Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Nov 12;73(7):134. doi: 10.5688/aj7307134.
To determine pharmacy students' attitudes towards a required public health course and developing a public health program.
Two hundred ten first-year pharmacy students enrolled in a public health course at a large private pharmacy school were surveyed. A 24-item adjective rating scale and a 10-item scale were used to measure students' attitudes towards the course and developing a public health program.
Of 198 respondents, two-thirds found the course to be extremely or very appealing, of practical value, and only slightly demanding and difficult. The majority of the students indicated that establishing a public health program would be an opportunity to help the community and make a difference. Few students indicated that it would be a poor use of time or an example of busy work.
Pharmacy students had positive attitudes towards a required public health course and developing a public health program. Strategies to mold positive attitudes into actual behaviors of engaging in public health activities are needed.
了解药学专业学生对必修公共卫生课程和开展公共卫生项目的态度,并以此为基础制定公共卫生项目。
在一所大型私立药学院,对 210 名一年级药学专业学生进行了公共卫生课程调查。采用 24 项形容词评定量表和 10 项量表来衡量学生对课程和开展公共卫生项目的态度。
在 198 名应答者中,三分之二的学生认为该课程极具吸引力或非常有吸引力,具有实际价值,且要求和难度适中。大多数学生表示,开展公共卫生项目将是一个帮助社区并产生影响的机会。很少有学生认为这将是浪费时间或忙碌工作的例子。
药学专业学生对必修公共卫生课程和开展公共卫生项目持有积极态度。需要采取策略将积极的态度转化为参与公共卫生活动的实际行为。