Class of 2017 Abstract / Objectives: To explore and describe the attitudes of pharmacy preceptors regarding the instruction of international student pharmacists.
Methods: Two focus groups were held, involving a total a ten pharmacy preceptors associated with the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, the majority of whom had prior experience working with international pharmacy scholars.
Results: Preceptors reported a number of both benefits and challenges associated with instructing international scholars. They benefited from the students’ contribution to the pharmacy team, and from the exposure to different cultures. The challenges they encountered primarily involved the language barrier, cultural differences, and differences in knowledge and training compared to local students.
Conclusions: Preceptors reported overall positive experiences in working with international pharmacy scholars, and also faced a number of challenges.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/624023 |
Date | January 2017 |
Creators | Arquette, Meghan |
Contributors | Chan, Connie, Ellis, Kristen, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona |
Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
Source Sets | University of Arizona |
Language | en_US |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text, Electronic Report |
Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. |
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