Exploring practising pharmacy graduates’ views on improving the effectiveness of pharmacy education at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorvan Huyssteen, Mea
dc.contributor.authorBheekie, Angeni
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T10:19:23Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T10:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractSouth African health professional education institutions have a mandate to produce graduates who are able to address priority needs of the healthcare system and larger society. However, evidence of the effective use of public resources by health education institutions is not routinely collected. Practising graduates are a target audience who could provide part of this evidence. To explore the views of University of the Western Cape (UWC) pharmacy graduates on the effectiveness of pharmacy education in relation to their current and anticipated practice aspirations. A cross-sectional electronic survey was administered to UWC pharmacy graduates through the university’s alumni office network. Twenty-five graduates responded, of whom 60% were male (average age 38.9 (standard deviation 9.52) years). One of the strongest themes that emerged was the need for exposing pharmacy students from early on in the curriculum to a broad range of pharmacy and healthcare sectors and addressing real issues in these changing and complex environments. Graduates stressed the importance of the development of generic skills, such as interpersonal skills, leadership, advocacy and innovative problem-solving, which are necessary to effect positive change through collaborative and equitable approaches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationvan Huyssteen, M., & Bheekie, A. (2019). Exploring practising pharmacy graduates’ views on improving the effectiveness of pharmacy education at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 11 (3) ,77-80. 10.7196/AJHPE.2019.v11i3.1065en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-5127
dc.identifier.uri10.7196/AJHPE.2019.v11i3.1065
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8482
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHEALTH & MEDICAL PUBLISHING GROUPen_US
dc.subjectPharmacyen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectGraduatesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.titleExploring practising pharmacy graduates’ views on improving the effectiveness of pharmacy education at the University of the Western Cape, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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