J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Mar-Apr;62(2):537-540. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2021.10.013. Epub 2021 Oct 21.
The pharmacy marketplace has shifted considerably in recent years. The decline in job openings and stagnant growth in wages, along with public reports about adverse working conditions for some pharmacists, may have tarnished the optimism of young pharmacists toward the profession of pharmacy.
The objective of this study was to analyze the trend among graduating student pharmacists regarding their positivity toward a career in pharmacy.
Data for this study were extracted from the Graduating Student Survey that is maintained by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. This set of analyses focused on respondents' agreement with the statement "If I was starting my college career over again, I would choose to study pharmacy." Descriptive statistics are reported for this item across 2014 to 2021, and chi-square analyses were used to compare the trend in agreement rates across years and to compare responses between public and private colleges of pharmacy.
Survey response rates ranged from 71.1%-80.2% across years and categories (public vs. private). Across 2014-2021, there was an overall decline in the percentage of graduating student pharmacists who indicated that they would choose pharmacy again if they were starting over in college with the greatest decline occurring after 2016. Across all colleges, agreement declined from 81.8% (2014) to 72.2% (2021) (χ = 398.2; P < 0.001). The percentage of agreement responses for private college graduates declined from 80.7% (2014) to 74.8% (2021) whereas the percentage of agreement responses for public college graduates declined from 83.0% (2014) to 69.8% (2020). In 2021, public college graduates had lower agreement than private college graduates (χ = 33.8; P < 0.001).
The positivity of graduating student pharmacists toward a career in pharmacy has deteriorated since 2014. Further investigation of this phenomenon is warranted.
近年来，药店市场发生了重大变化。工作岗位的减少和工资的停滞不前，再加上公众对一些药剂师工作条件不利的报道，可能使年轻药剂师对药学这一职业的乐观情绪受到了影响。
本研究旨在分析应届药剂学专业毕业生对药学职业的积极性趋势。
本研究的数据来自美国药学院协会(American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy)维护的毕业生调查。这组分析集中在受访者对“如果我重新开始我的大学生涯，我会选择学习药学”这句话的认同程度。对该项目进行了 2014 年至 2021 年的描述性统计，使用卡方分析比较了各年的同意率趋势，并比较了公立和私立药学院的反应。
调查的回复率在各年和类别（公立与私立）之间从 71.1%到 80.2%不等。在 2014 年至 2021 年期间，越来越多的应届药剂学专业毕业生表示，如果他们重新开始大学生涯，他们会选择药学，这一比例总体呈下降趋势，最大的下降发生在 2016 年之后。在所有学院中，同意率从 2014 年的 81.8%下降到 2021 年的 72.2%（χ=398.2；P<0.001）。私立学院毕业生的同意率从 2014 年的 80.7%下降到 2021 年的 74.8%，而公立学院毕业生的同意率从 2014 年的 83.0%下降到 2020 年的 69.8%。2021 年，公立学院毕业生的同意率低于私立学院毕业生（χ=33.8；P<0.001）。
自 2014 年以来，应届药剂学专业毕业生对药学职业的积极性有所下降。有必要对这一现象进行进一步调查。
