著者

大光 正男 Epp Denise A. 曲渕 直喜 湯川 栄二

出版者

第一薬科大学

雑誌

第一薬科大学研究年報 = Annual report of Daiichi University of Pharmacy (ISSN:02868016)

巻号頁・発行日

no.30, pp.59-72, 2014-03-31

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The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan proposed the "Model Core Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Education" to improve pharmaceutical education and to meet the changing health care needs in Japan. One of the basic concepts in the recent six-year Pharmacy Educational System is to enhance the current system to a level where Japanese pharmacists can participate more productively in the international arena. A practical command of English is necessary for the global exchange of data/information and dialog (journals, magazines, newspapers or direct contact) and a requirement stated in the Advanced Educational Guidelines. A global perspective and attitude from an educational perspective is also reflected in the current Model Core Curriculum of the six-year Pharmacy Educational System. This rapidly evolving need for greater internationalization of Medical Pharmacy and training of medical professionals who can play an active role globally in the area of International Scientific Exchange led to the development of an Overseas Pharmacy Training Course offered to first- through fifth-year students. The Daiichi University of Pharmacy Supporter's Association created study tours first to Northern Europe and then in March of 2013 to Canada, where there are high standards in pharmacy practice and collaborative drug therapy monitoring (CDTM) and an emphasis on the Continuing Education of a pharmacist with license updating. This paper summarizes the observations of the pharmacists' role and pharmacy education in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, as well as student participant responses from a questionnaire and small group discussions (SGD) following the study tour.