Salient features of Pharm.D. course
a) The Pharm.D. curriculum
features an integrated approach to delivery across disciplines and training in
essential professional and generic skills and attitudes that are embedded and
holistically assessed through an innovative approach to teaching and learning.
Graduates will be optimally equipped to deliver first rate pharmaceutical and
healthcare to the society.
b) The Pharm.D. curriculum
integrates four study streams –
- Drug delivery.
- Integrated
therapeutics.
- Enabling knowledge
base.
- Pharmacy practice.
c) The co-ordination &
integration of Pharm.D. students with the Doctors starts at 5th year of the
Pharm.D. course itself in the form of clerkship by way of attending ward rounds
on daily basis.
d) During 6th year of
Pharm.D. course students are imparted internship/ residency training including
positings in speciality units. Under the supervision of the Doctors,
students is taught to provide clinical pharmacy services to the allotted wards
as per following details -
i) Six months in
General Medicine department, and
ii) Two months each in any of
the following three speciality departments -
1. Surgery
2. Pediatrics
3. Gynecology and obstetrics
4. Psychiatry
5. Skin and VD
6. Orthopedics
e) During the internship, students
are given extensive training alongwith health care team comprising of nurses,
doctors etc. to ensure health services to the patients as is evident from the
objectives of training as laid down under Appendix-C of the Pharm.D.
Regulations, 2008, which are as under –
i) to provide patient care
in cooperation with patients, prescribers, and other members of an
interprofessional health care team based upon sound therapeutic principles and
evidence-based data, taking into account relevant legal, ethical, social
cultural, economic, and professional issues, emerging technologies, and
evolving biomedical, pharmaceutical, social or behavioral or administrative,
and clinical sciences that may impact therapeutic outcomes.
ii) to manage and use resources of
the health care system, in cooperation with patients, prescribers, other health
care providers, and administrative and supportive personnel, to promote health;
to provide, assess, and coordinate safe, accurate, and time-sensitive
medication distribution; and to improve therapeutic outcomes of medication use.
iii) to promote health improvement,
wellness, and disease prevention in co-operation with patients, communities,
at-risk population, and other members of an interprofessional team of health
care providers.
iv) to demonstrate skills in
monitoring of the National Health Programmes and schemes, oriented to provide
preventive and promotive health care services to the community.
v) to develop leadership
qualities to function effectively as a member of the health care team organised
to deliver the health and family welfare services in existing socio-economic,
political and cultural environment.
vi) to communicate effectively with
patients and the community.
In this way, Pharm.D. passed out
students are well suited to the growing needs of Health care system in our
country.
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