Intended as a companion piece to volume 7 in the Method Series, Pharmaceutical Supply System Planning (CE 024 234), this fifth of six volumes in the International Health Planning Reference Series is a combined literature review and annotated bibliography dealing with alternative methodologies for planning and analyzing pharmaceutical supply…

Graduate programs are reported at 55 of the 72 accredited pharmacy schools in the U.S. for the 1976-77 academic year. Tables show the distribution of students in these programs. (LBH)

Images drawn from popular media as well as professional stereotypes impede the integration of the pharmacist into the health care team. A course at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, designed to study stereotypes, is described. (Author/MLW)

The career goal differences between the Mexican-American and Caucasian pharmacy students at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy were studied. The importance of tracking the practice patterns of female Mexican-American pharmacists is described. Identification of factors influencing minority pharmacy student career decisions is encouraged.…

An instrument developed to measure pharmacy student work values revealed 11 reliable factors: quality patient care; supervision and company policy; work creativity/variety; status; management/leadership; economic return; work schedule; family responsibilities; job security; co-worker relationships; and policies and procedures. There were…

The dominate issue in pharmacy education has been which degree, BS or PharmD, should be entry-level degree for pharmacy. Data show that the number of BS degrees conferred has been decreasing while the number of PharmD degrees has been increasing. (Author/MLW)

Poison Control Centers are being utilized by more schools of pharmacy each year as training sites for students. This paper discusses what such a center is, its services, changes anticipated in the poison center system in the next several years and how they may influence pharmacy education, specifically as it relates to clinical toxicology.…

A clinical pharmacy educational program is described. Under the guidance of pharmacy faculty members, senior pharmacy students participate in patient care activities with general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialty teams consisting of an attending faculty physician, an internal medicine resident, two interns, and four junior or…

The College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, engaged in an innovative, intense approach to clerkship curriculum development based on the nominal group process. The nominal group process is defined as a method of soliciting ideas and constructive input from experts with differing backgrounds and perceptions. (Author/MLW)

Seventeen behaviorally-anchored rating scales were developed for a comprehensive measure of performance in pharmacy practice, including pharmacist selection, performance appraisal, and promotion activities. The scales (which are included) were also used to evaluate extern performance, and to serve as a criterion measure in studies of concurrent…

A survey of undergraduate pharmacy students at the University of Nebraska examined whether they rated product- or patient-oriented pharmacist behaviors more highly and to determine any difference in perception of pharmacists' behaviors among bachelor degree students post-clerkship as compared to doctoral students prior to clinical experiences.…

Project Porvenir functions as a manpower resource for primary health care systems developing in rural New Mexico. By providing supervised interdisciplinary teams of students in medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, Porvenir increases the service capabilities of the facilities with which it is affiliated. (LBH)

Because of the need for frequent diagnosis and evaluation, many educators are using computer-generated repeatable exams in PSI programs. Such computer-managed instruction being used at the University of Wyoming is described. (LBH)

The study examined the extent of alcohol and illicit drug use by pharmacy students (N=1440) in eight schools of pharmacy in the southeastern United States. Reported drug use was low, but almost 70 percent of students perceived a need for substance abuse and awareness programs. (Author/MLW)

This review is divided into these topics: alkaloids, antibiotics, inorganics, nitrogen and oxygen containing compounds, steroids, sulfur containing compounds, vitamins, techniques, and miscellaneous methods. The review covers from November 1986, to October 1988. (MVL)