Forty-three Years of Dedicated Efforts in Advancing Pharmacist Expertise: Aspiring to Become a Pharmacist and Cultivate Pharmacists Proficient in Recommending Prescription Medicines to Doctors

Abstract

When I graduated from university, my aim was to become a pharmacist capable of recommending prescription medicines to doctors and teaching others to do the same. To achieve this goal, I developed comprehensive curricula incorporating progressive educational tools such as problem-based learning and small group discussions. Subsequently, the effectiveness of these tools and curricula was evaluated, and the findings of these assessments were published in various peer-reviewed journal articles. Consequently, a body of evidence on the most effective ways to recommend prescription medicines to doctors was gradually established. This paper aims to summarize this comprehensive body of research spanning over 43 years, with the objective of highlighting the valuable insights gained thus far, identifying the best practice techniques, and exploring potential avenues for future research.