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A quantitative evaluation method has not yet been established for pharmacy students in relation to learning achievements and their hospital-based practical training. We therefore developed an outpatient chemotherapy educational program to address this issue. To assess the learning achievements quantitatively, we carried out four examinations - twice at the halfway point (first) and at the program's term-end (second); a perfect score was 100. This study was conducted between May and November 2013 and 24 pharmacy students participated. The results showed that the first and second mean scores relating to their cytotoxic agent handling knowledge were 91.5 ± 5.2 and 99.1 ± 1.8, respectively. The first and second mean scores relating to preparation skills for vials (how to handle anticancer drugs) were 68.5 ± 13.1 and 78.9 ± 18.5, respectively. For their preparation skills (using closed systems to handle anticancer drugs) the mean scores were 85.2 ± 13.1 (first) and 97.0 ± 3.7 (second). The first and second mean scores about the processes involved in solving chemotherapy-related patient problems were 52.1 ± 23.7 and 77.8 ± 21.9, respectively. All of the scores were significantly increased at the end of the program compared with scores halfway through. These results suggest that our program may be useful for supporting pharmacy students to learn more effectively during their hospital-based practical training in Japan.
