Table 2 Interview guide
Questions | |
|---|---|
General/background information | Personal information: education, work experience, age, area of expertise, year of current work experience. |
Feelings and attitude towards a 6-year PharmD programme | How do you feel about the all-PharmD policy in Thailand? |
Impact of curriculum change | What will be the impact of the curriculum change on education, pharmacy practice and the health care system? |
Policy makers, pharmacy experts and academic staff | |
-Historical series or process | Please tell me about the history of PharmD curriculum development in Thailand. |
-Reason for changing | Why do Thai pharmacy education have to change to a 6-year PharmD curriculum? |
Who/which other organisations support this policy and why? | |
How does the PharmD curriculum value/suit the context of Thailand? | |
(Probes: health care system, quality of patient care, pharmacists’ roles, law and regulation) | |
-Involvement | Please tell me about your role and responsibility in changing the curriculum policy. |
Please tell me about the influence or motivation (in general/for your contribution) for this change. | |
-Process of changing policy | What are the differences between the new PharmD programme and previous programme (e.g., BPharm, a traditional PharmD programme)? |
How will the new curriculum change? | |
Manner of enacting of change: policy/real practice | |
Process in which you are involved | |
Readiness, preparedness for this change | |
Key learning, key enablers, significant challenges/ barriers | |
What do you need in terms of support? | |
Pharmacy students | Motivating factors to study pharmacy |
Choice of faculty of pharmacy | |
Perceptions of the 6-year PharmD programme | |
Experience as a final year student in the new PharmD programme | |
Impact of curriculum change (on student and family/ pharmacy profession/ career image) | |
Future career ambitions and views of career development | |
Parents | Perceptions of the 6-year PharmD programme |
Parental support for their children’s education | |
Experience as a parent of a PharmD student Impact of curriculum change (on student and family/ pharmacy profession/ career image) | |
Future career ambitions and views of career development | |
Employers | Perceptions of the 6-year PharmD programme |
General expectation of PharmD graduates | |
Differences in competencies/duties between BPharm and PharmD pharmacists? | |
Satisfaction with BPharm and PharmD pharmacists in terms of competencies and pharmacy services | |
Expectations from pharmacists’ roles | |
Expectations from pharmacy education institutions/pharmacy curriculum | |
Impact of curriculum change (on student and family/ pharmacy profession/ career image) | |
Pharmacists | Perceptions of an all-PharmD programme |
What are the differences in terms of about competencies/duties between BPharm | |
and PharmD pharmacists? | |
Expectations of into the new curriculum and real work situation | |
How do you perceive about PharmD pharmacists in your workplace settings? | |
Are there any differences in competencies between PharmD and BPharm pharmacists? | |
What makes a PharmD pharmacist different from a BPharm pharmacist? | |
What is the barrier to move from the traditional pharmacy to advanced pharmacy practice? | |
How to across the barrier? | |
What do you expect from a PharmD pharmacist? | |
Preceptor roles | |
Specific questions for PharmD pharmacists | |
How often/ how many days a week do you intervene regarding patients’ medications? | |
How do PharmD pharmacists add value to patient care? | |
How do you think your patients think about you? | |
Are there any differences in competencies between PharmD and BPharm pharmacists? | |
Health care providers | How often do you contact a PharmD pharmacist regarding patients’ medications? |
How do you perceive PharmD pharmacists in your workplace settings? | |
Are there any differences in competencies between PharmD and BPharm pharmacists? | |
Are you satisfies with the pharmaceutical care services from PharmD pharmacists? | |
What is the barrier to move from traditional pharmacy to advanced pharmacy practice? | |
What do you want to suggest to improve PharmD services? | |
Perceptions of pharmacy curriculum change to a 6-year PharmD programme | |
Expectations of the new curriculum and pharmacy practices in real workplace situation | |
Suggestions about multidisciplinary education | |
Patients/ general public | Please explain the services that you receive from your pharmacists? |
How do you think about your pharmacist? Are you satisfied with the pharmaceutical care services? | |
What do you want to suggest about improving pharmacy services? | |
Do you know how long the pharmacy programme is? | |
How do you think that pharmacy education changes with a 6-year programme? | |
Closing questions | Is there anything you would like to add about an all-PharmD programme? |
Is there anything that concerns you about the interviews or that you would like to ask me before we finish? | |
Would you like to check your transcript after the interview? | |