Implementation of a Pseudoclinical Drug Information Clerkship in a Japanese School of Pharmacy Without Hospital or Community Pharmacy Affiliations
Shin IguchiMikiko Suenaga
Kyohei Hosono
Toshio Nishiyama
Chisae Umezawa
Eiichi Akaho
pages: 33 - 48
- DOI: 10.1300/J060v08n01_04
- Version of record first published: 09Aug2000
Abstract:
Objectives of this study were to create a pseudoclinical drug information (DI) clerkship in a school of pharmacy in Japan and to evaluate the activities of the students who participated in the study. The school was not affiliated with a hospital or a community pharmacy. Alumni pharmacists assisted in this project, and a local community pharmacy and university cooperation system was developed. The clerkship was scheduled for eight days, including on-site DI activity by use of telephone. Students stated that they experienced real tension and communication benefit by talking to alumni practicing pharmacists. In conclusion, by creating a virtual reality DI center (realistic DI center as if it existed), this teaching method of DI activity required no additional facilities, thereby requiring no extra cost for those facilities. Five keys to an effective DI communication mode were emphasized for students to apply. To create the real challenge of DI training activity, it would be better if teachers do not know the answers to the DI questions in advance.