Table 1.
Characteristics of academic pharmacists
| Characteristic | Total Academic Pharmacists N = 38 |
Sample 1: Educator pharmacists N = 19 |
Sample 2: Research pharmacists N = 9 |
Sample 3: Clinical preceptors N = 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age M(SD) | 36.79 (8.53) | 36.63 (7.60) | 40.33 (10.84) | 33.90 (7.56) |
| Median (IQR) | 38.50 [28.75–41] | 38 [30–41] | 41.00 [31.50–50.0] | 31.50 (27.75–39.50) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 28 (73.7%) | 14 (73.7%) | 8 (99.9%) | 6 (60%) |
| Male | 10 (26.3%) | 5 (26.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | 4 (40%) |
| Degrees earned | ||||
| BS Pharm | 35 (92.1%) | 17 (89.5%) | 8 (88.9%) | 10 (100%) |
| PharmD/DPharm | 30 (78.9%) | 16 (84.2%) | 4 (44.4%) | 10 (100%) |
| Master’s | 20 (52.6%) | 7 (36.8%) | 8 (88.9%) | 5 (50%) |
| PhD | 13 (34.2%) | 6 (31.6%) | 5 (55.6%) | 2 (20%) |
| Highest degree | ||||
| PhD | 12 (31.6%) | 5 (26.3%) | 5 (55.6%) | 2 (20%) |
| PharmD/DPharm | 19 (50.0%) | 10 (52.6%) | 2 (22.2%) | 7 (70%) |
| Master’s or BS Pharm | 7 (18.4%) | 4 (21.1%) | 2 (22.2%) | 1 (10%) |
| University of pharmacy graduation | ||||
| BAU | 4 (10.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | 2 (22.2%) | 0 |
| LAU | 10 (26.3%) | 6 (31.6%) | 3 (33.3%) | 1 (10%) |
| LIU | 14 (36.8%) | 7 (36.8%) | 0 | 7 (70%) |
| LU | 5 (13.2%) | 1 (5.3%) | 3 (33.3%) | 1 (10%) |
| USJ | 2 (5.3%) | 1 (5.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | 0 |
| Other | 3 (7.9%) | 2 (10.5%) | 0 | 1 (10%) |
| Mean experience M(SD) | 7.29 (7.54) | 7.58 [7.22] | 9.33 (9.89) | 4.90 (5.51) |
| Median [IQR] | 4 [2–18] | 6 [1–14] | 5 [1.5–20] | 1 [1–9.25] |
| Working days/week | ||||
| M(SD) | 4.45 (1.41) | 4.37 (1.42) | 4.44 (1.74) | 4.60 (1.17) |
| Median ([IQR] | 5 [4, 5] | 5 [4, 5] | 5.00 [4.50–5.00] | 5 [4.5–5] |
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy); PharmD/DPharm (Doctor of Pharmacy); BS Pharm (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy); BAU (Beirut Arab University); LAU (Lebanese American University); LIU (Lebanese International University); LU (Lebanese University); USJ (Saint Joseph University of Beirut)