A Study to Investigate the Perception of First Year Pharmacy Student of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Towards the Pharmacy Profession

Abstract

Abstract--The focus of pharmacy education has shifted from product oriented to patient centre care. In the case of patient oriented, Pharmacist plays an important role in assuring the efficacy of drug to patient and preventing patient from the adverse drug event. In doing this responsibility, a pharmacist should serve their patient directly. Anybody who choose the profession should aware and run it with all their heart and sincerely. This study aimed to describe the perception of first year pharmacy student toward the pharmacy profession that they choose. Views and attitudes of first year pharmacy student were explored by a questionnaire survey towards the Pharmacy profession. The result showed most of student knew the pharmacy field before they enter the pharmacy institution. Fifty five percent of them chose pharmacy as their first choice.Twenty five percent of them claimed that they feel dissatisfied about their choice in studying in pharmacy department. Most of the student claimed that they knew very well about the scope of pharmacy profession. The pharmacy department head and team need to support the unsatisfied student in order to make them love pharmacy study and pharmacy professsion.