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Role of Nutrition Education in Pharmacy Curriculum-Students' Perspectives and Attitudes
Majid Mufaqam Syed-Abdul1,2, Syed Sadath Kabir3, Dhwani Satishkumar Soni2
1Department of Child and Family Studies, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA.
Abstract:
Many pharmacists report they lack nutritional knowledge and believe the best time to educate pharmacists about nutrition is during pharmacy school.
Purpose:
This study was conducted to determine if today's pharmacy students receive education in nutrition and if they realize the importance of a nutrition course.
Methods:
Ninety-five pharmacy students attending pharmacy school were surveyed in two pharmacy schools in the United States.
Results:
The survey showed only 13.7% received nutrition education and 82.9% of students believed nutrition education should be incorporated into the pharmacy degree curriculum. When the pharmacy-related experience was taken into account, 73.3% of students believed that a nutrition course should be incorporated into the curriculum.
Conclusion:
This study suggests that pharmacy students from two major universities in Alabama and Illinois realize the importance of nutrition education and believe a nutrition course should be incorporated into the pharmacy degree curriculum.
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