FIP, as the global leader for pharmacy, has taken the initiative to build the “FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools”, which will be the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of pharmacy institutions from around the world. This global list is intended to guide all pharmacy stakeholders, from students to policymakers, in assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of pharmacy education strategies. The availability, completeness and quality of FIP’s World List of Pharmacy Schools means it will provide a unique source of information for pharmaceutical workforce policies, procedures and plans.
Further background on the FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools:
The FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools is an initiative to monitor pharmaceutical capacity and capability, similar to those of many other global organisations, such as the World Medical Schools List held by the World Medical Association. Given 2021 is the World Health Organization’s Year of Health and Care Workers, the need for our global organisations to demonstrate increased capacity in all health workers is key to ensure our professions are not further diminished but amplified.
FIP is a founder member of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) with doctors, nurses, dentists, and physiotherapists. All WHPA members have been requested to feedback their schools’ status to the WHO as part of pandemic preparedness, and FIP having a list of accredited pharmacy schools will help to identify where schools may be needed and created to ensure long-term pharmaceutical workforce capacity.
Northeastern University
School of Pharmacy in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University is a private, research university located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. The beautiful main campus is situated on 73 acres in Boston’s cultural district and is comprised of 47 academic and administrative buildings, 37 residential facilities and six athletic/recreation facilities. Boston has an international reputation for excellence in health care and Northeastern is in close proximity to three medical schools and many of the country’s best hospitals, medical centers and biotechnology companies. Northeastern is innovative, research-oriented, interdisciplinary, and a world leader in cooperative education. During the past seven years, Northeastern has designed a strategy for success and pursued it with unwavering focus. It has achieved top rankings from numerous external organizations and continues its unprecedented momentum as a world class institution.
School of Pharmacy provides the personal attention of a small program backed by the resources and opportunities of a large university - the best of both worlds. As part of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences (which also houses the schools of health science and nursing) the School of Pharmacy embraces an interdisciplinary emphasis that reflects today’s team approach to health care. State-of-the-art labs, high tech classrooms, and affiliations with more than 120 teaching sites, provide our students with the required tools for innovative and interactive learning. The School of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, joint PharmD/MPH degree, and bachelors, masters and PhD degrees in the pharmaceutical sciences.
The school continues to stand out with respect to academic quality, experiential education and use-inspired research. The school currently ranks first in National Institute of Health funding among private schools of pharmacy in the United States, and its faculty are recognized on both national and international stages. Research areas include drug discovery and delivery, nanotechnology and biotechnology, community health research, cancer research and neurodegenerative disease research.