Analysis of Pharmacy Students' Learning in Clinical Pharmacy During Internship

Abstract

The internship is the moment when students experience professional practice in a real learning environment, providing the opportunity to acquire knowledge that was lacking during their undergraduate studies. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of clinical pharmacy among pharmacy students who had completed an internship in clinical pharmacy during their undergraduate studies. This research was carried out using a quasi-experimental methodology, in which the participants were 23 pharmacy students who had experienced an internship in clinical pharmacy. Data was collected using a questionnaire with answers based on the Likert® Scale, applied before the start of the internship and at the end of it. The variation between answers was the determining factor for the knowledge apprehension metric. From the results found, it was observed that the students increased their positive responses in relation to learning the proposed Clinical Pharmaceutical Services. There was a gain in knowledge during the internship period, demonstrating that this is a favorable resource for teaching clinical pharmacy.