Table 2.
Demographics of Pharmacy Graduates Who Participated in a Survey to Determine the Impact of Completing a Diabetes Concentration on Practice After Graduation, N = 87.
| Diabetes Concentration Group (n=46) | Control Group (n =41) | P | ||
| Gender, %a | ||||
| Male | 7 (15) | 11 (28) | ||
| Female | 39 (85) | 28 (72) | 0.16 | |
| Average age, yrs (SD)b | 27.6 (6) | 26.6 (4) | 0.37 | |
| Program attended | ||||
| Drake University | 29 (63) | 35 (85) | ||
| Mercer University | 17 (37) | 6 (15) | 0.02 | |
| Year since graduation from pharmacy schoola | 0.18 | |||
| 2006 | 3 (7) | 4 (10) | ||
| 2007 | 7 (15) | 4 (10) | ||
| 2008 | 18 (39) | 8 (21) | ||
| 2009 | 18 (39) | 23 (59) | ||
| Completed or completing postgraduate training?c | ||||
| Yes | 23 (52) | 18 (50) | 0.84 | |
| No | 21 (48) | 18 (50) | ||
| Completed at least one APhA certificate training program | 18d | 15 | 0.81 | |
| Received a certificatione | 5 (17) | 0 | 0.051 | |
| Current work settingf | 0.82 | |||
| Retail/Community | 19 | 17 | ||
| Hospital | 21 | 14 | ||
| Other | 12 | 10 | ||
| Job function | 0.41 | |||
| Owner, manager, director | 4 (9) | 3 (8) | ||
| Dispensing/staff | 10 (22) | 11 (28) | ||
| Clinical | 14 (30) | 13 (32) | ||
| Mixed dispensing/clinical | 18 (39) | 10 (24) | ||
| Otherg | 0 | 2 (5)b | ||
| Average hours worked per week (SD) | 47±10 | 45±10 | 0.36 |
a
Not all respondents answered all items, n = 85.
b
n = 78
c
n = 80
d
Four of the 18 graduates completed 2 programs each.
e
n = 66
f
Some subjects provided more than 1 response.
g
Other responses included regulatory (1) and prescription benefit management (1).