薬学部低学年における基本課題と自由臨床課題の併用学習の効果  [in Japanese] An Effectiveness of Combination Learning of Basic Problem and Free Clinical Topics in Lecturing for the Lower Grade Students in Pharmacy School  [in Japanese]

To help pharmacy students develop applied knowledge concerning clinical diseases and the ability to communicate with patients (and medical staff), we have introduced a new improved program for first and second year pharmaceutical students. This new program involves a 10-20 minute presentation of a clinical disease and clinical case by the students after regular lectures. Our new program may be useful for a 6-year pharmacy education in order to produce pharmacy students who have: 1) wide clinical knowledge, 2) a better basis for understanding advanced subjects such as pharmacology, drug therapeutics and pathologic physiology that are taken in the upper grades, and 3) practical training at medical institutions. In addition, a pamphlet produced as part of the student presentation become reference data when students in the following year study the same topic or teachers of other professional subjects attempt a similar program.