Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION
Volume 80, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
AMER ASSOC COLL PHARMACY
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe80340
Keywords
organic chemistry; survey; medicinal chemistry; motivation
Funding
- German Academic National Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
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Objective. To investigate German pharmacy students' attitudes toward the relevance of organic chemistry training in Julius Maximilian University (JMU) of Wurzburg with regard to subsequent courses in the curricula and in later prospective career options. Methods. Surveys were conducted in the second-year organic chemistry course (50 participants) as well as during the third-year and fourth-year lecture cycle on medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry (66 participants) in 2014. Results. Students' attitudes were surprisingly consistent throughout the progress of the degree course. Students considered organic chemistry very relevant to the pharmacy study program (95% junior and 97% senior students), and of importance for their future pharmacy program (88% junior and 94% senior students). With regard to prospective career options, the perceived relevance was considerably lower and attitudes were less homogenous. Conclusions. German pharmacy students at JMU Wurzburg consider organic chemistry of high relevance for medicinal chemistry and other courses in JMU's pharmacy program.
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