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THE FUTURE OF PHARMACY
VOL 28, NO.1 - JUNE 2012
I n March 2 0 1 2 a qu e s t i o n n a i r e w a s co n d u c t e d wit h fin a l - y e a r SPCPA stu d e nt s af t e r t h e i r p r e - d i p l o m a p r a c t i c e a n d t hr e e m o nt h s b e f o r e ge t t i n g t h e i r d e g r e e s . *USFWFBMFEUIBUPGTUVEFOUTQMBOOFEUPXPSLJO4U1FUFSTCVSH UIPVHIPG t h e m a r e n ot p e r m a n e nt inh a b i t a nt s of t hi s cit y. Among t h e f a c t o r s lim i t i n g s e a r c h GPSXPSLJOUIFJOEVTUSZ PGHSBEVBUFTNFOUJPOBMPXMFWFMPGQBZNFOUGPSXPSL PGUIFNQPJOUPVUMJNJUFEQPTTJCJMJUJFTUPmOEKPCTGPSTQFDJBMJTUTJOUIFSFHJPO w h e r e t h e y a r e f r o m (Fig . 1 ) . Tw e nt y - t w o p e r ce nt of r e s p o n d e nt s s a i d it wa s im p o s - s i b l e t o s t a t e a s o l u t i o n t o t h e qu e s t i o n of li v i n g in p l a c e s wit h p ot e nt i a l jo b s . Over ha lf t h e s t u d e nt s r e c o g n i z e t h a t t h e i r la s t p r e - d i p l o m a p r a c t i c e h a d n o ef f e c t o n t h e i r s o l u t i o n a s t o f ut u r e p l a n s of fin d i n g s jo b s . At th e m o m e nt of qu e s t i o n i n g POMZPGSFTQPOEFOUTTPMWFEUIFRVFTUJPOPGUIFJSGVUVSFKPC UIPVHIUIFSFXFSF o n l y t hr e e m o nt h s l e f t b e f o r e t h e i r p r of e s s i o n a l a c t i v i t y.
Over c o m i n g t h e s e p r o b l e m s co n s i s t s in n ot o nl y s o l v i n g s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c qu e s t i o n s of t h e r e g i o n a l d e v e l o p m e nt of Russi a b ut a l s o in cr e a t i n g ef f e c t i v e m e c h a n i s m s of co o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n in s t i t u t i o n s a n d co m p a n i e s . For t h e la s t t hr e e y e a r s t h e r e h a s b e e n o ut l i n e d a p o s i t i v e d y n a m i c s in s o l v i n g t hi s qu e s t i o n , in ma n y r e s p e c t s ow i n g t o di s c u s s i o n a n d a d o p t i o n of t h e s t r a t e g y “Pha r m a 2 0 2 0 ”. For e x a m p l e , m o d e l s of t a r g e t t r a i n i n g of sp e c i a l i s t s fo r p a r t i c u l a r b i ot e c h n o l o - g i c a l a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l co m p a n i e s h a v e a c t i v e l y b e g u n t o b e pr o d u c e d in SPCPA. Phar m a c e u t i c a l co m p a n i e s a c t i v e l y a ll o w t h e s t u d e nt s t o c a r r y o ut in d u s t r i a l t r a i n i n g a n d t o r e a l i z e t h e i r in d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t s , t h e y h o l d co nt e s t s a n d a ll o c a t e gr a nt s fo r s t u d e nt s ’ R&D pr o j e c t s a s we ll .
On th e b a s i s of p h a r m a c e u t i c a l a n d bi ot e c h n o l o g i c a l co m p a n i e s wit h i n t h e ph a r m a c e u t i c a l c lu s t e r in St .Pete r s b u r g , t h e r e h a s b e g u n a pr o c e s s t o s e t up sp e c i a l i z e d d e p a r t m e nt s of SPCPA (fo r r e a d y m e d i c i n a l fo r m s , p r o d u c t i o n t e c h n o - l o g i e s of r e c o m b i n a nt p r ot e i n s , et c . ) . Pha r m a c e u t i c a l co m p a n i e s a c t a s sp o n s o r s of s o c i a l a c t i v i t y of t h e p h a r m a c y s c h o o l s in c r e a s i n g m ot i v a t i o n fo r t h e s t u d e nt s t o wo r k in t h e in d u s t r y. L e a d i n g p h a r m a c e u t i c a l a s s o c i a t i o n s of Russi a a c t a s sp o n s o r s t o co n d u c t “All -Russi a n Pha r m a c e u t i c a l Olymp i c G a m e s of St u d e nt s ” t h e r e w i t h p r o d u c i n g ef f e c t i v e m e c h a n i s m s fo r t h e m o s t c a p a b l e a n d a c t i v e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t o ma n i f e s t t h e m s e l v e s .
Fig. 1. The factors motivating students not to work in the pharmaceutical industry
63,8%
0,0% 20,0% 40,0% 60,0% 80,0%
Insufficient level of payment
Unhealthy conditions of work
Limited possibilities to find work in the region intended to live
Absence of possibilities to solve ‘dwelling question’ in the region desired to work
Availability of more attractive places of work
Invisible prospects for the industry as a whole
Invisible personal career prospects
Absence of necessary knowledge and experience
Nonconformity to personal propensity and skills
Unwillingless to engage young specialists
27,5%
24,6%
21,7%
14,5%
13,0%
10,1%
8,7%
7,2%
2,9%