Abstract
Aim: To explore final year (year 4) United Kingdom (UK) pharmacy student views on professionalism.
Subjects and setting: Two focus groups were conducted with year 4 students at the University of Wolverhampton during the last semester of the course.
Results: Four main themes were identified that students thought relevant to demonstrating professionalism: appearance, personal characteristics, responsibility and knowledge. Observation and role modelling of pharmacists influenced student perception of professionalism.
Conclusions: Students had developed a sense of what constitutes professionalism, but their understanding seemed superficial and not grounded in a relationship of trust with the patient.
Subjects and setting: Two focus groups were conducted with year 4 students at the University of Wolverhampton during the last semester of the course.
Results: Four main themes were identified that students thought relevant to demonstrating professionalism: appearance, personal characteristics, responsibility and knowledge. Observation and role modelling of pharmacists influenced student perception of professionalism.
Conclusions: Students had developed a sense of what constitutes professionalism, but their understanding seemed superficial and not grounded in a relationship of trust with the patient.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Pharmaceutical Journal |
| Volume | 286 |
| Issue number | 7654 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2011 |