Going Global: The Report of the 2009–2010 Research and Graduate Affairs Committee

Global Experiential and Didactic Education Opportunities at US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

“…Countries that had the highest number of schools offering an international APPE were England (13), China (12), Thailand (11), Australia (10), Guatemala (10), and Honduras (10). East Asia had the highest geographic concentration of schools offering an international APPE; yet no schools offered an international APPE in central Asia or central Africa.…”

“…A majority of the respondents reported an increase or no change in their level of global and international affiliations during the year prior to the survey. 9,10 Most global education opportunities within pharmacy focus on global health education and training where global health is defined as "an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide." 11 The globalization of pharmacy education has also impacted national pharmacy associations.…”

Addressing Cultural Competency in Pharmacy Education through International Service Learning and Community Engagement

“…This article summarizes such a proof-of-concept project designed, developed and implemented as an innovative international service learning and community engagement course for pharmacy students at UBC, which then evaluated students' learning based on faculty reviews of their self-reflections and assessments. To our knowledge, comparatively little has been written to document the impact of cross-cultural learning within an international service and community engagement course context for pharmacy students [24]. To build on the notion that students learn best by experience and that they also learn by reflecting on and documenting on their experiences, at the end of the course, students in this project participated in further critical analysis of their written reflections and written report and assessed them within the context of the course's general objectives (Table 1) [25,26].…”

Globalization of Pharmacy Education: What is Needed?

“…Pharmacy education has a history in global outreach with many collaborative educational, clinical, and research endeavors across continents. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Such opportunities have proven to be fruitful, enriching, and rewarding. 1,3,[5][6][7] I have traveled to several countries in the Middle East over the last 17 years, presenting at schools of pharmacy and serving as an external assessor for pharmacy programs, and I found that many pharmacy institutions there are struggling with the same issues we are struggling with here in the United States and in other parts of the world.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Such opportunities have proven to be fruitful, enriching, and rewarding. 1,3,[5][6][7] I have traveled to several countries in the Middle East over the last 17 years, presenting at schools of pharmacy and serving as an external assessor for pharmacy programs, and I found that many pharmacy institutions there are struggling with the same issues we are struggling with here in the United States and in other parts of the world. With the increased role pharmacists can play in the healthcare system on a local and global level, establishment of purposeful best practices in the development of pharmacy curriculum; exchanges of faculty members, administrators, professional and graduate students; successful models of pharmacy practice; addressing regulatory issues and other key areas in pharmacy, is needed more than ever before.…”