Preparedness and Satisfaction of Pharm-D Students with Their

Education and Future in Baluchistan University Quetta

by
Abdul Malik

University of Baluchistan Quetta

2014

Preparedness and Satisfaction of Pharm-D Students with Their

Education and Future in Baluchistan University Quetta

by
Abdul Malik

FACULTY OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF BALUCHISTAN, QUETTA.

APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
It is certified that thesis entitled Preparedness and Satisfaction of Pharm-D Students
with their Education and Future in Baluchistan University Quetta. Submitted by
ABDUL MALIK, to fulfill the requirement of subject clinical pharmacy II as per course of
Pharm-D, is his original work done under my supervision. The matter embodied in this
thesis is original and has not been the submitted or published before.

SUPERVISER
Dr. Noman-Ul-Haq
Assistant Professor
Department of pharmacy practice
Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Baluchistan, Quetta.

DECLARATION

The study titled as Prepared and Satisfaction of Pharm-D Students with their
Education and Future in Baluchistan University Quetta. conducted by Abdul Malik
supervised by Dr. Noman Ul Haq is to fulfill the requirements of subject Clinical
Pharmacy II as per Pharm-D course of study. It is declared that, this piece of work has not
been published anywhere or submitted before and its my original work and submitted first
time.

Internal Examiner:
Dr. Noman-Ul-Haq
Assistant Professor
Department of pharmacy practice
Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Baluchistan, Quetta.

External Examiner

II

DEDICATION

I dedicate my piece of work to my loving and respectable parents

and to my grandmother who made this all possible by their
support, love and motivation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would specially thank ALLAH ALMIGHTY who helped me and made this all possible.
This research would never had been completed without Dr. Noman ul Haq, my
supervisor; I would like to thank him for his encouragement, patience and expert
advice. I wish to
express my thanks to Mr. Aqeel Naseem for his guidance and help. And finally special
thanks go to my friends (Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Dr. Abdul Ahad, Dr. Shahid Rasool, and
Dr. Zaheer) and family who have supported me and motivated me throughout my research.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Approval Certificate ................................................................................................I

Declaration................................................................................................................II
Dedication .................................................................................................................III
Acknowledgement ....................................................................................................IV
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................1
1.1 Background of Study...........................................................................................2
1.2 Rationale and Significance of Study..................................................................4
1.3 Literature Review...............................................................................................5
1.4 Research Objectives............................................................................................10
CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY........................................................................11
2.1 Study Design........................................................................................................12
2.2 Development of Quesstionare.............................................................................12
2.3 Study population and Sample Size.....................................................................13
2.4 Data Collection Procedure...................................................................................13
2.5 Data Analysis.........................................................................................................13
CHAPTER NO: 3 RESULTS....................................................................................14
3.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents..................................................15
3.2 Level of Preparedness of Students............... ......................................................15
3.3 Satisfaction towards Pharmacy Education Received.......................................15
CHAPTER NO: 4 DISSCUSSION...........................................................................21
4.1 Personal Perception towards Preparedness to enter Pharmacy workforce....22
4.2 Satisfaction towards Pharmacy Recived............................................................24
4.3 Barriers of Preparedness......................................................................................25
4.3.1 Poor Communication Skill....................................................................................25
4.3.2 Lack of Exposure to Real Situation at Hospital Settings......................................25
4.3.3 Low Self Confidence............................................................................................26
4.4 Limitation of Study...............................................................................................26

CHAPTER NO: 5 CONCULSION .......................................................................27

5.1 Recommendations...............................................................................................28
REFRENCES ...........................................................................................................29

LIST OF
TABLES

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3.1

Demographic Characteristics

16

3.2

Preparedness of Pharmacy Students to Enter in Workforce

18

3.3

Satisfaction of Pharmacy Students with their Education

20