Abstract
Pharmacy involvement in medical missions has traditionally centered around formulary development, medication acquisition, and traditional pharmacy functions (e.g., drug dispensing, storage, compounding, therapeutic substitution, regulatory issues, and patient counseling). However, the extensive clinical training that pharmacists receive during their education provides them with skills and abilities to participate in a wide variety of patient care services while on medical mission trips, such as triaging, taking patient histories, medication selection and dosing, and workflow management in a mobile clinic. Many pharmacy schools/colleges offer medical mission trips as part of service-learning or elective advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Both international and domestic medical missions not only help to enrich pharmacist’s and student pharmacist’s clinical skills but also increase awareness of diverse patient populations and foster a deeper understanding of global health issues. Assessment of the effects of pharmacy involvement has been positive, although limited in scope.
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