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Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy
|January 1, 1987
Summary
This study surveyed fellows in a collaborative clinical research program. Most fellows found the training beneficial, with many securing industry positions and contributing to scientific literature.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy
- Clinical Research
- Drug Development
Background:
- Industry/academia collaborative fellowships offer unique training in clinical research.
- Clinical pharmacists can develop research skills and understand drug development through these programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the benefit and quality of the UNC/BW fellowship from the fellows' perspective.
- To determine if the fellowship effectively trains clinical pharmacists as clinical researchers by examining career paths and research output.
Main Methods:
- Survey of fellows to gather individual perspectives on training needs and interests.
- Analysis of post-fellowship career paths, focusing on employment in clinical research roles.
- Assessment of research contributions, including publications and abstracts, generated by former fellows.
Main Results:
- The majority of fellows believed the program met their training needs and interests.
- Most graduates obtained employment with clinical research responsibilities, primarily within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Former fellows produced 10 papers and 3 abstracts; two-year fellows showed greater research output than one-year fellows.
Conclusions:
- The fellowship is perceived as beneficial by participants and leads to research-oriented employment.
- While individual feedback is positive, further objective measures are needed to fully assess the program's success in training clinical researchers.
- The program shows promise in developing clinical pharmacists for careers in pharmaceutical industry research.
