Laboratory pre-requisites and internship performances of pharmacy students

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a
relationship exists between the academic performance of students
in pre-requisite laboratory subjects and their internship in hospital
pharmacy and manufacturing setting. The quantitative research
approach for this study employed a correlational design. The
population of interest was the BS Pharmacy students of St. Paul
University Philippines, Tuguegarao City under the following academic
years: 2012-2013 (Caritas Mariae), 2013-2014 (L’archange Raphael),
and 2014-2015 (St. Therese of the Child Jesus). Grading and evaluation
sheets were the main sources of data. Performances were presented
in percentage and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient
was utilized to determine the relationships. Results show a moderate
relationship (r=0.310, p<0.01) between the academic performance of
students in pre-requisite subjects and internship in hospital pharmacy
setting. While there is a strong positive correlation (r=0.485, p=0.000)
between manufacturing internship and the prerequisite laboratory
subject. In conclusion, this study found that the level of performance
of BS Pharmacy Students in the pre-requisite subjects is positively
associated with their performance in the field internship.