[Present status and the future issues of the ethics education in the department of pharmacy].
The 6-year pharmacology education aims at teaching graduating pharmacists necessary knowledge, techniques and appropriate attitude as medical professionals. To attain these goals, a core curriculum model for pharmacology education has been presented. Based on this model, each university is to draw up an individualized new curriculum. As a result, along with subjects not so familiar to the 4 year education such as Clinical Communication Theory and Medicinal Therapy, long-term practical training is to be implemented. It is essential that pharmacists as medical professionals need to have high ethical standards. As for the core curriculum model, contents concerning ethics have been shown in "A. Learning about Humanism". In our country, "Pharmacist Ethics Regulation" has been established and serves as a model for standards of conduct for pharmacists. Education of these ethical standards needed by pharmacists is considered necessary and important and should be routinely performed within the 6 years of pharmacology education. Therefore ethics education in our schools is given from the 1st year to the first half of the 5th year. Moreover, it is considered important to learn ethical standards not only through lectures but also through on-site experience such as long-term practical training. All kinds of advice concerning the contents necessary for adequate ethics education and for promoting a suitable image of the faculties in charge are welcome.
Hayase
Yukitoshi
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Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University School of Pharmacy, Hokkaido, Japan. hayase_yuki@hokuyakudai.ac.jp
D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000639:trends*; D004994:Ethics, Pharmacy / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan