Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract The study attempted to assess preparatory year students’ perception towards pharmacists and the pharmacy profession. This cross-sectional survey was conducted between December 2019 and March 2020. The students were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire via Google Forms®. In total,...
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| author | Fowad Khurshid Fahad Alharbi Abdulrahman Almohydib Shatha Ibn Malik Hussain A. Al-Omar Mohammed S. Alsultan Abdlatif Alghaiheb |
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| description | Abstract The study attempted to assess preparatory year students’ perception towards pharmacists and the pharmacy profession. This cross-sectional survey was conducted between December 2019 and March 2020. The students were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire via Google Forms®. In total, 244 students, of which 53.7% were female with the mean age of 19.2 ± 0.65, from 12 universities participated in this study. As per our findings, the majority of the respondents (91.8%) regard pharmacy as a well-respected profession, 82.4% thought pharmacists are important decision-makers, 68.4% disagreed that most pharmacists were unkind, and 60.7% did not agree that pharmacy was a low-status occupation. Meanwhile, 95.5% agreed that pharmacists must have a university degree, 88.6% agreed pharmacists must take responsibility for patients, and 82.8% believed pharmacists had to work too hard. Moreover, 62.3% did not think pharmacy was a low-skill occupation, 54.9% did not agree pharmacists must do unpleasant things, and 45.1% disagreed pharmacists only did what physicians requested of them. Lastly, 48.8% had low confidence in choosing pharmacy as a career. The students’ overall perception toward pharmacists and the pharmacy profession was favorable. However, only one-fourth of the students displayed a tendency to choose pharmacy as a future career. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d80d5559ae7548baad829b6b0f6874e72023-07-11T07:48:53ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences2175-97902023-07-015910.1590/s2175-97902023e21476Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional StudyFowad KhurshidFahad AlharbiAbdulrahman AlmohydibShatha Ibn MalikHussain A. Al-OmarMohammed S. AlsultanAbdlatif Alghaihebhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-8866Abstract The study attempted to assess preparatory year students’ perception towards pharmacists and the pharmacy profession. This cross-sectional survey was conducted between December 2019 and March 2020. The students were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire via Google Forms®. In total, 244 students, of which 53.7% were female with the mean age of 19.2 ± 0.65, from 12 universities participated in this study. As per our findings, the majority of the respondents (91.8%) regard pharmacy as a well-respected profession, 82.4% thought pharmacists are important decision-makers, 68.4% disagreed that most pharmacists were unkind, and 60.7% did not agree that pharmacy was a low-status occupation. Meanwhile, 95.5% agreed that pharmacists must have a university degree, 88.6% agreed pharmacists must take responsibility for patients, and 82.8% believed pharmacists had to work too hard. Moreover, 62.3% did not think pharmacy was a low-skill occupation, 54.9% did not agree pharmacists must do unpleasant things, and 45.1% disagreed pharmacists only did what physicians requested of them. Lastly, 48.8% had low confidence in choosing pharmacy as a career. The students’ overall perception toward pharmacists and the pharmacy profession was favorable. However, only one-fourth of the students displayed a tendency to choose pharmacy as a future career.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502023000100396&lng=en&tlng=enPerceptionPharmacyPreparatory yearCareerBarriers |
| spellingShingle | Fowad Khurshid Fahad Alharbi Abdulrahman Almohydib Shatha Ibn Malik Hussain A. Al-Omar Mohammed S. Alsultan Abdlatif Alghaiheb Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Perception Pharmacy Preparatory year Career Barriers |
| title | Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Preparatory Year Students’ Perception of Pharmacy Profession as a Career Choice: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | preparatory year students perception of pharmacy profession as a career choice a cross sectional study |
| topic | Perception Pharmacy Preparatory year Career Barriers |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502023000100396&lng=en&tlng=en |
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