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. 2019 May;83(4):7215.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe7215.

Cultural Sensitivity and Global Pharmacy Engagement in Asia: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam

Marina Kawaguchi-Suzuki  1   2 , Michael D Hogue  3 , Nile M Khanfar  4 , Monina R Lahoz  5 , Miranda G Law  6 , Jigna Parekh  4 , Elida Zairina  7 , Jason Hong  8 , Yolanda R Robles  9 , Vo Van Thang  10   11
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Cultural Sensitivity and Global Pharmacy Engagement in Asia: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam

Marina Kawaguchi-Suzuki et al. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 May.

Abstract

Schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States increasingly interact with those in Asian countries for various purposes such as education and research. For both those visiting and those hosting, it is important to understand and respect the culture of the other's country to enrich these interactions. This paper, the second of two manuscripts on Asian countries, focuses on India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam. For each country, the following information is provided: general introduction, health care system, pharmacy practice, and pharmacy education, stereotypes and misconceptions, recommendations for US-based health care professionals, faculty members, and students who visit these Asian countries, and recommendations for them to host visitors from these Asian countries. The aim of this paper is to assist US health care professionals, faculty members, and students in initiating and promoting a culturally sensitive engagement.

Keywords: Asia; culture; experience; global; pharmacy.

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