Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this project was to determine the extent to which the spiritual aspect of patient care is addressed in pharmacy curricula.
Methods: Curriculum committee chairs and student leaders at all schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada (n=94) were surveyed via mailed questionnaire.
Results: Usable responses were received from 71.3% of the curriculum committee chairs and 57.4% of student leaders. Although only 21.4% of respondents indicated that their curriculum includes in-struction on the spiritual aspect of patient care, 62.9% of chairs feel that this is appropriate content and 90.7% of student leaders believe that spirituality can impact health.
Conclusions: In training the next generation of patient-centered pharmacy practitioners, consideration of all aspects of human behavior, including spirituality, is important.
Methods: Curriculum committee chairs and student leaders at all schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada (n=94) were surveyed via mailed questionnaire.
Results: Usable responses were received from 71.3% of the curriculum committee chairs and 57.4% of student leaders. Although only 21.4% of respondents indicated that their curriculum includes in-struction on the spiritual aspect of patient care, 62.9% of chairs feel that this is appropriate content and 90.7% of student leaders believe that spirituality can impact health.
Conclusions: In training the next generation of patient-centered pharmacy practitioners, consideration of all aspects of human behavior, including spirituality, is important.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 44 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Curricula
- Human behavior
- Pharmacy
- Spirituality
