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# Information about the programme

Evaluation of a student coming from United Kingdom

This is the information about the place of the Student Exchange Programme:

National Healthcare Group Pharmacy Jurong Polyclinic www.nhg.com.sg

The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2006-07-17 to 2006-08-04

# evaluation form

- Application Procedure -

How did you find out about the exchange program?
email from university pharmaceutical society

How was the application procedure?
Too complicated

Easy and clear

comments:

Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?
No

yes

comments: not clear enough information

What do you think of the IPSF Web Site?
Very unclear

Very clear

comments:

- Student Exchange Officer (SEO) -
How was the assistance provided by your SEO? Was it easy to get in contact with the SEO?
not filled in
comments: very helpful and friendly

Did you get an official invitation from the host SEO?
Yes
comments:

Did you get enough information about your exchange, visa requirements, vaccinations, etc?
Yes
comments:

Did someone pick you up when you arrived in the country?
No

Did the SEP committee organise touristy excursions during your stay?
Yes

Did the SEP committee organise museum visits during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee organise university visits during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee organise excursions to other pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies during your stay?
No

Did the SEP committee take you to local student activities during your stay?
Yes
comments:

Did those activities fulfil your expectations?
No

Very much

- Accomodation and board -
Was it easy to reach the place where you stayed?
No , very difficult

Yes , no transport problems

Did you stay in a student residence, in a hotel or with a family during your traineeship?
with family

Did you feel at home at the place where you stayed?
Not at all

Very much

comments:

Did you have to pay for the accommodation?
No
comments:

Did you get free or student price meals?
No

What did you do during your traineeship?
filled prescription, checked prescription, dispensed drug, observed counselling and refilled stock

Was your employer interested in teaching you?
Not at all

Very interested

comments: very good pharmacist

Do you think the work you did was interesting?
Not at all

Very interesting

comments:

Do you think you learned enough during your traineeship?
Not at all

Yes I do

comments: pretty much

Did the work correspond to the information that you received before the traineeship?
Not at all

Yes

comments:

Did you experience any communication problems during your traineeship?
Not at all

Yes , many

comments: the staff at the pharmacy was friendly

Which language did you use?
english,mandarin

How many days a week did you work?
5 days a week

How many hours a day?
9 houres a day

Was this too much?
Not at all

Yes far too much

Did you get the opportunity to visit the country?
Not at all

Yes more than enough

Did you get a wage?
No

Did the wage correspond to the information you received before the traineeship?
No
comments:

- Final Evaluation -
Were the traineeship and visit as you expected?
Not at all

Yes I am very

Would you advise other students to apply for this association's SEP?
Not at all

Yes definitely

Do you have any suggestions how this association's SEP could be improved?
it would be better if the students are reimbursed for food , accommodation and travelling expenses

- Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
read up on the pharmacy practice in singapore, did some research on the place beforehand

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
took a bus from Malaysia to Singapore, met up with the local students but found my own way to the clinic since i stayed with my relatives

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
stayed with my uncle and aunt in Singapore

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
received prescription, did checking for errors, labelled and dispensed medicines, also did stock checking and refilled stock when necessary. Observed patient counselling. it was a busy pharmacy and work was hectic but everyone was friendly and helpful.

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
learnt how pharmacy is practisaed in Singapore and gained clinical knowlege besides developing communication skills

- Other visits or activities -
What else did you do during your stay? Which places did you visit?
Was it organised by the SEP committee or did you do it on your own?
Did you have to pay for these to the SEP committee? How much? Where there some other unexpected costs?
went to dinner with SEO and local pharmacy students.Visited Boat Quay, some historical sites and shopping centres. It was organised by SEO. I had to pay for my own dinner and travel expenses. It was around $30

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
It was a truly memorable experience , one I would recommend to other students. Singaporeans are very friendly and I had a good time. They have to be prepared for the hot weather though. Conclusion is I learnt a lot of the culture and pharmacy practice in Singapore