Clinical

A questionnaire survey was taken on the subjects administered an investigational new drug in order to look into their attitude toward a clinical testing and assessment of the work of the pharmacists clinical research coordinating the testing. Questionnaires were sent to 75 outpatients who were tested on with a new drug between January 2001 and March 2006. 55 individuals responded to the inquiry. All the subjects were taken care of by the coordinators by turns. The major concerns to the testees when they participated in the trial were the adverse reactions and efficacy of the new drug. Of the subjects who felt uneasy, 79.4% cited the adverse reactions and 50% about the efficacy. Some 80% of the respondents said they were satisfied with the explanation given beforehand about the nature of the clinical testing. The majority of the subjects, when they were in a fix, turned to pharmacist clinical reave coordinators for advice, not the physician nor nurses. The guidance given by the clinical reave coordinators about medication was generally received favorably. From the above-mentioned findings, it was made clear that the pharmacists clinical research coordinating the clinical trial played an important role as consultants in alleviating the anxiety of the testees during the trial. In the future, pharmacists will do the best to measure up to the expectations as coordinators in the clinical trial of new drugs by improving care of the testees individually while taking into their backgrounds and wishes into full consideration.
Clinical ; Questionnaires ; Clinical Trials ; Clinical Research ; Testing

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Chemistry, Clinical*

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Clinical Clerkship*

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Clinical Competence*

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Clinical Medicine*

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Pathology, Clinical*

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical schools shifted to blended learning. This study aimed to determine the demographic and level of confidence of a private medical school’s clinical clerks of School Year 2021-2022 on general competencies and skills. Methods: The study aimed to identify the skills that exhibited the highest and lowest levels of confidence among a group of 139 clinical clerks. Additionally, it sought to examine whether there were significant differences in confidence levels based on sex and prior clinical experience. An analytical cross-sectional study design was employed using a Google Form as the data collection tool. Results: The clerks were most confident in handwashing, and least in NGT insertion, performing digital rectal examination (DRE), and suturing. Females were more confident in history taking of obstetric and gynecologic, surgical, and medical patients, physical examination of pediatric patients, and preparing a discharge summary, while males were more confident in performing digital rectal examination. Clerks with prior medical experience were significantly more confident in foley catheter insertion, intravenous insertion, blood extraction, suturing, and performing essential intrapartum and newborn care (EINC) than those without. The results aligned with previous studies since clerks with prior experience were able to practice the skills in a psychomotor sense. Conclusion The study revealed significant differences in the confidence level on the competencies and skills for medical practice between sex and prior medical experience.
Clinical Competence

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Pharmacology, Clinical

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Pharmacology, Clinical