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Impact of the Career Explorers program on high school students' perceptions of the pharmacy profession.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18698385     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a 5-week Career Explorers Program (CEP) on high school students' perceptions of pharmacists' characteristics, duties, and training.
METHODS: A 16-item survey instrument with attitudinal, frequency, and relative quantity response options was completed by all CEP students on the first and last day of the program. The survey assessed students' attitudes concerning pharmacist characteristics, duties, and training.
RESULTS: All students who participated in the CEP in 2003 completed the survey instrument (n = 50). Seventy percent of respondents' answers to the attitudinal subscale questions significantly changed from preassessment to postassessment.
CONCLUSION: A 5-week CEP provided high school students with more realistic perceptions of pharmacists' roles, duties, and training before the students entered the pharmacy program.
Authors:
Sarah M Langridge; Sheri L Stensland; Terri L Warholak; Lisa Mattingly
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of pharmaceutical education     Volume:  72     ISSN:  1553-6467     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Pharm Educ     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-08-13     Completed Date:  2008-10-16     Revised Date:  2013-05-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372650     Medline TA:  Am J Pharm Educ     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  68     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, 833 South Wood Street, Room164 (M/C 886), Chicago, IL 60612, USA. slangr1@uic.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude
Awareness
Career Choice*
Humans
Job Description
Perception*
Pharmacy*
Problem-Based Learning
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Software*
Students* / psychology
Vocational Guidance / methods*
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