Abstract

The present study is aimed to evaluate student’s perception about career choices, research interests and leadership attitudes towards pharmacy profession and factors involved in the selection. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at seven different schools of pharmacy in Lahore, Pakistan. Questionnaire used in this study was designed from previous studies conducted in different countries. A total of 720 questionnaires were distributed among the fourth and final year pharmacy students, out of which 562 were returned with the response rate of 78.0%. Majority of the students (30.1%) considered Clinical pharmacist as a best career option and 18.1% students believed that personal interest was the prime reason in the selection of their profession. A large proportion of students (75.6%) believed that leader should take charge of the organization. The participants of age of 22-23 years were strongly agreed that leader is responsible for controlling the whole group or organization than other age groups (56.0%, p

Key words: Career choices, Leadership, Pharmacy students, Profession, Research