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http://dx.doi.org/10.24304/kjcp.2018.28.4.347

Investigation and Development of Competency-based Training Program for Pharmacists in a Hospital  

Kim, Min Ah (Graduate School of Converging Clinical & Public Health, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Sun Ah (Department of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital)
Park, So hyun (Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University)
Rhie, Sandy Jeong (Graduate School of Converging Clinical & Public Health, Ewha Womans University)
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy / v.28, no.4, 2018 , pp. 347-354 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study was to investigate and develop a training program that integrated and strengthened clinical competence and capacity of hospital pharmacists which would be implemented at the pharmacy department of Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital. Methods: We assessed the training programs of hospital pharmacists in the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan and compared those of major hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi provinces in Korea. The survey assessed the satisfaction on the current educational programs for pharmacists at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital and a newly designed education program was suggested. Results: The major differences of the programs among the Korean hospitals and Mokdong Hospital were the training period and contents of the entry-level pharmacist education program. The overall satisfaction of the training program was >3 points on 5-Likert scale in the survey. There was no significant difference of the satisfaction level based on the employment period of pharmacists. The pharmacists were in more than 7 training programs of clinical support work. We proposed the clinical support training for the new pharmacists to be separated from orientation and concentrated on actual work duty. In order to improve the competency, it was encouraged to participate the in-house seminar or certify the related fields provided by Korean Society of Health-system Pharmacists. Conclusion: The education program was assessed among different countries and hospitals of Korea. We suggested to update education program in the hospital to enhance pharmacists' competency.
Keywords
Training programs; competence; hospital pharmacist; satisfaction;
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