Exploring the experiences and expectations of pharmacist interns in large general hospitals in China: from the perspective of interns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-based pharmacy internship (HBPI) is critical for the transition from "pharmacy students" to "professional pharmacists". This study explores the pharmacist interns' experiences and expectations for HBPI from their personal experiences intending to provide references for future hospital pharmacy education reform and policy development.

Methods

This is a multicenter qualitative study applying focus group discussions. Pharmacist interns were invited as participants from large teaching hospitals in Henan, China. A thematic analysis was conducted to qualitatively analyze this data. Nvivo 12 was utilized for data management and processing.

Results

Three focus group discussions were conducted, involving 16 interns as participants. Three themes were summari

SUBMITTER: Yao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264576 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature