1.Evaluation of improvement in patient education from long-term practical training in community pharmacy
Toshio Kubota ; Daisuke Kobayashi ; Kyoko Nishimura ; Utako Iwakiri ; Takao Shimazoe
Medical Education 2013;44(5):327-334
Introduction: We investigated the improvement in and the priorities of patient education training in community pharmacy from the student’s point of view to improve long-term practical training.
Method: We conducted a questionnaire survey to assess student satisfaction and the acquisition of behavioral objectives and analyzed the results with customer satisfaction analysis. Questionnaires were distributed to 32 students who had taken part in long-term practical training in the first year.
Results: Customer satisfaction analysis showed that 4 factors-“the frequency of patient education,” “the period of patient education,” “the aggressiveness of the student,” and “the facilitation by pharmacists on question-asking by the student”-were preferentially improved. In addition, we found that the level of acquisition varied according to the specific behavioral objectives.
Discussion: These results suggest that universities and community pharmacies must work together to organize the training system to increase the frequency of patient education and to improve students’ attitudes about patient education in community pharmacy.
2.Evaluation of the clinical training using a questionnaire survey
Megumi SAITO ; Yoshihiko KANNO ; Michio SHIIBASHI ; Kayano ARASEKI ; Kyoko OHNISHI ; Sigetaka NISHIMURA ; Masami BESSHO
Medical Education 2008;39(1):37-40
1) The clinical training system in our hospital was evaluated with a questionnaire by 49 trainees.
2) Overall, our clinical training system received high scores, but the scores varied significantly depending on the clinical department.
3) The scores of clinical departments did not correlate with the ratios of supervising physicians to trainees.
4) To provide the best training system possible, the current system must be evaluated and improved.