Describes the responses of pharmacy schools in New England to the current shortage of pharmacists. The lengthened pharmacy program, recently expanded from 5 years to 6, is being accompanied by increased regional cooperation, with internships and some tuition breaks for pharmacy students. (SLD)

Why color television is essential for teaching medical and scientific subjects. (Author)

Focuses on pharmacists in Great Britain who have been identified as demonstrating more effective practices than others. Provides empirical evidence for the levels of organized teaching identified by French and Bazalgette. (Contains 25 references.) (DDR)

A study of the type and nature of questions asked of community pharmacists found that most questions concerned prescriptions, but when only professional questions were examined, non-prescription-related questions were more common. The results suggest that pharmacists' professional education about non-prescription drugs should be increased. (MSE)

Emphasis is given to determination of educational needs and program planning; the programs of two schools of pharmacy are also discussed. (Author)

Pharmaceutical analysis is incorporated into the pharmaceutics component of the undergraduate curriculum at the University of Wisconsin. Many collaborative demonstrations, lectures, and laboratory experiments can illustrate the close relationship between analysis and modern pharmacy practice. (Author/LBH)

If pharmacist preparation programs are to provide students with meaningful, relevant experiences, examination of current programs is necessary. The use of an educational model, by which future research can be organized and put to use, may serve as a starting point in this examination process. (Author/LBH)

The role and goals of preparatory professional education are reviewed, the interface between preparatory and continuing education established, and the processes involved as one moves from preparatory to continuing education differentiated. A broader and more supportive perspective for mandatory continuing education is envisioned. (LBH)

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of caring ability of a sample of pharmacy students and assess the relationship between selected predictor variables and pharmacy students' caring ability. Caring was viewed as the ability to assume responsibility for the protection and welfare of another without being perfunctory or begrudging.…

A study of ethical problems from pharmacists' (n=869) perspective in various practice settings found family and work experience were most influential on personal ethics, most had experienced a problem within the last year, and different ethical problems were cited as most commonly occurring and most difficult to resolve. (Author/MSE)

Using data from Jamaica, this article examines the need for more information and training in Third World pharmacies, and suggests a model of continuing education to promote informed and appropriate drug use. (Author/CT)

Development and validation of a statement of professional competencies for practicing pharmacists in British Columbia (Canada) are described. The resulting 12 weighted general competency statements were designed to serve as a blueprint for constructing and validating instruments to assess practicing pharmacists' continuing competence. (Author/MSE)

Describes the Native American Pharmacy Program at North Dakota State University (Fargo), which recruits Native American students into the field of pharmacy, offers summer enrichment programs for Native American secondary and college students and provides scholarships and student support services. (LP)

Definitions and roles of industrial pharmacists are reviewed historically and present-day needs for competence are detailed. (LBH)

A study comparing a cross-sectional sample of pharmacy students to national norms for other student groups on the Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale indicates that curriculum development in sexual health would be necessary to prepare pharmacists as consultants in birth control and sexual health, a gap currently existing in health care services.…