Informed Consent

This informed consent form is for student pharmacists in PHINMA - University of Pangasinan,

who we are inviting to participate in research entitled, “Pharmacy Graduates of PHINMA-

University of Pangasinan Batch 2019: A Tracer Study”.

Principal Investigators: Biala, Alyssa Marie P.

Dela Cruz, Jade Dominee G.

Frias, Mikaela M.

Magalong, Charina Leann T.

Pidlaoan, Ma. Catherine O.

Quidez, Allesandra Gail V.

Vega, Khristine Joy R.

PHINMA-University of Pangasinan

This Informed Consent Form has two parts:

 Information Sheet (to share information about the study with you)

 Certificate of Consent (for signatures if you choose to participate)

Part I: Information Sheet

Introduction

We, the researchers, Pharmacy students of PHINMA – University of Pangasinan

Pharmacy students, are currently conducting a study entitled, “Pharmacy Graduates of

PHINMA-University of Pangasinan Batch 2019: A Tracer Study”. We are going to provide you

with necessary information, and we would like to invite you to be a part of this study. Before you

decide, you can talk with us comfortably about the research. There may be certain terms or
concepts that are difficult to grasp. Please do not hesitate to ask questions to the researchers and

we will take time to explain.

Purpose of the Research

This study intends to track the Pharmacy graduates of PHINMA-University of Pangasinan.

Also, to find out if there is a correlation between the college degree they graduated to the career

they had chosen.

Type of Research Intervention

This research will involve your participation in an Electronic Survey Questionnaire through

Google Forms that will take approximately three to five minutes.

Participant Selection

We've invited you to take part in this study because we believe your experience as a

Pharmacy graduate will be very helpful in completing it.

Voluntary Participation

Your participation in this survey as a responder is completely voluntary. Your response

will be kept entirely private. It is completely up to you whether or not to engage. The decision that

you will make will have no bearing on your studies or any academic-related evaluations.

Procedures

We are inviting you to help us in this study to trace the employability of Pharmacy

graduates. We would like to invite you to participate in this research. If you accept our invitation,

you will be requested to complete an Electronic Survey Questionnaire using Google Forms, which

we will provide you and then collect. If there are any questions in the survey that you do not want
to answer, you can skip them and go to the next one. The Google Forms link will be sent to you.

The information gathered is fully confidential and anonymous.

Duration

The Electronic Survey Questionnaire via Google Forms is only a one-time filling out, which

is answerable within three to five minutes.

Risks

We would like to invite you to share some private and personal information with us. We

are not forcing you to participate in the survey if you do not want to, and that is perfectly great. If

you refuse to engage in the study, there is no need to provide us with a reason.

Benefits

This study is especially useful for pharmacy students who wants to adapt the skills of

Pharmacy graduates. The study might also help pharmacy educators to produce graduates that

are competent and highly qualified that can eventually compete locally and internationally. Future

studies will benefit from this research in providing valuable information and knowing the

whereabouts and assessing their performance in the workplace.

Reimbursements

You will not be provided any incentive to take part in this study. However, we will email

you a copy of the study's findings whenever they are published.

Confidentiality

The study being done in the institution may draw attention and if you participate you may

be asked questions by other people in the school. The information we obtained will be kept strictly
confidential. Your information will be accessible only to the adviser, panel members, and

researchers, and it will not be shared with anyone else.

Sharing the Results

Everything you say will not be shared outside of the study team, and nothing will be

attributed to you by name. Before it is made broadly available to the public, the knowledge we

gain from this study will be shared with you and your department. A copy of the results summary

will be given to each participant. We will publish the results of the study after it is completed so

that other individuals who are interested can benefit from it.

Right to Refuse or Withdraw

You are not obligated to participate in this study if you do not want to. You have the option

to stop participating at any moment. We'll offer you the opportunity to review your answers, and

you may ask us to change or remove any sections at the end.

Whom to Contact

If you have any queries, you can ask us now or later. If you want to ask questions, you

can contact any of the following:

A. Alyssa Marie P. Biala

09638794482

#37 B Sitio Sabangan, Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City

alpe.biala.up@phinmaed.com

B. Jade Dominee G. Dela Cruz

09695641926

23, Casibong, San Jacinto.

jaga.delacruz.up@phinmaed.com
C. Mikaela M. Frias

09614825556

#003 Barangay Poblacion, Basista, Pangasinan

ikmi.frias.up@phinmaed.com

D. Charina Leann T. Magalong

09275488084

247 Baluyot, Bautista, Pangasinan

hata.magalong.up@phinmaed.com

E. Ma. Catherine O. Pidlaoan

09052936399

186 Balaybuaya Bayambang Pangasinan

maoc.pidlaoan.up@phinmaed.com

F. Allesandra Gail V. Quidez

09770840368

0770 Calmay Dagupan City, Pangasinan

alva.quidez.up@phinmaed.com

G. Khristine Joy R. Vega

09128572909

105 Bolosan District, Dagupan City

khra.vega.up@phinmaed.com
Part II: Certificate of Consent

The above material has been read to me or explained to me. I've got the chance to ask

several questions about it. I understand that my participation is voluntary, and that I am free to

refuse or withdraw at any time, for any reason, and at no expense. I am willingly agreeing to take

part in this research.

Print Name of Participant: _____________________________________

Signature of Participant: _____________________

Date: ____________________________________

Day/month/year