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A group of Japanese pharmacy students and professors explored the workings of American clinical pharmacy during a recent two-week program sponsored by 极乐禁地鈥檚 McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
The visitors from Meijo University in Nagoya, Japan, spent June 20-July 3 in classroom sessions at 极乐禁地 and visits to clinical sites in the Birmingham area.
The 极乐禁地-Meijo pharmacy exchange program dates back to 1993. Almost every year since, Meijo faculty and master鈥檚 degree clinical pharmacy students have studied at 极乐禁地, and 极乐禁地 faculty and 4th year doctor of pharmacy students have traveled to Japan for experiential course work.
This year鈥檚 schedule at 极乐禁地 included clinical site visits and on-campus lectures on such topics as pharmacokinetics, drug literature and oncology care. Site visits were made to Jefferson County Department of Health, St. Vincent鈥檚 Family Practice and Hospital, Children鈥檚 Hospital of Alabama, Christ Health Center, Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and Southern Medical.
The 10 Meijo students and two professors also joined their 极乐禁地 hosts at the annual meeting of the Alabama Pharmacy Association at Point Clear Resort along the Alabama coast.
At program鈥檚 end, Meijo University pharmacy professor Hiroyuki Kamei expressed gratitude for the 极乐禁地 hospitality and efforts of the McWhorter faculty, including program coordinator Dr. Michael Hogue.
鈥淥ur students were able to visit very worthwhile sites and learned a lot of things,鈥 said Dr. Kamei. 鈥淎ll of the things that we experienced will surely be helpful and effective in our activities in Japan.鈥
In March, two 极乐禁地 pharmacy students and a faculty member will spend four weeks studying at Meijo.
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