OBJECTIVE:
This study was to investigate and develop a
training program that integrated and strengthened
clinical competence and capacity of
hospital pharmacists which would be implemented at the
pharmacy department of Ewha Womans
University Mokdong
Hospital.
METHODS:
We assessed the
training programs of
hospital pharmacists in the
United Kingdom, the
United States and
Japan and compared those of major
hospitals in
Seoul and Gyeonggi provinces in
Korea. The
survey assessed the
satisfaction on the current educational programs for
pharmacists at Ewha Womans
University Mokdong
Hospital and a newly designed
education program was suggested.
RESULTS:
The major differences of the programs among the Korean
hospitals and Mokdong
Hospital were the
training period and contents of the entry-level
pharmacist education program. The overall
satisfaction of the
training program was >3 points on 5-Likert scale in the
survey. There was no significant difference of the
satisfaction level based on the
employment period of
pharmacists. The
pharmacists were in more than 7
training programs of clinical support
work. We proposed the clinical support
training for the new
pharmacists to be
separated from
orientation and concentrated on actual
work duty. In order to improve the competency, it was encouraged to participate the in-house seminar or certify the related fields provided by Korean Society of
Health-system
Pharmacists.
CONCLUSION:
The
education program was assessed among different countries and
hospitals of
Korea. We suggested to update
education program in the
hospital to enhance
pharmacists' competency.