Case study a key tool in Pharm D education
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics (IJRPP) - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The field of education has a long history of using the case study. The use of case studies has become of increasing interest to those in many areas of education and educational research .Now a days the use of case studies is becoming an interesting teaching tool. The process of using case studies will aid student’s abilities to generate multiple pathways for certain circumstances and in understanding that there may be multiple, acceptable decisions for particular situations. The use of case study may range from extended case projects, thesis and dissertations with in depth research on hospitals, disease types. Case studies can be effectively used as a learning tool. The use of case studies in Pharm D curriculum can aid students improve their problem solving abilities and also practical problem solving skills. It also gives students confidence on real time work. Case studies improvise cost effective drug therapy and minimizes the incidence of drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. It is also an effective method on how students can improvise on oneself and have a check on one’s own improvement. Case study also helps students to become professionally sound and gain confidence in their field because they become versatile as each day passes by and also experienced in various aspects of drug therapy. Case studies are practical based which effectively can be used to understand new phenomenon. It also aids in bringing about new innovations in patient care by exploring the students in to real time practice.
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R Srisha
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