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# Information about the programme

Evaluation of a student coming from Poland

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

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The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2006-08-01 to 2006-09-03

# evaluation form

- Application Procedure -

How did you find out about the exchange program?
My friend told me about it.

How was the application procedure?
Too complicated

Easy and clear

comments:

Did you get enough information about the Exchange conditions?
No

yes

comments:

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:

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: I had some problems with my visa because I was told to apply for tourist visa, not for student visa as I should.

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

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

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

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?
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?
I stayed in a student residence.

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?

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:

Which language did you use?
English

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

How many hours a day?
7-8 hours a day 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?

- Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
I arranged a travel and I bought an incurance card - ISIC (International Student Identity Card).

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
We(me and friend of mine from Poland who took part in this exchange too) travelled by plane( Warsaw-Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Chicago, Chicago-Phoenix), the flight lasted about 20hours. In Phoenix we met one of IPSF student who drove us to place where we stayed. Every day IPSF students drove us to our working place.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
We lived with Morgane Fisher(IPSF student) in her house. We had our room and bathroom. The house was fully furnished and very comfortable. We felt at home there.

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
We started out practise at 7-7.30am and we participated in rounds.At 9am we took part in morning reports. About 12pm we met our Work Site Preceptor/Supervisor Dr. Michael Katz and we talked about patients we saw during rounds. Sometimes we attended lectures of pharmacotherapy. About 3-4pm one of the IPSF student drove us home.

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
I learnt a lot about clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy.

- 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?
IPSF students organised us a lot of trips. We visited The Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Bisbee, Tombstone, Phoenix.It was organised by the SEP committee.We shared the costs of petrol, hotels. There wasn't any unexpected costs.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
This exchange in Arizona was a great experience. I learnt a lot, made new friends, visited interesting places and took back many good memories of America with me back home. I recommend everybody to apply for an exchange at the University of Arizona!