Past…Present…Future of Pharmacy Education in Thailand (Part II)
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This concept paper discusses the past, current status and future trends of pharmacy education in Thailand. Relevant primary and secondary data, evidences, facts and figures were compiled and presented along with data analyses and best possible estimation. Significant remarks and extrapolation were proposed in order to provide most plausible future prospects and to pinpoint critical considerations and opportunities for improvement for all stakeholders, particularly, university administrators, policy makers, and relevant professional affiliations and networks.
In the Part I, The definition of pharmacy profession, past and present of pharmacy education, evolution of pharmacy curricular and pharmacy teaching methods, the structure of 6-year pharmacy curriculum, name list of all harmacy institutes in Thailand and the first part from three parts of pharmacy education framework that is (1) the input (student admission) were explained.
The details of the second part of pharmacy education framework those are (2) the learning processes according to the curriculum. 10 key components of the pharmacy education process were thoroughly covered and identified, namely, the core knowledge of pharmacy, curriculum structure, quantity and quality of pharmacy educators, preceptors, and desirable student attributes, pharmacy education activities, good practices in pharmacy education, continuing pharmacy education (CPE), internalization, and professional postgraduate studies. Moreover the final part of pharmacy education framework that is the output of the process (pharmacy graduates) is also described in this Part II.
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