Abstract
A questionnaire was used to ascertain the awareness of pharmacy students (below: p.students) about the practices and business in their field at hospitals.The subjects of this survey were 513 p.students who had participated in practical training at the Pharmacy Department of Kitasato University Hospital during the last 5 years.
1.Most of the students participated in practical training at hospital pharmacies were hoping to become hospital pharmacists, and their experience through the practical training was a basis for their choice of occupation.2.Their comprehensions of pharmacist and job content at hospital pharmacies were low. 3.Through their experience at hospital pharmacies, most students realized the heavy responsibility of pharmacists and the necessity of applied pharmaceutical knowledge. 4.It is necessary to add practical training at hospital to the curriculam at pharmacy school for students hoping to work at hospital pharmacies.5.Cooperation of the specialists in this field is expected to reduce the heavy duty of the pharmacists at the hospital.
