ABSTRACT
Introduction: Physical assessment training is included in many 6-year training programs for pharmacists.<br>Method: To clarify the effects of this training for developing the professional abilities of pharmacists and for increasing the students’ motivation for learning, we investigated changes in students’ attitudes before and after physical assessment training by means of a questionnaire, whose free descriptions were evaluated with a text-mining approach.<br>Results: After training, the percentage of students who believed they needed to acquire the knowledge and skills of physical assessment increased significantly. Furthermore, the motivation for learning increased.<br>Discussion: We believe that physical assessment training makes students aware of the importance of the contribution of physical assessment to drug therapy and increases students’ motivation for learning.