Service learning in pharmacy: Opportunities for student learning and service delivery

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dc.contributor.authorBheekie, Angeni
dc.contributor.authorObikeze, Kenechukwu
dc.contributor.authorBapoo, Rafik
dc.contributor.authorEbrahim, Naushaad
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-13T12:31:27Z
dc.date.available2016-06-13T12:31:27Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractHigh patient load and understaffing in public health care facilities preclude the provision of optimal pharmaceutical services in South Africa. A Service Learning in Pharmacy (SLIP) programme for the University of the Western Cape's final year pharmacy students was implemented in health care facilities to assist in service provision. Students rotated between a pharmacotherapy (patient-oriented) and pharmaceutical formulation (product-oriented) activities to develop skills in prescription analysis, manufacturing and packaging of hospital pharmaceuticals. Structured focus group sessions were held with students and pharmacists to assess the integrated service learning experiences. Student feedback was positive, as the 'real world' experiences enabled them to adapt to intense work pressures, developed a sense of 'personal responsibility' towards patient health and they were sensitized to issues of social injustice. Students became competent in prescription analyses, counseling on medication use, manufacturing and pre-packing procedures. Pharmacists fully supported increased student involvement in the health services. Service learning in pharmacy schools is needed to contextualize learning and to address health care needs in South Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBheekie, A. et al. (2011). Service learning in pharmacy: Opportunities for student learning and service delivery. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 5(23): 2546-2557en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-0816
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2303
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.rights.uriAcademic Journals strongly supports the Open Access initiative. Abstracts and full texts of all articles published by Academic Journals are freely accessible to everyone immediately after publication.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJPP11.375
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectPharmacotherapyen_US
dc.subjectPharmaceutical formulationen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduateen_US
dc.subjectPharmacy trainingen_US
dc.subjectPublic sectoren_US
dc.subjectHealthcare servicesen_US
dc.subjectService-learningen_US
dc.titleService learning in pharmacy: Opportunities for student learning and service deliveryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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