AlRuthia Yazed, Al-Washali Nasser Yahya, Aljuhani Raneem, Sales Ibrahim, Balkhi Bander, Alghaiheb Abdlatif, Arafah Azher, Almalag Haya M, Alsultan Abdullah, Alqahtani Saeed A, Alwhaibi Monira
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Pharm J. 2020 Jan;28(1):107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2019.11.012. Epub 2019 Dec 6.
The need for graduate education in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research (POPR) is becoming increasingly apparent worldwide. However, the number of professionals in this field is inadequate in the Middle East. Therefore, this study aimed at gaining insight into the perceived value of a potential Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in POPR among different stakeholders in Saudi Arabia.
Following the development of a Ph.D. program structure in POPR, a questionnaire was created to explore the perception of its value among decision-makers in different healthcare and governmental institutions. An email with detailed information on the proposed program was sent to 131 identified individuals along with an online link to the questionnaire.
Responses were provided by 107 (81.67%) individuals. The majority of respondents (53.3%) represented large organizations with more than 500 workers; hospitals and academia were the most represented types of institutions. More than 85% of the participants strongly agreed that the program will meet the needs of the healthcare market in Saudi Arabia and that there will be a demand for graduates of the program over the next 5-10 years. However, only 28.04% of the participants declared that they would definitely recommend the program to their colleagues and employees, and 49.53% would consider employing its graduates.
The obtained results indicate a significant interest among different stakeholders in introducing a Ph.D. program in POPR in Saudi Arabia.
全球范围内，药物结果与政策研究（POPR）领域对研究生教育的需求日益明显。然而，中东地区该领域的专业人员数量不足。因此，本研究旨在深入了解沙特阿拉伯不同利益相关者对POPR领域潜在哲学博士（Ph.D.）项目价值的看法。
在制定POPR领域的博士项目结构后，设计了一份问卷，以探究不同医疗保健和政府机构决策者对其价值的看法。一封包含该项目详细信息的电子邮件被发送给131名确定的个人，并附上问卷的在线链接。
107名（81.67%）个人提供了回复。大多数受访者（53.3%）来自拥有500多名员工的大型组织；医院和学术界是代表性最强的机构类型。超过85%的参与者强烈认为该项目将满足沙特阿拉伯医疗保健市场的需求，并且在未来5至10年内对该项目的毕业生有需求。然而，只有28.04%的参与者表示肯定会向同事和员工推荐该项目，49.53%的参与者会考虑聘用该项目的毕业生。
所获结果表明，沙特阿拉伯不同利益相关者对引入POPR领域的博士项目有着浓厚兴趣。
