E-drug: Undergraduate pharmacotherapy education (cont'd)
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Rina Meyer, Foppe and Beverley Snell have stressed on Pharmacy
education and the fact that clinical expertise is needed on part of the
pharmacy teacher. In India according to Medical Council of India
guidelines the teachers of Pharmacology are essentially Clinical
Pharmacologists. Most have clinical training and are appointed after
completion of their MBBS (4.5 Years + 1 year rotational internship)
plus MD ((Pharmacology) (3 years)). There are certain teachers who
are PhD or have completed certain specialized courses like DM
(Clinical Pharmacology).
Pharmacy education is a different stream and is not conducted in
medical schools. Technical colleges impart Pharmacy education
leading to a basic Diploma in Pharmacy (2 years after high school);
diploma holders work for at the Primary and Secondary Health System
levels. Specialized Universities offer higher qualifications like BPharm/
MPharm/ PhD; most post-graduate Pharmacists work for the
pharmaceutical industry with only a minority in academics.
Thus the original discussion generated by Prof. Shantanu Tripathi
looks for guidelines on Problem Based Education keeping in view the
clinical background of most teachers of pharmacology in medical
schools. This should not be confused with pharmacy education.
With regards,
Dr. Jatinder Singh, MD
Dept. of Pharmacology
Government Medical College
Amritsar 143 001
INDIA
Email: jatindersingh@vsnl.com
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