[Historical study of clinical pharmacy education in Japan (part 2) retrospective evaluation of the roles of the one-year graduate course of clinical pharmacy practice (Yakugaku Senkouka) at Meijo University].
Clinical pharmacy practice education started 30 years ago in Japan. Since 1975, a one-year graduate course, clinical pharmacy practice (Yakugaku Senkouka), has been offered at Meijo University, making it a leading school to raise pharmacists with sufficient experience in hospital settings. This article describes the scope of the course, the development of educational systems to meet public demand for new pharmaceutical skills, and the influences on reforming the Japanese health-care system. The content consists of the following: (1) The process of building up the first curricula of clerkship, (2) requirements for admission, namely including an essay, an interview, school records and an aptitude test, (3) establishing the teaching discipline, (4) achievement goals, (5) learning process modeled on methods used in the United States, (6) establishing the concept of medical ethics, (7) professional status of course graduates, and (8) nationwide influence on the social health-care of the country. The one-year graduate course of clinical pharmacy practice was terminated in 2002 and is to be reintroduced as a two-year graduate school course to cope with the present and future trends in health-care systems.
Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi.
Manako
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Han-Ya
D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007564:Japan; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000266:history*