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Evaluation of a student coming from Portugal - APEF

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

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The Student Exchange Programme took place :
From 2005-08-01 to 2005-08-31

# evaluation form

- Application Procedure -

How did you find out about the exchange program?
at the university

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:

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?
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?
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:

Did you have to pay for the accommodation?
Yes
comments:

Did you get free or student price meals?
No

What did you do during your traineeship?
During my traineeship: -I made magistral formulations (emulsions, solutions and creams) -Learnt about homeopathy and what to recommend in each situation -Learnt about orthopaedic equipments sold in pharmacy. -Sold and recommended the right medicines when asked. -worked with the computer finding out which medicines needed to be ordered and checking the ones that arrived.

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?
Spanish and english

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

How many hours a day?
5 or 6 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?
I really enjoyed this experience, but I think that each contact person should organise more activities outside and spend more time with the students that are in a foreign country and probably don't know the city. I also would like to suggest more group activities all together.

- Preparation -
How did you prepare for your traineeship?
Did you arrange a travel and/or malpractice insurance before your exchange?
I didn't prepare at all. I phoned to the pharmacist asking what I should study and he said that it would be better if I could work without a special preparation. I made an health insurance.

- Arrival and reception -
Write something about getting there , about meeting the local students and finding the working place and the place where you stayed.
It was a really nice surprise to meet new people with different cultures and personalities. The city was wonderful; the people at the pharmacy were lovely. The pharmacist was a very intelligent person and was always able to teach me. I found in my colleagues a really nice work team.

- The place -
What was your accommodation like?
It was not bad at all, but I think it would be better if we could have a kitchen to eat even paying or a place where we could prepare our food, because there weren't cheap places to eat around the residence.

- The work -
Explain in detail what you did? What was the work like?
-I made magistral formulations (emulsions, solutions and creams) -Learnt about homeopathy and what to recommend in each situation. It was useful because in my country this science is not very accredited. -Learnt about orthopaedic equipment. -Sold and recommended the right medicines when asked. -worked with the computer finding out which medicines needed to be ordered and checking the ones that arrived. -Did health cares like measuring pressure and glucose in blood.

- What did you learn? -
What did you learn?
I learnt not just how to work with drugs, but also how to work in a team. I sharpened all my knowledge in different areas. Now I feel more confidant doing a magistral preparation or talking with patients. I learnt more about giving advices to people with diabetes or HT. I also increased my knowledge in homeopathy that is not a very popular field in Portugal.

- 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 tried to spend most of the time visiting the historical places like : "Sagrada Familia, Museu Picasso, Fundacion Juan Miró, Museu Dali, La Catedral,Las Ramblas, Casa Batló, Casa de Gaudi, Plaça Catalunya, Passeig de Gracia, ....", and the rest of the city. The Olympic city is a wonderful place to rest after a hard working day. Montjuic is the best place to visit after dinner. Sep committee did not organise anything. I had to visit everything on my own.

- Recommendations/final conclusion -
Do you have any recommendations for other students? What is your final conclusion?
I recommend everybody to try to be selected. Participating in this program is very good not just in professional terms, but also in personal field. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and be in contact with other cultures and share experiences.