title: Pharmacy Interns' Perception of Their Professional Role.
abstract: Objective.To determine pharmacy interns' perceptions of the roles of the pharmacist and pharmacy prior to and during the pharmacy internship and to compare their perceptions with those of their supervisors and the pharmacy customers.Methods.Questionnaires were completed and submitted by 395 interns prior to and during their internships. Interns interviewed their supervisors and two to four local customers.Results.Ninety-six supervisors and 285 customers were interviewed. Interns' perceptions were aligned with those of their supervisors in that both groups indicated that a pharmacist's most important role is that of a clinical leader. Furthermore, interns' perception of customers' expectations regarding the pharmacy were well aligned with customers' actual expectations with regard to service.Conclusion.The study illustrates that interns became more aligned in their perceptions due to the pharmacy internship. The study findings imply that the pharmacy internship influences interns' perception of the pharmacy and pharmacist's roles in society through complex individual and social learning processes.
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Stense
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vestergaard
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Lotte Stig
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Nørgaard
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Janine Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Traulsen
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaae
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D010595:Pharmacists; D064172:Pharmacy Residencies; D024382:Professional Role / Q000523:psychology*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Denmark; attitudes; pharmacy internship; role perception