Assessment of Pharmacy Students' Willingness to Practice after Graduation

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dc.contributor.authorJoda, A.E.
dc.contributor.authorNwaokomah, S.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-22T14:29:44Z
dc.date.available2019-11-22T14:29:44Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Emigration of pharmacists is a problem in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives: To identify if the tendency to emigrate (internal and external) is already determined during the undergraduate training. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the four faculties of pharmacy in Southwestern Nigeria. A sample of 200 to 400 Level students in the Faculty in Lagos was also surveyed. Pretested questionnaires with mainly Likert-type questions were administered to the target population. Results: It was found that an average 70% of final year students surveyed expressed a willingness to practice after graduation (74%, 54%, 75% and 76% in Unilag, UI, OAU and OOU respectively) while 55.3% of the Junior Undergrads expressed a willingness to practice the profession, post graduation. The results also revealed that the final year respondents believe that pharmacists in practice are not fulfilled (79%, 55%, 73% and 71% in Unilag, UI, OAU and OOU respectively). 23.3% of the Junior Undergraduates also have this belief Conclusion: It can be concluded from this study that pharmacy students are willing to practice the profession after graduation either within or outside the country. The study recommends motivation of pharmacists and review of the academic curriculum.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJoda, A.E. and Nwaokomah, S.O. (2011). Assessment of Pharmacy Students' Willingness to Practice after Graduation. West African Journal of Pharmacy, 22 (1):82-90en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6960
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWest African Journal of Pharmacyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWest African Journal of Pharmacy,;Vol.22(1)
dc.subjectBrain drainen_US
dc.subjectPharmacy Educationen_US
dc.subjectPharmacy Practiceen_US
dc.subjectHuman Capital Flighten_US
dc.subjectHealth care personnelen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduate Studentsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::PHARMACYen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Pharmacy Students' Willingness to Practice after Graduationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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