Educational Effects of Case Presentation Performed by Senior Students on Fourth-year Pharmacy Student Participants

Abstract

We investigated the educational effects of fourth-year pharmacy studentsʼ participation in the case presentation performed by senior students during clinical practice. Two hundred eight fourth-year students participated in the case presentation using Meijo Distance Education System (MDES), and a total number of 509 fourth-year students was administered questionnaires. Of the total number of students, 93.7％ answered “watching the case presentation was useful,” 91.2％ answered “question-and-answer was useful,” 86.6％ answered “I gained useful knowledge,” and 79.7％ answered “I was satisfied with the content.” Joining the case presentation is an opportunity for fourth-year students to think about how to apply basic knowledge and appropriate interventions for individual patients. It is useful for junior students to consider senior students as role models to gain further understanding of clinical practice and to improve their motivation to study.