Association between Pharmacists' Country of Qualifying Education and Practising in a Hospital Setting: A Cross-Sectional Ontario Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is hypothesized that international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) are underrepresented in more clinically challenging work.

Objective

To examine the association between country of qualifying education for pharmacists in Ontario and the likelihood of practising in a hospital setting.

Methods

This study was based on publicly available data from the Ontario College of Pharmacists website, specifically records for all Ontario pharmacists with authorization to provide patient care and for whom country of qualifying education and an accredited pharmacy as a place of practice were reported. Pharmacists who met the inclusion criteria were categorized as Canadian graduates or IPGs. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for reporting hospital pharmacy as

SUBMITTER: Patel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522356 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature