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Evaluation of a student coming from Poland

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

Dr. Thomas Prisinzano S327 Phar, MNPC 115 S. Grand Ave Iowa City, Iowa 52242

The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2005-07-01 to 2005-08-29

# evaluation form
 - Application Procedure -
How did you find out about the exchange program?
from Local Exchange Officer

How was the application procedure?
Too complicated Easy and clear

comments: incredibly easy and clear

Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?
No yes

comments: I got very detailed information about the Exchange conditions

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

comments: incredibly useful and clear

 - 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: I got a great assistance from my SEO

Did you get an official invitation from the host SEO?
Yes
comments: I got an e-mail with an official invitation from the host SEO

Did you get enough information about your exchange, visa requirements, vaccinations, etc?
Yes
comments: I got very detailed information about my exchange, visa requirements, vaccinations

Did someone pick you up when you arrived in the country?
Yes

Did the SEP committee organise touristy excursions during your stay?
No

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

Did the SEP committee organise university visits during your stay?
Yes

Did the SEP committee organise excursions to other pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies during your stay?
Yes

Did the SEP committee take you to local student activities during your stay?
No
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?
in a student residence

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

comments: I couldn't imagine better place to stay

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?
I was taking part in research at Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry (MNPC)- College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa (one month). Research in these labs involved the development of new synthetic methodologies to construct anti-cancer and anti -viral agents, the design and synthesis of novel anti-infective and anti-cancer agents and the design of new analgesics. Then I spent two days in Iowa Drug Information Service and two weeks in Medical Plaza Pharmacy in Iowa City.

Was your employer interested in teaching you?
Not at all Very interested

comments:

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:

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: sometimes :)

Which language did you use?
english

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

How many hours a day?
8 hours 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?
Yes
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?
No, I don't have any particular suggestions how this association's SEP could be improved

 - Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
I had to apply for a visa to get to the States and buy a plane ticket to Chicago. I got the visa without any problems (I got a letter of recommendation from SEO, which helped me to obtain the visa). And basically it was all what I have done before my exchage

 - Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
When I got to Chicago, my friends from Iowa City were already there to pick me up from the airport. I stayed with them during my traineeship. My first rotation were at the dr Prisinzano's lab and I met there a great american students. I still keep in touch with one girl.

 - The place -
What was your accommodation like?
I stayed with my friends in students' apartment in Iowa City. I had my own room. I couldn't imagine best place to stay in. People were fantastic and we had a great time together.

 - The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
At dr Prisinzano's lab I extracted salvinorin A from Salviae Divinorum leaves and then I synthesized an analgesics. At Division of Iowa Drug Information Service and Network I was watching how it provided drug information systems and services throughout the world to improve human health care. Its basic functions and activities were publishing, drug information service and instruction. And in Medical Plaza Pharmacy I was also watching how pharmacy was practised in the States. I was lucky to work with the best pharmacist I ever met - Bernie Cremers. He taught me a lot.

 - What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
At the Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry I learned a little bit about the chemistry and biology of drug discovery. Their outstanding faculty made the MNPC a friendly and unique learning and research experience. At IDIN's I learned about an educational and service program designed to support the drug information role of the pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care. And in Medical Plaza Pharmacy I also learned a lot about pharmaceutical care, since in Poland unfortunately it's still not well - developed.

 - 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?
I went with my friends to California!!! It was the greatest trip in my life. I have never seen so beautiful places in my life. Before we got to California, we visited Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada... So it was really a fantastic road - trip!! Rocky Mountains, Great Canion, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Fransisco were absolutely awesome!!

 - Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
I recommend such an exchange to every pharmacy student! I am really happy I could experience pharmacy somewhere else.