ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1597812
Current Status and Comparison of Personal Characteristics of Freshmen Undergraduates Majoring in Clinical Pharmacy in Southwest China
Provisionally accepted
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Objective: We aimed to analyze and compare the personal characteristics of undergraduate freshmen enrolled in clinical pharmacy across colleges and universities in Southwest China. The goal was to delineate the current composition of the freshmen cohort and offer insights for targeted teaching strategies. Methods: From January 2024 to February 2024, a questionnaire survey was conducted among first-year undergraduate students majoring in clinical pharmacy in eight universities in the Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, and Chongqing City, China. The survey covered basic information and various scales. Results: Overall, 535 first-year undergraduate students, majoring in clinical pharmacy, completed the survey. Significant regional differences in personal characteristics existed (P<0.05). While the respondents had similar personality traits, differences existed in their achievement goals, motivations, interests, and expectations (P<0.05). Conclusion: This study provides suggestions for optimizing training programs to improve the education quality in clinical pharmacy, students' practical abilities, and career expectations. Moreover, it offers valuable insights for refining training strategies and educational practices in clinical pharmacy, laying a solid foundation for the cultivation of future professional personnel.
Keywords: Clinical Pharmacy, Personal characteristics, southwest China, Undergraduate freshmen, Course development
Received: 25 Mar 2025; Accepted: 10 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Zheng, Jiang and Yan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Junhao Jiang, 100876@cqmu.edu.cn
Bo Yan, yanbo@cqmu.edu.cn
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