Clinical Pharmacy Education in Japan: Using Simulated Patients in Laboratory-Based Communication-Skills Training before Clinical Practice

• Main Authors: Rie Kubota (Author), Kiyoshi Shibuya (Author), Yoichi Tanaka (Author), Manahito Aoki (Author), Megumi Shiomi (Author), Wataru Ando (Author), Katsuya Otori (Author), Takako Komiyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Japanese pharmaceutical curriculum was extended from four to six years in 2006. Students now receive practical communication-skills training in their fourth year, before progressing to train in hospital and community pharmacies in their fifth year. Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo,...