A medical mission to Guatemala as an advanced pharmacy practice experience

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Werremeyer, Amy B ^a   Skoy, Elizabeth T ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced pharmacy practice experience; Experiential learning; International practice experience; Medical mission

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL MISSION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL MISSION;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84867812977     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe768156     Document Type: Article

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