Students’ perceptions of pharmacy as a specialization and their future career : a cross sectional study of final year pharmacy students in Jordan
Other Title(s)
انطباعات الطلبة عن الصيدلة كتخصص و مهنة مستقبلية : دراسة مقطعية لطلبة السنة الأخيرة لتخصص الصيدلة في الأردن
Joint Authors
Mukattash, Tariq Luwis
Nusayr, Khawlah Qasim
Biltaji, Iman
al-Ifan, Qays
Jarab, Anan Sadiq
Source
Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.195-205, 11 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى خلق فهم للأسباب التي تدفع الطلاب لدراسة تخصص الصيدلة و استكشاف مخططاتهم المستقبلية بما يخص خياراتهم الوظيفية.
قام الباحثون بتوزيع استبانه معدة مسبقا لجمع المعلومات من طلاب السنة الأخيرة في تخصصي من كليتي الصيدلة في كل من الجامعة الأردنية وجامعة العلوم الصيدلة ودكتور صيدلة وتم جمع عينة من 240 طالبا و التكنولوجيا الأردنية.
خلصت الدراسة إلى أن معظم دارسي الصيدلة لم يختاروا هذا التخصص كخيار أول عند التقديم للدراسة الجامعية إلا أن أكثر من نصف المشاركين في الدراسة كانوا متفائلين بمستقبل مهنة الصيدلة.
و عبر معظم المشاركين أن لديهم نظرة إيجابية عن مهنة الصيدلة.
Abstract EN
This study aimed to establish a baseline understanding of the career aspirations, motivations and expectations of students within undergraduate pharmacy education in Jordan and to examine students’ incentives to select pharmacy and how they feel about their choice as they are approaching graduation.
A draft survey instrument was designed to collect the required information.
The questionnaire was administered to final year pharmacy students (B.Sc.
Pharmacy and PharmD) at the University of Jordan and the Jordan University of science and Technology.
The questionnaire was administered at the end of all lectures at both universities.
Following data collection, responses were coded and entered into a customized database in SPSS, version 17, for statistical analyses.
Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to test for significant differences between groups A total of 240 final-year pharmacy students took part in the present study.
The majority of respondents (n=147, 61.3%) indicated that pharmacy was not their first choice of study at the time of application to universities.
More than half (n=138, 57.5%) the respondents claimed that they were optimistic regarding the future of pharmacy as a profession.
When asked to rank pharmacy among different suggested professions, the majority of respondents (n=95, 39.58%) ranked pharmacy second after medicine and before dentistry.
The majority of respondents (n=202, 84.17%) thought they had a positive self image.
Students studying pharmacy seem to have optimistic aspirations of their future career and a positive image.
Further qualitative research is needed to gain more in-depth understanding of this issue and to create a realistic connection between market needs and pharmacy education outputs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mukattash, Tariq Luwis& Nusayr, Khawlah Qasim& Biltaji, Iman& Jarab, Anan Sadiq& al-Ifan, Qays. 2015. Students’ perceptions of pharmacy as a specialization and their future career : a cross sectional study of final year pharmacy students in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences،Vol. 8, no. 3, pp.195-205.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mukattash, Tariq Luwis…[et al.]. Students’ perceptions of pharmacy as a specialization and their future career : a cross sectional study of final year pharmacy students in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 8, no. 3 (2015), pp.195-205.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mukattash, Tariq Luwis& Nusayr, Khawlah Qasim& Biltaji, Iman& Jarab, Anan Sadiq& al-Ifan, Qays. Students’ perceptions of pharmacy as a specialization and their future career : a cross sectional study of final year pharmacy students in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2015. Vol. 8, no. 3, pp.195-205.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-624023
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 203-204
Record ID
BIM-624023