements for the PharmD curriculum has/ have been published by the Ministry of Education. 7 The Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, was the second university in Thailand to establish the 6-year PharmD program. We accepted our first students into the program in 2000. The current PharmD curriculum requires 240 credits including 30 credits in general education, 30 credits in basic sciences, 87 credits in professional health sciences, 65 credits in clinical pharmacy, 18 credits in research, and 10 credits in elective subjects. The curriculum includes lecturing and active learning in the first through fifth years, and practice skills in hospitals and community pharmacies in the second through sixth years (year 2 5 48 hours, year 3 5 80 hours, year 4 5 400 hours, summer of year 5 5 150 hours, and year 6 5 5 practice experiences of 225 hours each. 1Teaching of pharmacy modules in Thailand is generally delivered independently for each specialty. Students have been taught many different modules without any strategy to help them conceptually apply their knowledge to promote people's health in their pharmacy practice. Since health promotion is an important issue throughout Thailand, the Pharmacy Network for Health Promotion (PNHP) in 2004, led by Associate Professor Dr. Jiraporn Limpananont, introduced the idea of health promotion being included in the Thai pharmacy curriculum of all 15 universities offering a pharmacy degree. 8 The aim of the PNHP was for pharmacy students to become pharmacists who were up-to-date in global health matters and who could play a role in the rational use of medicines and health promotion.8 Competence in health promotion is ...

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Developing the future of pharmacy through health-system pharmacy internship programs

Abstract: The summer pharmacy internship program at Johns Hopkins Hospital exposes pharmacy students to various practice settings and helps them realize the career opportunities available in health-system pharmacy.

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Functions performed by paid pharmacy interns in hospitals in New York

Functions performed by paid pharmacy interns in hospitals in New York

A Hospital-based Pharmacy Internship Program in Jordan

Health Promotion Integrated Into a Thai PharmD Curriculum to Improve Pharmacy Practice Skills

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