A changing health care environment: Its impact on UCSF graduates' practice patterns and perceptions

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Fall 1998 by Sauer, Barbara L, Koda-Kimble, Mary Anne

Although managed care has created a stressful environment for practitioners, students, and faculty alike, our results suggest that new opportunities abound. This may account for our graduates' increasing satisfaction with the profession over time and the optimism of our students with regard to their professional future.

Acknowledgment. The authors thank Dr. John Inciardi for his assistance with the statistical analysis.

Am. J. Pharm. Educ., 62, 252-257(1998); received, 3/27/98, accepted 7/7/98.

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Barbara L. Sauer and Mary Anne Koda-Kimble

School of Pharmacy, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco CA 94143-0622