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.
D’Youville College
School of Pharmacy
The D’Youville College School of Pharmacy is a teaching and learning community of faculty, students and staff dedicated to educating tomorrow’s pharmacy practitioners and advancing the profession. Through its focus on critical inquiry, research, scholarship and service, the school ensures its graduates are qualifies to enter the practice as generalist practitioners who are prepared to serve their communities and their profession.
Our Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program integrates the natural and social sciences with practice experience in a team-based educational environment. The four-year professional program will prepare students to practice pharmacy in an inter-professional, patient-centered environment where pharmacists are responsible for assisting patients in managing their medication regimens.
Program Distinctions:
- Our coursework in the natural and social sciences is integrated with practice experience so students can learn, remember, and apply what they have been taught.
- Students begin their introductory pharmacy practice experiences in the first semester. They learn to communicate with patients, solve problems related to medications and manage themselves and others in a practice environment.
- Students learn and work collaboratively with other healthcare providers through D'Youville College's expansive offerings in a variety of health care professions.
- We enrich students’ leadership skills while giving back, as they join D'Youville faculty in community service projects.
- Students participate in hands-on experiences in state-of-the-art campus medical laboratories and classrooms in the new D'Youville Academic Center.
- D'Youville offers an accelerated MBA option designed for students enrolled in the professional pharmacy program. Students are able to earn a MBA degree while concurrently pursuing a Pharm.D. degree.
Upon graduation, students are prepared to:
- communicate effectively with patients and other health care practitioners
- troubleshoot and solve problems related to drug therapy regimens
- develop and evaluate programs to improve the health of the communities you serve
- become a compassionate healthcare provider and effective contributor to a healthcare team