Editor-in-Chief
Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu
Vice Editors
Levent Kabasakal
Esra Tatar
Online ISSN
2630-6344
Publisher
Marmara University
Frequency
Bimonthly (Six issues / year)
Abbreviation
J.Res.Pharm.
Former Name
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
2018 , Vol 22 , Issue 1
Factors affecting career plans of faculty of pharmacy students in Ege University and their evaluations about career symposium
1Department of Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Bornova 35040 Izmir, Turkey
DOI :
10.12991/mpj.2018.38
Career choice is one of the most important decisions affecting human life substantially and determines the future in material
and psychological aspects. This research performed to evaluate 1-day career training program, determine students" future career plans, factors
influencing career choice and training needs, ascertain level of anxiety about future of Ege University"s Pharmacy Faculty students. It is a descriptive
research. Population includes Ege University"s Pharmacy Faculty students participating symposium. Data obtained by self-reporting of 12-question
survey by 100-students and evaluated with frequency, percentage distribution, chi-square and fisher"s exact test by SPSS-18. It was found that more
than half (56%) of the students were members of low-and-low-middle income group and these students want to work in public sector, 92% has
anxiety about issues such as low wages, unemployment and failure to work on desired field. 49% of students has more than one career choice, and
there is statistically significant differences between gender, parents" educational background and post-graduation working area choices. 51% of
students were found symposium participated in for shaping future career plans is effective, 90% were found symposium useful, 93% were needed
career planning trainings and symposiums during undergraduate studies for recognize career areas and raise awareness in pharmacy. For clarifying
students" career goals during the undergraduate, as elective courses may be added to curriculum, organization of events such as symposium,
seminar, establishment of counseling offices in universities and increasing internships" effectiveness will be useful. Concordantly, it is thought that
accreditation process of pharmacy faculties will provide opportunity for new regulations.
Keywords :
Pharmacy ; career choice ; pharmacy education ; pharmacy students