PHARMACY INTERNSHIP - OPPORTUNITIES IN PHARMACY PRACTICE

Pharmacy internship -as learning in practice - is an essential part of the undergraduate pharmacy education. The goals are to increase students awareness of the various opportunities in pharmacy practice according to the current EU directive on the recognition of professional qualifications. This paper describes the key learning objectives and content of the internship organised by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Romania The internship is carried out in collaboration with the faculty, professional organization and the training pharmacies. The pharmacy program developed according with the new pharmaceutical internship guide was analyzed based on the evaluation questionnaires completed by each student enrolled. The feedback obtained from the students improves the activities and establishes the objectives according with the current standards of profession. Professional behaviour and interpersonal communication skills were identified as pharmaceutical tasks. In addition, training programmes for preceptors were considered required. As a result, we proposed an experimental pharmacy internship module - an experiential rotational - for fourthyear pharmacy students with the overall goal to provide an opportunity to participate in the role of the pharmacist in different areas of competence. This system of pharmacy internship should be updated in accordance with the changes concerning the opportunities in pharmacy practice. The feedback from the students highlights that they are aware of the usefulness of the current internship. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK