Predictors and factors associated with academic career decision-making among pharmacy students
Keywords:
Pharmacy career, Pharmacy teaching, Malaysian academics, Malaysian studentsAbstract
Objective: In this study, we investigated the predictors and factors associated with pharmacy students’ academic career as their future career option.
Methods: A sample of undergraduate pharmacy students studying in their final year was chosen as educational experiences may influence their career choice, and they would have gained more experiences than their juniors. A total of 135 students from one of the private universities in Malaysia participated in this study.
Results: “Interest in teaching’ with standardised coefficient Beta value of 0.356 was the best predictor for the students accepting academia. ‘Minimal patient contact’ with standardised coefficient Beta value of 0.573 was the best predictor for students rejecting academia.
Discussion: The students who were interested in teaching was minimal. Given the challenging nature of an academic career, there is a need to train more pharmacy academics.
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