Hanna Lezley-Anne, Askin Fergal, Hall Maurice
Queen's University Belfast, School of Pharmacy, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2016 Nov 25;80(9):150. doi: 10.5688/ajpe809150.
To investigate what factors influenced students to study pharmacy and determine in which sector they hoped to gain employment, both in the short and longer term. First-year pharmacy students (n=124) were invited to complete a paper-based, self-administered questionnaire consisting of 4 sections. Descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests were conducted. One hundred (96.8% response rate) students completed the questionnaire (22.5% male; 77.5% female). Key influential factors for choosing pharmacy included: enjoyment of science at school, a desire to improve people's health and wellbeing, and to work in health care. Career aspirations were to work in a hospital or in community practice rather than in industry or academia. Students choose pharmacy as a career primarily for altruistic and clinical reasons. This research provides information for pharmacy schools about the career aspirations of students and data from future pharmacists is potentially helpful to pharmacy professional organizations and potential employers.
为了调查哪些因素影响学生选择药学专业，并确定他们希望在短期和长期内从事哪个领域的工作。邀请了124名一年级药学专业学生填写一份纸质的自填式问卷，问卷共分为4个部分。进行了描述性统计和非参数检验。100名学生（回复率为96.8%）完成了问卷（22.5%为男性；77.5%为女性）。选择药学专业的关键影响因素包括：在学校对科学的喜爱、改善人们健康和福祉的愿望以及从事医疗保健工作的意愿。职业抱负是在医院或社区实践中工作，而不是在行业或学术界。学生选择药学作为职业主要是出于利他和临床方面的原因。这项研究为药学院提供了有关学生职业抱负的信息，来自未来药剂师的数据可能对药学专业组织和潜在雇主有帮助。
