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Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University
BACKGROUND: Pharmacy students seek postgraduate education (PGE) to develop their knowledge in a specified field of interest. Postgraduate Master’s programs under the school of pharmacy in Ethiopia include clinical pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical analysis, s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7326204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32617030 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S244326 |
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author | Woldekidan, Nigist Alemayehu Mohammed, Ammas Siraj Belachew, Eyayaw Ashete |
author_facet | Woldekidan, Nigist Alemayehu Mohammed, Ammas Siraj Belachew, Eyayaw Ashete |
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description | BACKGROUND: Pharmacy students seek postgraduate education (PGE) to develop their knowledge in a specified field of interest. Postgraduate Master’s programs under the school of pharmacy in Ethiopia include clinical pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical analysis, social pharmacy and administrative pharmacy, and pharmaceutics. This study aims to assess pharmacy student’s motivation to study postgraduate programs and potential barriers to pursue postgraduate education. METHODS: Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on regular pharmacy students of the University of Gondar. A survey was distributed to undergraduate regular pharmacy students from year one to five. PGE interested and non-interested student’s difference in their characteristics was examined using chi-square. Binary Logistic regression was used to examine predictors of pursuing PGE. The study was conducted from February 1 to February 30, 2019. RESULTS: A total of 388 pharmacy students have participated in the study. More than half 215 (55.4%) of participants were males and in the age group 22–25, 204 (52.6%). Region (p-0.007), pharmacy as a first choice (p-0.001), experience in a leadership position (p-0.002), previous pharmacy-related work experience (p-0.001), and previous attendance at the conference (p-0.001) have shown statistically significant association with interest to pursue postgraduate education. CONCLUSION: Generally, few students rate their level of preparation and level of confidence to apply for PGE at high. Further works including preparing motivational speeches and details on admission requirements for available PGE programs have to be prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to enhance students’ interest. Besides, potential development of scholarships for PGE may enhance the ability of some students to apply for PGE, who otherwise would be unable to. |
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spelling | pubmed-73262042020-07-01 Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University Woldekidan, Nigist Alemayehu Mohammed, Ammas Siraj Belachew, Eyayaw Ashete Adv Med Educ Pract Original Research BACKGROUND: Pharmacy students seek postgraduate education (PGE) to develop their knowledge in a specified field of interest. Postgraduate Master’s programs under the school of pharmacy in Ethiopia include clinical pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical analysis, social pharmacy and administrative pharmacy, and pharmaceutics. This study aims to assess pharmacy student’s motivation to study postgraduate programs and potential barriers to pursue postgraduate education. METHODS: Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on regular pharmacy students of the University of Gondar. A survey was distributed to undergraduate regular pharmacy students from year one to five. PGE interested and non-interested student’s difference in their characteristics was examined using chi-square. Binary Logistic regression was used to examine predictors of pursuing PGE. The study was conducted from February 1 to February 30, 2019. RESULTS: A total of 388 pharmacy students have participated in the study. More than half 215 (55.4%) of participants were males and in the age group 22–25, 204 (52.6%). Region (p-0.007), pharmacy as a first choice (p-0.001), experience in a leadership position (p-0.002), previous pharmacy-related work experience (p-0.001), and previous attendance at the conference (p-0.001) have shown statistically significant association with interest to pursue postgraduate education. CONCLUSION: Generally, few students rate their level of preparation and level of confidence to apply for PGE at high. Further works including preparing motivational speeches and details on admission requirements for available PGE programs have to be prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to enhance students’ interest. Besides, potential development of scholarships for PGE may enhance the ability of some students to apply for PGE, who otherwise would be unable to. Dove 2020-06-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7326204/ /pubmed/32617030 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S244326 Text en © 2020 Woldekidan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Woldekidan, Nigist Alemayehu Mohammed, Ammas Siraj Belachew, Eyayaw Ashete Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University |
title | Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University |
title_full | Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University |
title_fullStr | Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University |
title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University |
title_short | Pharmacy Students Motivation, Preparation and Factors Affecting Pursuing Postgraduate Education in Ethiopian University |
title_sort | pharmacy students motivation, preparation and factors affecting pursuing postgraduate education in ethiopian university |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7326204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32617030 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S244326 |
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