The research of international and national educational standards on leadership development for pharmacy students

Abstract

To estimate the level of usage of leadership development opportunities, International Pharmaceutical Federation official data and national educational and professional standards for pharmacy students in such countries as the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada have been analyzed. According to the results, leadership knowledge and skills are of great importance to provide people with advanced pharmaceutical care. The most common leadership abilities for students getting pharmaceutical education deal with personal leadership (self-awareness, self-motivation, emotional intelligence, innovative mindset), teamwork, effective collaboration with other health professionals, building of a shared vision, resulting in the ability to become a change agent for sustainable development and improvement of health care system.