On August 5, 18 University of Arizona College of Pharmacy students (2nd, 3rd and 4th year) will be arriving in Kobe, Japan for the College's 3rd annual pharmacy study abroad experience. Our first such trip, in 2014 was also to Japan (last summer we went to Thailand), and the 14 students who participated had a great experience. We will again be hosted for 10 days by the faculty and students of Kobe Gakuin University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KGU, http://www.kobegakuin.ac.jp/english/faculty/pharmaceutical.html), with special thanks to Drs. Sari Nakagawa and Sho Shirakawa for their help in making the arrangements.
Why a study abroad trip? One of my goals as the College's Director of International Programs has been to provide a variety of international opportunities to our students to help prepare them for practicing pharmacy and living in our global community. This trip allows the students to gain some perspective about the health care system, pharmacy practice and pharmacy education, and also to learn more about the culture of the host country. Why Japan? The easy (and selfish) answer is that Japan is the country, other than the US, that I am most familiar with--I have been to Japan over 100 times. Also, I know the faculty at KGU very well, having served as a Visiting Professor there several times. Pharmacy practice and education is significantly different in Japan compared to the US, allowing the students to gain some insight into the US healthcare system and pharmacy practice. Japan has great public transportation making it easy to get around, and it is one of the safest countries in the world.
The 18 students who are participating in this trip will post to this blog frequently so they can share their experiences, thoughts and feelings about their time in Japan. I have asked them to post their thoughts and expectations before we arrive on August 5.
I hope you enjoy reading about the Japan experiences from the among best student pharmacists in the US. I look forward to seeing Japan through their eyes.
Why a study abroad trip? One of my goals as the College's Director of International Programs has been to provide a variety of international opportunities to our students to help prepare them for practicing pharmacy and living in our global community. This trip allows the students to gain some perspective about the health care system, pharmacy practice and pharmacy education, and also to learn more about the culture of the host country. Why Japan? The easy (and selfish) answer is that Japan is the country, other than the US, that I am most familiar with--I have been to Japan over 100 times. Also, I know the faculty at KGU very well, having served as a Visiting Professor there several times. Pharmacy practice and education is significantly different in Japan compared to the US, allowing the students to gain some insight into the US healthcare system and pharmacy practice. Japan has great public transportation making it easy to get around, and it is one of the safest countries in the world.
The 18 students who are participating in this trip will post to this blog frequently so they can share their experiences, thoughts and feelings about their time in Japan. I have asked them to post their thoughts and expectations before we arrive on August 5.
I hope you enjoy reading about the Japan experiences from the among best student pharmacists in the US. I look forward to seeing Japan through their eyes.
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| From 2014 Japan trip |
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