www.pharm.monash.edu.au
Annual Teachers Seminar, Monash University June 2011
Educating tomorrow’s pharmacy and pharmaceutical science leaders
Peter StewartDeputy DeanFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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 follow-up
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
• My dispense
• Recorded lectures - Echo 360
• Audience Response System
• Pharmatopia
• 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 societieson campus
• close to the heart of Melbourne and immersed in the lifestyle of Carlton, Parkville and Brunswick
Innovative LearningSpaces
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…
• Have an in depth understanding and knowledge and be able to integrate and apply the knowledge to the practice of pharmacy
• Have acquired relevant skills for the practice of pharmacy
• Have acquired relevant generic skills
• Have acquired relevant values, attitudes, and behaviours
• 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 curriculumYear 1Semester 1
Physicochemical basis of pharmacy
Introduction to physiology
Organic Chemistry Pharmacy, Health and Society I
Year 1Semester 2
Drug Delivery 1 Systems Physiology Chemistry of Biomolecules
Pharmacy, Health and Society II
Year 2Semester 1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Basis of Drug Action I Cell function, communication and pathology
Pharmacists as Communicators
Year 2Semester 2
Drug Delivery and Disposition
Basis of Drug action II Integrated Therapeutics-Introduction and Cardiovascular
Pharmacy in a public Health context
Year 3Semester 1
Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics
Microbiology and immunology
Integrated Therapeutics- Respiratory and Gastrointestinal
Contexts for practice I
Year 3 Semester 2
Drug Delivery II Integrated Therapeutics- Infectious Diseases
Elective Contexts for practice II
Year 4 Semester 1
Drug Delivery and Development
Integrated Therapeutics- Endocrinology and Renal disease
Integrated Therapeutics- Dermatology and pain
Professional Experience Placement program
Year 4Semester 2
Advanced Clinical Practice
Integrated Therapeutics- Psychiatry
Integrated Therapeutics- Neurology 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
• Other careers (5%)– pharmaceutical consulting– education and academia– industrial pharmacy medical
publishing research and development
• community pharmacy (80%)– 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
Ask questions about: course content, career outcomes, student life and entry requirements
Register on the website: www.pharm.monash.edu.au/futurestudents/faculty-touror contact: 9903 9594
Open DayDate: Sunday 7 AugustTime: 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
Monash staff member visits your school30–45 minute session including;
Course information,Question time/discussion
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