2020
DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2020.1.1738
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Experiential education in the pharmacy undergraduate curricula in Brazil

Abstract: Objective: Considering the curriculum reform process taking place in pharmacy undergraduate programs in Brazil and the importance of practical experience to students throughout their learning process in university, this study aims to provide an overview of pharmacy undergraduate programs in Brazil and their respective internships. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. A documentary analysis of pharmacy undergraduate programs in the face-to-face modality was carried out, with data obtai… Show more

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“…In Brazil, there are approximately 429 pharmacy degree courses in private institutions and 73 courses public institutions, more than four times the number of degree courses in the United States [37]. Despite efforts to improve the clinical training of Brazilian pharmacists, such as the publication of the new Guidelines for the Undergraduate Course in Pharmacy that recommend that 50% of the workload of the course is in the healthcare lines, the unreasonable number of higher education institutions, different curricular structures, and teaching methods may have influenced the work process of drug dispensing [37][38][39][40].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Brazil, there are approximately 429 pharmacy degree courses in private institutions and 73 courses public institutions, more than four times the number of degree courses in the United States [37]. Despite efforts to improve the clinical training of Brazilian pharmacists, such as the publication of the new Guidelines for the Undergraduate Course in Pharmacy that recommend that 50% of the workload of the course is in the healthcare lines, the unreasonable number of higher education institutions, different curricular structures, and teaching methods may have influenced the work process of drug dispensing [37][38][39][40].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interestingly, the pharmacists reported deficiencies in their academic education in relation to drug dispensing. As in other low‐ and middle‐income countries, these shortcomings may be related to an overemphasis of basic sciences during undergraduate and lack of specialized disciplines and internships for the development of clinical skills 40–43 . In addition, although there are government initiatives intent on modifying undergraduate degree programmes related to health care, the excessive number of more than 600 pharmacy courses in Brazil can generate professional with different basic level needed to implement standard healthcare procedures 3,44,45 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interestingly, the pharmacists reported de ciencies in their academic education in relation to drug dispensing. As in other low-and middle-income countries, these shortcomings may be related to an overemphasis of basic sciences during undergraduate studies and lack of specialized disciplines and internships for the development of clinical skills [43,44,45,46]. In addition, although there are government initiatives intent on modifying undergraduate degree programs related to health care, the excessive number of more than 600 pharmacy courses in Brazil can generate professional with different basic level needed to implement standard healthcare procedures [3,47,48].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%