Abstract
Purpose: To carry out an interventional study on the knowledge, attitude and perception of penultimate and final year undergraduate pharmacy students of the University of Ibadan on Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
 Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among penultimate and final-year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan using semi-structured questionnaire. A seminar was organized for the intervention group. The data were summarized using descriptive and inferential statistics.
 Results: Pre-intervention PharmD knowledge assessment of majority, 63 (94.0 %) control group and 63 (87.5 %) intervention group participants was below average. Post-intervention, 38 (52.8 %) intervention group participants had satisfactory scores, while 54 (80.6 %) of control group had below average scores. Generally, the participants had good PharmD attitude and perception. There was a significant difference (p < 0.001) between pre- and post-intervention PharmD knowledge assessment among the intervention group. A significant difference (p < 0.001) was observed between the post-intervention PharmD knowledge of the control group and the intervention group.
 Conclusion: Baseline below average PharmD knowledge of study participants improved significantly in the intervention group post-intervention. Generally, the participants had a good attitude and perception towards the PharmD program.
 Keywords: PharmD, Pre-post intervention, Undergraduate pharmacy students, Knowledge, Attitude, Perception, University of Ibadan
Highlights
It is no longer news that the PharmD program has been approved in Nigeria in 2016 and any Pharmacy School adequately equipped for the program may commence the training sequel to Nigeria University Commission approval
It is important to find out the National projected growth for the pharmacy profession in the US is anticipated at 14 % between 2012 and 2022, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics [1]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ projections are corroborated by the US Department of Health and Human Services, which anticipates that national need for pharmacists will increase 1.4 % annually through 2030 [2]
Summary
It is no longer news that the PharmD program has been approved in Nigeria in 2016 and any Pharmacy School adequately equipped for the program may commence the training sequel to Nigeria University Commission approval. It is important to find out the knowledge, attitude and perceptions of some undergraduate students in a Nigerian Faculty of Pharmacy about the program. This becomes critical as the focus is no longer theoretical didactic lectures but practical and experiential based approach. National projected growth for the pharmacy profession in the US is anticipated at 14 % between 2012 and 2022, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics [1]. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ projections are corroborated by the US Department of Health and Human Services, which anticipates that national need for pharmacists will increase 1.4 % annually through 2030 [2]
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