title: Integrating Internships with Professional Study in Pharmacy Education in Finland.
abstract: Pharmacy internships are an important part of undergraduate pharmacy education worldwide. Internships in Finland are integrated into professional study during the second and third year, which has several pedagogic advantages, such as better understanding of the association between academic studies and pharmaceutical work-life during the studies, and enhanced self-reflection through the feedback from preceptors and peers during the internships. The objective of this paper is to describe the Finnish integrated internship using the pharmacy curriculum at the University of Helsinki as an example.
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pitkä
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Löfhjelm
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Passi
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Marja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Airaksinen
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D064172:Pharmacy Residencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011231:Preceptorship; D016730:Program Development; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: curriculum development; pharmacy education; pharmacy internship; situated learning; teaching pharmacies