4 results match your criteria: "UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC[Affiliation]"
Comparison of United States and Australian pharmacy student attitudes towards careers in geriatrics.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
December 2024
Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 121 Karpen Hall, 1 University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804, United States; UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC, 123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, Mountain Area Health Education Center, 123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, United States. Electronic address:
Introduction: The population of older adults is expanding globally, but there remains a lack of healthcare professionals trained to meet growing care needs. The primary objective of this study was to compare the top three to four factors driving interest vs. lack of interest in geriatrics among pharmacy students in the United States (US) vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurvey of pharmacy students to assess attitudes toward a career in older adult care.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
December 2023
Mountain Area Health Education Center, 125 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803, United States; UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 121 Karpen Hall, 1 University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804, United States; UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC, 125 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803, United States. Electronic address:
Introduction: In the United States, the older adult population is growing faster than the geriatrics-trained healthcare workforce. The primary objective of this study was to determine the top factors that increase or decrease pharmacy student interest in seeking a career in geriatrics.
Methods: A 23-item survey was disseminated to 611 first- through fourth-year pharmacy students.
Pharmacy student attitudes towards a career in older adult care.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
May 2022
Department of Pharmacotherapy, Mountain Area Health Education Center, 123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, United States; UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 121 Karpen Hall, 1 University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804, United States; UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC, 123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, United States. Electronic address:
Introduction: The United States (US) health care workforce is significantly unprepared to meet the needs of the growing older adult population. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the reasons that current pharmacy students are interested or not interested in pursuing a career or postgraduate training in geriatrics and to evaluate factors that influence this choice.
Methods: This is a qualitative study utilizing focus groups of pharmacy students from the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum of one public school of pharmacy in the US.
The current state of geriatric pharmacy education in the United States - A cross-sectional survey.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
March 2022
Regional Associate Dean and Clinical Associate Professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Asheville, NC, United States; Clinical Associate Professor, UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. Electronic address:
Introduction: Concerns exist that the current health care workforce is underprepared to meet the needs of the aging American population. This study evaluated the current emphasis on geriatrics in doctor of pharmacy curricula.
Methods: A 61-item web-based survey was distributed to associate deans with oversight of pharmacy curricula at all United States (US) schools and colleges of pharmacy (S/COP).