Doctor of Pharmacy program

Program Letter

Program Objectives

1. Equip students with fundamental knowledge and concepts in pharmaceutical and related clinical sciences.
2. Develop students' professional skills including teamwork, leadership, creative thinking, communication, work ethics, and research abilities.
3. Graduate students with the ability to provide comprehensive, pharmacist-delivered, patient-centered care, optimizing medication use and management through field training and research.
4. Enhance students' cognitive and professional abilities through continuous education, training, and available resources to improve career opportunities and meet challenges in various pharmaceutical care settings.

Study System:

Program Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

• A1: Identify fundamental scientific knowledge and principles related to biomedical, pharmaceutical, social, behavioral, administrative, therapeutics, and general sciences.
• A2: Demonstrate essential knowledge of the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of medicines and their impact on compounding, evaluation, analysis, administration routes, and dosage regimens.
• A3: Understand the mechanisms of action, effectiveness, safety, side effects, and interactions of therapeutic agents and complementary therapies.
• A4: Recognize advanced professional concepts including ethics, policies, laws, regulations, management, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoinformatics, research, and information sources.
• A5: Describe principles of pharmaceutical care practice, including patient-specific and evidence-based medication therapy plans for maximum clinical effectiveness.

• B1: Integrate principles of fundamental sciences to handle, design, prepare, analyze, and assure the quality of synthetic/natural pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products.
• B2: Predict drug properties including biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics and their applications.
• B3: Merge pharmacological knowledge with policies, information systems, workforces, service delivery, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmacoeconomic factors to enhance healthcare systems.
• B4: Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapy care plans and monitoring strategies to solve practice problems and improve patient safety and efficacy.

• C1: Apply appropriate methods, procedures, and resources for handling and disposing of biotechnological, radiopharmaceuticals, and synthetic/natural pharmaceutical materials/products.
• C2: Prepare and compound non-sterile and sterile products, implementing quality control measures according to recognized guidelines and standards.
• C3: Contribute to the creation/improvement of national drug policies, laws, and regulations.
• C4: Implement patient-oriented pharmaceutical care legally and ethically in various settings in collaboration with patients and healthcare professionals.

• D1: Display leadership, time management, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, teamwork, independence, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurial, delegation, and organizational skills ethically and legally.
• D2: Commit to continuous professional development, recognizing the need for continuing education, self-evaluation, research, and scholarship.
• D3: Utilize digital health and advanced educational channels to present relevant information.

Graduate Attributes

• Knowledge: Develop, integrate, and apply foundational and clinical sciences knowledge related to pharmacy education and practice.
• Professional Care: Provide patient-centered care as pharmacotherapy experts.
• Problem Solver: Identify problems, critically evaluate and interpret literature, prioritize strategies, and develop evidence-based therapeutic treatments.
• Personal and Ethical Practice: Work ethically and legally as part of a team with leadership and communication skills.
• Life-long Learner: Engage in continuous professional improvement and scholarly activities related to healthcare and pharmaceutical practice.