医療薬学教育へのＰｒｏｂｌｅｍ Ｂａｓｅｄ Ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ（ＰＢＬ）形式授業の導入−病院薬剤師の関わりと受講生の評価−

Abstract

It is important for students to acquire the skills of pharmaceutical care with respect to patients. However, clinical pharmacy education in Japan is still not fully developed and teachers at faculties of pharmacy generally teach students by means of lectures, which is too passive for students. Since such a lecture-based system will not help them to acquire pharmaceutical care skills, there should also be training that simulates the provision of pharmaceutical care in the clinical situation.To address this issue, the authors tested problem-based learning (PBL) on students, with the objective of developing problem solving skills and student independence. In the PBL, students gained an understanding of the principles of pharmacotherapy and drew up hypothetical schemes for pharmaceutical care, worked out the problems and discussed them together in small groups. They also practiced role-playing, which was intended to help them learn communication skills.Afterwards, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey to evaluate the student's impressions of the PBL and they evaluated it highly, particularly with regard to learning communication and problem-solving skills. These results suggest that it would be useful to introduce PBL in clinical pharmacy education in Japan.