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How to Best Prepare Pharmacy Students for Disaster Management: A Qualitative Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2023

Chairun Wiedyaningsih Open the ORCID record for Chairun Wiedyaningsih [Opens in a new window] ,
Akhmad Kharis Nugroho Open the ORCID record for Akhmad Kharis Nugroho [Opens in a new window] ,
Niken Nur Widyakusuma Open the ORCID record for Niken Nur Widyakusuma [Opens in a new window]  and
Septimawanto Dwi Prasetyo
Chairun Wiedyaningsih*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Akhmad Kharis Nugroho
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Niken Nur Widyakusuma
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Septimawanto Dwi Prasetyo
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*
Correspondence author: Chairun Wiedyaningsih, Emails: chairun_wied@ugm.ac.id, farmasi@ugm.ac.id
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Abstract

Objective:

This study explores the opinions of academic and practicing pharmacists about ways to prepare pharmacy students for disaster management to enable them to optimize their role in disaster health management.

Methods:

Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted for data collection from April through June 2021. The research participants were 9 pharmacists who were involved in disaster management. The interview guide was developed following a comprehensive literature review on disaster management. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results:

The main themes identified are knowledge of health and disaster management, specific skills in disaster management, positive attitudes toward involvement in disaster management, and appropriate behavior in the face of a disaster, as well as personal readiness and training to achieve competence and readiness. Participants mentioned that special training in soft skills, especially communication and problem-solving, is essential for students.

Conclusion:

Disaster-specific competencies and personal readiness through training can prepare pharmacy students for disaster management. Soft skills such as communication and problem-solving must be the highest priority.

Keywords

disaster managementpharmacy studentspreparednesscompetency
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e319
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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