A qualitative assessment of the pediatric content in pharmacy curricula adopted by pharmacy schools in Jordan
Author(s) -
Tareq L. Mukattash,
Anan S. Jarab,
Rana Abu Farha,
Mohammad B. Nusair
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1886-3655
pISSN - 1885-642X
DOI - 10.18549/pharmpract.2019.1.1355
Subject(s) - pharmacy , curriculum , respondent , medical education , content analysis , medicine , qualitative research , psychology , family medicine , pedagogy , political science , sociology , social science , law
This study highlights the deficiency of pediatric courses in pharmacy curriculum in Jordan. Respondent believed that this will have negative implications on pediatric pharmaceutical care and treatment efficacy and safety. It was thought that adding more pediatrics topics to undergraduate curricula, offering pediatric specialized postgraduate education, and implementing pre-registration training could alleviate the current situation.
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