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.
Duquesne University
School of Pharmacy
For more than 80 years, the Mylan School of Pharmacy has been one of the most respected schools of pharmacy in the country, due to its leadership in preparing graduates for rewarding careers as they face future challenges and opportunities.
Strategic initiatives of the school focus on several key areas:
• active learning culture
• continuous professional development
• interdisciplinary/translational research
• cultural competence/diversity
• and medication therapy management.
Encouraging a culture of academic competence and diversity, the School has long been at the forefront of growth and change in its approach to developing innovative degree programs in the pharmaceutical and clinical, social-behavioral and administrative sciences. The Mylan School of Pharmacy is recognized as the first school in the nation to meet ever-changing healthcare needs by offering the only weekend Pharm.D. and Health Care Supply Chain Management degrees.
Integrated Research Programs
Our cutting-edge approach is perhaps most evident in our academic research centers. Here, translational research, teaching and practice are integrated in a culture that promotes student engagement, involvement in all areas of professional education and practice, ethical behavior and problem solving.
Because of these ongoing, innovative approaches, we have:
• nearly 100 percent of students gaining immediate placement in employment and advanced studies for more than two decades
• national recognition, with faculty members ranking third among private pharmacy schools for National Institutes of Health research fundingThe Mylan School of Pharmacy continues to maintain and enhance its impressive reputation as a partner and leader in global pharmacy education.