Society holds pharmacists
to a high degree of duty, integrity and honor, reflecting a responsibility to
their patients and their community. As developing professionals, it is the
responsibility of Pharm.D students to uphold these high expectations and to
conduct themselves accordingly by observing all applicable laws
as well as institutional policies, regulations and guidelines.
Doctor of
Pharmacy students are preparing to enter one of the nation’s most respected
professions.An important part of the process of becoming a professional
involves acquiring the knowledge and skills to provide pharmaceutical
care.PharmD students must exhibit academic behaviors consistent with
professional expectations. The things they choose to do in and out of the
classroom should reflect a strict adherence to a professional code of ethics.
Pharmacy students must protect their patients’ confidentiality and commit to
preparing themselves to provide pharmaceutical care to the best of their
ability. They must also demand high professional standards from their peers, as
they are preparing to be colleagues in a life-saving profession. For this
reason, pharmacy students cannot tolerate academic misconduct of any kind –
this would undermine what society expects of them as professionals.
Professionalism
requires pharmacists to assure that their peers in the field are behaving in
society’s best interest. Therefore, it is critical that students not only
exhibit ethical behavior but that they develop skills in confronting unethical
actions among their colleagues as well.
~Sai Kumar Katam,PharmD.
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