The curriculum of the Riyadh College of Pharmacy was compared with the pharmacy curricula of selected universities in the U. S., England, Egypt, and Ghana. A new curriculum based on the findings is described. (LBH)

The development of a simple computer algorithm designed for use by the individual educator or researcher in maintaining and searching reprint files is reported. Called BIBLIO, the system is inexpensive and easy to operate and maintain without sacrificing flexibility and utility. (LBH)

Because of the need for frequent diagnosis and evaluation, many educators are using computer-generated repeatable exams in PSI programs. Such computer-managed instruction being used at the University of Wyoming is described. (LBH)

The training procedures used in teaching senior year pharmacy students the skills necessary to perform a medication history are described. The training involves videotaping medication histories with actual patients and evaluating the videotapes in small groups. (LBH)

Studies show only limited pharmacist-patient communication. Research in personal communication by pharmacists is shown to be a means of improving health care, the image of pharmacy, and patient compliance with drug therapy, and to expand the pharmacist's role. Communication skills are concluded to be essential to the development of the clinical…

Since it is important to identify those qualities that best coincide with the role of the pharmacist, the SVIB was used to determine the suitability of a student's interest. Five roles for pharmacists are identified: manager of resources, educator, consultant, health maintenance, and primary care. (MLW)

An instrument for measuring pharmacists' attitudes is described, following Hall and Snizek definitions of ideal professional attitudes. Items measure relationships between professional attitudes and personal variables, participation in educational programs, and job satisfaction among hospital pharmacists. The questionnaire is appended. (MLW)

Literature-searching skills, basic to a pharmacist's ability to use drug literature for problem solving, were investigated regarding (1) the effect of competency-based experiential learning programs for introducing literature-searching skills, and (2) the effect of literature-searching instruction in a pharmacy orientation course. Performance…

A response to a previous article on predicting academic success of transfer students at the School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming, is presented. Posits that a multivariate predictor of a student's final grade point average would be a successful predictor tool. Presents an evaluation of those predictor equations. (MLW)

Since competency-based instruction is based on the testing process, this study suggests that careful attention to the construction of tests can produce a reliable, valid measure. The next steps to be taken include developing larger banks of test items, increasingly accurate tests, and instruction to meet specified objectives of the curriculum.…

Seventeen behaviorally-anchored rating scales were developed for a comprehensive measure of performance in pharmacy practice, including pharmacist selection, performance appraisal, and promotion activities. The scales (which are included) were also used to evaluate extern performance, and to serve as a criterion measure in studies of concurrent…

The review of physician-prescribing is recognized as an important function for pharmacists. It is suggested that a course aimed at antibiotic drug prescribing review (DPR) would provide the opportunity to reinforce and apply the principles of DPR and to demonstrate how theoretical knowledge of antibiotics could be applied directly to practice.…

It is desirable that the undergraduate pharmacy student gain some experience in the collection and mathematical treatment of pharmacokinetic data. An experiment to provide the student with data for obtaining pharmacokinetic parameters is described, including lists of materials and equipment, with a student consent form appended. (MLW)

Health education in the provision of pharmacy service plays an increasingly important role and deserves treatment within pharmacy curricula. This paper specifically addresses the area of educating patients about drugs, drug use, and health in general. Appended are a course outline and a course reading list. (MLW)

Analysis of requests received at the Pharmaceutical Information Center of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science contributes to: (1) the task of educational planning for health-science professionals, (2) identification of pharmaceutical literature retrieval skills needed, and (3) identification of sources which contain information…