Transcript Educating tomorrow`s pharmacy and pharmaceutical science

Annual Teachers Seminar, Monash University
June 2011
Educating tomorrow’s pharmacy
and pharmaceutical science leaders
Peter Stewart
Deputy Dean
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
www.pharm.monash.edu.au
What are we going to do?
• the faculty
• a day in the life of a student – educational technology
• Monash: first choice for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science
• why should students undertake pharmacy or pharmaceutical
science at Monash?
• some detail on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences courses
• take home messages, questions/discussion and potential followup
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• $60M redevelopment of Parkville
campus education and research
facilities
• 90 academic and professional staff, 50
research academics and 1300 students
• Education: Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Research
– Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences (MIPS)
– Centre for Medicine Use and Safety
(CMUS)
Faculty of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Largest, best equipped, most
experienced, most comprehensive
and successful faculty of pharmacy
and pharmaceutical sciences in
Australia
• striving for excellence in
teaching and learning and
excellence in research
• clear vision for the future
- suite of quality
educational programs
- research focused into
MIPS and CMUS
A day in the life of a student
Monash: first choice for pharmacy and pharmaceutical
science
• purpose built curricula based around knowledge, professional
competencies and skills, generic skills and attributes
• an integrated learning and teaching program in pharmacy,
specialist majors in pharmaceutical science
• enhanced student educational experience with the Monash
Passport, peer assisted teaching, mentoring and exchanges
• enhanced student campus experience with leadership programs,
excellent facilities, clubs and societies
• integrated workplace learning environment with professional
experiences in community, hospital and rural pharmacy and
placements in industry for pharmaceutical science
Monash: first choice for pharmacy and pharmaceutical
science
• learning and teaching context for making the material relevant
using Pharmville 3052 which is a virtual community made up
of a collection of families and individuals
• commitment to research informed/driven teaching
• multi-campus, international with campuses in Australia and
Malaysia for pharmacy
Why should students undertake pharmacy or
pharmaceutical science at Monash?
Research-led learning
• academics are experts in their fields
• research gives teaching a cutting
edge and a future perspective
• curriculum is research focused so
students gain research skills not
only relevant to current practice, but
applicable to trends and practices
for the future
• international links with the world’s
best
Why should students undertake pharmacy or
pharmaceutical science at Monash?
A learning and teaching context…Pharmville 3052
Why should students undertake pharmacy or
pharmaceutical science at Monash?
teaching innovations
• Virtual Practice
Environment spaces
• Audience Response
System
• My dispense
• Pharmatopia
• Recorded lectures - Echo
360
• Focus on learning and skill
development
Why should students undertake pharmacy or
pharmaceutical science at Monash?
A workplace learning environment…
• Professional Experience Placement
(PEPs) in pharmacy
– integrated workplace learning in
community, hospital and rural settings
• Industry Placements in pharmaceutical
science
– R & D programs in industry
• experts from pharmacy and pharmaceutical science teaching
into the course
• structured program to develop skills and workplace awareness
Why should students undertake pharmacy or
pharmaceutical science at Monash?
student educational and campus experience (Monash Passport)
• student abroad programs
• student leadership programs
• exchange programs
• pharmacy rural entry schemes
• student life, clubs and societies
on campus
• close to the heart of Melbourne and immersed in the lifestyle of
Carlton, Parkville and Brunswick
Innovative Learning
Spaces
Why should students undertake pharmacy or pharmaceutical
science at Monash?
Virtual Worlds
Immersion
Environments
Pedagogically driven innovation – activities and space
Education Profile …
• B Pharmacy and B Pharm/B Com
– integrated, set in enabling sciences, clinical application
– 1,000 students in 4 yr B Pharm plus 1 yr internship.
• B Pharm Sci and B Eng/B Pharm Sc
– innovative and leading program with 200 students in a 3 yr
program.
– formulation science, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery
biology
• B Pharm in Malaysia
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
• pharmaceutical science is the chemistry
and biology of medicines
• pharmaceutical science plays a vital role
in improving human health by
researching and developing reliable,
accessible medicines for patients
• job-ready science degree with skills for
research and industry
• majors are:
– drug discovery biology
– medicinal chemistry
– formulation science
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
• students will learn the process of creating pharmaceutical
products from start to finish
– basic research to identify the biochemical targets associated
with disease
– drug discovery chemistry to address the target
– understanding and identifying the optimum drug chemistry and
formulation to turn a drug into a medicine
– clinical evaluation to confirm safety and efficacy
– product development and manufacture to regulatory standards
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
• three year course with
optional one year honours
course
• 2011 clearly-in ATAR:
85.45
• Parkville campus
Double degree - Engineering/Pharmaceutical Science
• five year degree
• 2011 clearly-in ATAR: 92.3
• Parkville and Clayton campus
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
• be inspired by the best…5/5
• enhanced by vocational and research
opportunities during course
• great career opportunities
– industry, academia, government and
research institutes
Ranelle – third year student
“Pharmaceutical Science is
specifically tailored to
the needs of the
industry.
That means there are job
opportunities both in
Australia and
overseas.
When I graduate I plan to work in
the cosmetics and perfume
industry.”
Bachelor of Pharmacy
• a pharmacist’s primary concern is
the health and wellbeing of people
• pharmacists are the medicines
experts
• pharmacists are actively involved
in patient care in community or
hospital as part of the healthcare
team
• pharmacists inform and educate
patients to ensure medicines are
used in a safe and effective way
The curriculum…
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Have an in depth understanding and knowledge and be able to integrate
and apply the knowledge to the practice of pharmacy
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Have acquired relevant skills for the practice of pharmacy
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Have acquired relevant generic skills
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Have acquired relevant values, attitudes, and behaviours
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Be able to apply the knowledge and skills to promote and contribute to the
quality use of medicines and to the health of the community.
A commitment to an integrated learning and teaching in
four streams …
Monash Pharmacy curriculum
Year 1
Semester 1
Physicochemical basis of
pharmacy
Introduction to physiology
Organic Chemistry
Pharmacy, Health and
Society I
Year 1
Semester 2
Drug Delivery 1
Systems Physiology
Chemistry of
Biomolecules
Pharmacy, Health and
Society II
Year 2
Semester 1
Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Basis of Drug Action I
Cell function,
communication and
pathology
Pharmacists as
Communicators
Year 2
Semester 2
Drug Delivery and
Disposition
Basis of Drug action II
Integrated TherapeuticsIntroduction and
Cardiovascular
Pharmacy in a public
Health context
Year 3
Semester 1
Drug Delivery,
Disposition and
Dynamics
Microbiology and
immunology
Integrated TherapeuticsRespiratory and
Gastrointestinal
Contexts for practice I
Year 3
Semester 2
Drug Delivery II
Integrated TherapeuticsInfectious Diseases
Elective
Contexts for practice II
Year 4
Semester 1
Drug Delivery and
Development
Integrated TherapeuticsEndocrinology and Renal
disease
Integrated TherapeuticsDermatology and pain
Professional Experience
Placement program
Year 4
Semester 2
Advanced Clinical
Practice
Integrated TherapeuticsPsychiatry
Integrated TherapeuticsNeurology and Oncology
Contexts for practice III
Bachelor of Pharmacy
• 4 years full time + 1 year
internship
• broad range of learning
strategies
• selection based on UMAT
and ATAR
• Parkville campus
Double degree in Pharmacy/Commerce
• six years + internship
– four years pharmacy
– two years commerce
• selection based on UMAT
and ATAR
• Parkville and Clayton
campuses
Bachelor of Pharmacy – career opportunities
• community pharmacy (80%)
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Other careers (5%)
– pharmaceutical consulting
– education and academia
– industrial pharmacy medical
publishing research and
development
community pharmacy roles
home medication reviews
medication management
disease state management
aged care
• hospital pharmacy (15%)
– clinical pharmacy
– clinical trial management
drug information
Take home messages
• quality, contemporary and relevant degrees
– long history of teaching excellence
– knowledge skills and attributes
– trusted brand, specialists in teaching pharmacy and
pharmaceutical science
• five star graduate outcomes
– Good University’s Guide gave Monash a five star ranking for
‘getting a job’ and ‘positive graduate outcomes’
• be inspired by the best
– be pharmacy and pharmaceutical leaders of the future
• research led, innovative teaching by staff committed to good
student learning
Take home messages
• excellent teaching with the completion of the campus
redevelopment located in the prestigious Parkville strip
– location, location, location!
– major player internationally in research and in Australian
healthcare and biomedical community
• novel and innovative teaching spaces to enhance student
learning
• enhanced student experience
– workplace learning, research skills, international experience,
Monash Passport, leadership opportunities
Educating leaders for today and tomorrow
Monash staff member visits your school
30–45 minute session including;
Course information,
Question time/discussion
For further information contact 9903 9594
Ask questions about: course
content, career outcomes, student
life and entry requirements
Register on the website:
www.pharm.monash.edu.au/future
students/faculty-tour
or contact: 9903 9594
Open Day
Date: Sunday 7 August
Time: 10 - 4pm
explore the university, find
out more about courses,
participate in live and
interactive sessions and
speak with current students
and academic staff
For more information visit:
Monash.edu/open or contact
9903 9594