The Thailand APPE was a great experience. It was a great way to see healthcare in a developing country and to immerse ourselves in a very different culture. Learning about the differences in the healthcare scheme was very interesting and quite amazing. Pharmacy in Thailand is extremely different from the USA as many medications can be bought without a prescription from the community pharmacies. Also, clinical pharmacists are a developing profession there and are working to show their value on hospital floors. Lastly, pharmacy education in Thailand is slightly different as the students can choose one of two tracks to go down, either pharmacy care or pharmacy science. Pharmacy care would be for either a community or hospital pharmacist whereas pharmacy science would be for industry, manufacturing or quality standards pharmacists. Students will take different classes in their final years based on which way they want to go with their profession.
Overall this was an amazing experience where new friends were made and old bonds got stronger. Thailand was eye opening in many ways and taught me many lessons as well as how grateful I am for all the little things we have here in the U.S. I would highly recommend going on this APPE to any of the future students.
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