Pharmacy Program Description & Learning Outcomes

In pursuance of the Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 along with the professional mandate of the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan under the Pharmacy Act 1967, Abbottabad University , through its Academic Council adopted the Curriculum for its Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) Program in toto.

Aims & Objectives of the Pharm.D. Program:

The aims and objectives of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) curriculum are to prepare graduates who will have the capacity, UpToDate knowledge, strong ethical values, behaviour, communication, writing and social skills that will enable them to pursue careers in:

1. Pharmaceutical care in health systems and community environment where appropriate medication usage and patient’s safety is paramount.
2. Pharmaceutical industry and its quality systems.
3. Academia, research and development

Aims:

To prepare pharmacy graduates whose scientific knowledge and skills enable them to work with the pace to ensure the quality in the design, manufacture, distribution and safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals in the society and clinical setting.

Objectives:

1. To keep pace with the advancements in the modern sciences.
2. To prepare the students to fulfill the industrial needs and they should be well-versed with the basic medical and pharmaceutical sciences in order to prepare a dosage regimen for an individual patient.
3. Community pharmacy practice should be comprehensive.
4. Internship in various disciplines of Pharmacy should be implemented.
5. Update the syllabi of the Pharmacy keeping in view the current proposals, requirements and the Needs of the profession.
6. To make our graduates more skillful, competitive and knowledgeable both practically and theoretically.
7. To cater the local and international pharmacy needs.
8. Uniformity in the curriculum of Pharmacy at national level.
9. Credit hours should be harmonized i.e. practical and theory credit hours.
10. To make a health care practitioner who is expert in the use of medicine in all practical fields and are capable of disease state management specially to improve public health at large.
11. Upon graduation, the graduates should have the capacity, knowledge and capability to undertake career in;
12. Enhance patient safety to safe medication usage in community and health care systems
13. To work in the pharmaceutical industry and its quality system
14. To engage in academics and research i.e. Practice and Academics.
15. To prepare students as good human beings in serving the community i.e., ethics, communication skills, writing skills, behavior etc.
16. After graduation, he should become a member of health care team.
17. To help the stakeholders of pharmacy about the implications of WTO and TRIPS.
18. The syllabi should be more practical rather theoretical.
19. To include new things regarding OTC Pharmacy (Patient Pharmacist interaction).
20. To prepare pharmacy graduates for better pharmacy practice in the areas including clinical pharmacy, community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and industrial pharmacy.
21. To add further in the curriculum clinical oriented areas as per demand of Pharm.D degree.
22. To update the current syllabi according to the needs of the national and international demand.
23. To develop graduates capable of catering the needs of national and international health organizations or authorities to help adapt the paradigm shift in the health care system.
24. To bring uniformity in the contents of the syllabi in line with International trends/ international universities imparting Pharm.D education.
25. To produce the graduates to meet the challenges of 21st century of health care problems.

Pharm. D Program Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding:

1. Recall the scientific knowledge derived from pharmaceutical sciences including natural and synthetic drugs, pharmacodynamics pharmacokinetic profile, drug formulation and delivery and other disciplines.
2. Define scientific information related to biomedical sciences including functions of the human body,biological, genetics, biotechnological, microbiological, and other aspects.
3. Recognize the basic principles of pharmacy practice involving therapeutics, evidence-based
   pharmaceutical care, pharmacy management, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacepidemiology, and
   other areas.
4. Recall necessary foundational knowledge of research and administrative skills required in
   pharmacy profession.

Skills :

1. Utilize evidence-based drug information retrieved from authentic resources to fulfill inappropriate patient- centered treatment plan.
2. Utilize evidence-based drug information retrieved from authentic resources to fulfill an appropriate patient- centered treatment plan.
3. Utilize evidence-based drug information retrieved from authentic resources to fulfill an appropriate patient- centered treatment plan.
4. Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication and counseling skills when interacting with patients, healthcare professionals and the public.
5.  Interpret information obtained from various pharmacy-related resources regarding drug dosing,
   clinical pharmacokinetic parameters, and statistical data relevant to pharmacy practice and research.
6. Contribute to decision making process by constructing patient-centered evidence-based
   pharmaceutical care plan and medical recommendations.

Values :

1. Show responsibility and accountability through advocating patients’ right to safe and effective
   medication use.
2.  Demonstrate leadership abilities through professionalism, self- and time-management, and team
   work skills that help resolving challenges in the pharmacy profession.
3. Demonstrate high level of professional and ethical behavior with mutual respect towards patients
   and other healthcare professionals.
4. Participate actively in enhancing the health care profession and general public awareness.
5. Illustrate life-long learning in the field of pharmaceutics, biomedical sciences and pharmacy
   practice.