A Pharmaceutical Industry Elective Course on Practice Experience Selection and Fellowship Pursuit by Pharmacy Students

Objective. To design and implement 2 pharmaceutical industry elective courses and assess their impact on students’ selection of advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) and pursuit of pharmaceutical industry fellowships. Methods. Two 2-credit-hour elective courses that explored careers within...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2014-08, Vol.78 (6), p.126-126, Article 126
Main Authors: Hartman, Rhea, Blustein, Leona, Morel, Diane, Davis, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Choice
Curriculum
Data Collection
Drug Industry
Education
Education, Pharmacy
Fellowships and Scholarships
Forecasts and trends
Humans
Instructional Design and Assessment
Medical education
pharmaceutical industry
Pharmacists
pharmacy
Program Development
student
Students, Pharmacy
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Summary:Objective. To design and implement 2 pharmaceutical industry elective courses and assess their impact on students’ selection of advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) and pursuit of pharmaceutical industry fellowships. Methods. Two 2-credit-hour elective courses that explored careers within the prescription and nonprescription pharmaceutical drug industries were offered for second- and third-year pharmacy students in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree program. Results. The impact of the courses on pharmacy students’ pursuit of a pharmaceutical industry fellowship was evaluated based on responses to annual graduating students’ exit surveys. A greater percentage (17.9%) of students who had taken a pharmaceutical industry elective course pursued a pharmaceutical industry fellowship compared to all PharmD graduates (4.8%). Of the students who enrolled in pharmaceutical industry APPEs, 31% had taken 1 of the 2 elective courses. Conclusion. Exposure to a pharmaceutical industry elective course within a college or school of pharmacy curriculum may increase students’ interest in pursuing pharmaceutical industry fellowships and enrolling in pharmaceutical industry APPEs.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467
DOI:10.5688/ajpe786126