Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/47994

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.17.95

The six-year pharmaceutical program was started in April 2006. Its primary purpose is the training of pharmacists who will support medical care. Future pharmacists not only need advanced expertise and skills, but also strong ethical principles and warm humanity. For the new pharmaceutical program, humanism and ethics are very important themes. To strongly motivate students, early on-site training has been recommended as introductory education in the schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing science. They come to understand the social mission and ethicality of contributing to medical care, and learn about the attitude required of medical personnel by observing various medical/welfare facilities on-site at an early stage after admission. Then they can consider their future courses, and clearly comprehend their reasons to learn. This paper describes the meaning of medical students' on-site care-based training with the backdrop of care for the elderly. We refer to the preciousness of human life, ethics of pharmacists/medical care, and education to nurture empathy, and consider an effective pharmaceutical program.