Are we on the right track? Answers from a national survey of thai graduates’ perceptions during the transition to the 6-year pharmd program

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue , 2018, Pages 713-722

  Suttajit, Siritree ^a   Suwannaprom, Puckwipa ^a   Supapaan, Teeraporn ^b   Eakanunkul, Suntara ^a   Tangkiatkumjai, Mayuree ^c   Kongkaew, Chuenjid ^d   Anderson, Claire ^e   Wongpoowarak, Payom ^f  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Attitude; Competency; Pharmacy education; PharmD curriculum; Thailand; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85063342835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S173014     Document Type: Article

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