Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Course Overview
The PharmD programme is to equip students with the scientific knowledge and skills to manage the pharmaceutical care problems of the communities in Ghana. Its uniqueness lies in the use of Community-Based Education and Service (COBES) to integrate the students into the deprived communities where they will live with them, learn about their pharmaceutical problems and help solve such problems in the future by accepting postings to such communities when they finally complete the programme.
The institution should state the purpose of the programme and its intended outcomes in broad terms.
The KSP PharmD Programme aims to train patient-oriented pharmacists to align with current trends and national pharmaceutical care.
The institution should describe what the programme is intended to achieve.
The specific objectives of the PharmD programme are to;
- expose students in areas relevant to current trends in pharmacy;
- teach students in core scientific and academic disciplines for the practice of pharmacy in specialized areas such as clinical, industrial and regulatory aspects of pharmacy practice; and
- train students to accurately and confidently communicate pharmacotherapeutic information to other health care professionals, patients, their relatives and caregivers under the guidance of experienced preceptors.
- Self-employed via the establishment of a private laboratory or selling of laboratory reagents and equipment
- Government Hospitals (Regional Hospital, District Hospital and Non-Governmental Hospital)
- Food and Drug Board
- Toxicological unit of the Pharmaceutical companies
- Medical Research Unit such as Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR)
- International institutions such as universities, the diploma diploma-training colleges
- Work with International agencies such as WHO, UN, UNESCO
- Work with the Forensic Laboratory of the police or criminal investigation departments, veterinary laboratories, industrial laboratories etc
The following qualifications are accepted for entry:
- Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations or West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE/WASSCE) with three credit passes in English Language, Core Mathematics and Integrated Science, PLUS credit passes in two elective courses including Chemistry and Biology and any one of Physics or Elective Mathematics.
- Equivalences of the SSSCE/WASSCE such as:
- GCE (Cambridge)- ‘A’ levels
- IGCSE (Cambridge)- ‘A’ Levels
- Baccalaureate (French)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- American High School Grade-Grade 12 and 13 examinations
- Any other external qualifications, which have equivalences to the SSSCE/WASSCE as determined by the National Accreditation Board.
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Course Outline
- Principles of Chemistry
- Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Biochemistry I
- Medical Sociology
- Introduction to Mathematics
- African Studies
- Introduction to Information Technology I
- Communication Skills and Academic Writing I
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry II
- Human Physiology
- Health Education and Promotion
- Health Psychology
- Professional Development Studies
- Introduction to Information Technology II
- Communication Skills and Academic Writing II
- Physical Chemistry
- Basic Pharmacognosy
- Biochemistry III
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Immunology I
- Principles of Pathophysiology
- Introduction to Functional French I
- Early Experiential Pharmacy Practice – Hospital
- General Principles of Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Phytopharmaceuticals II
- Formulation Technology
- Patient Assessment Skills
- Introduction to Functional French III
- Pharmaceutical Formulation & Cosmetology
- Biopharmaceutics
- Ethnopharmacology
- Medicinal Chemistry I
- System Pharmacology I
- Introduction to Functional French IV
- Early Experiential Pharmacy Practice –Industry
- Chemical Pathology
- Medicinal Chemistry II
- Pharmaceutical Formulations & Cosmetology II
- Systems Pharmacology II
- Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Clinical Pharmacy Skills
- Introduction to Functional French V
- Clinical Toxicology
- Pharmacotherapeutics I
- Complementary and Alternative Medicines
- Pharmacy and Business Law
- Public Health
- Research Methodology and Presentations
- Veterinary Pharmacy
- Introduction to Functional French VI
- Early Experiential Pharmacy Practice – Community & Regulatory
- Pharmacotherapeutics II
- Student Research Project and Seminar
- Clinical Research Analysis
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Pharmacy Management, Entrepreneurship & Finance
- Disability studies and Sign Language
- French for the Pharmacist I
- Pharmacotherapeutics III
- Student Project
- First Aid and Critical Care Pharmacy
- Nutrition and Dietetics in Pharmaceutical care
- Pharmacy and Healthcare Systems
- French for the Pharmacist II
- Early Experiential Pharmacy Practice – French
- Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Rotation
- Ambulatory Care Rotation
XXX* Elective II
*XXX, Elective with corresponding code to be chosen from:
KSP 605 – Advanced Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
KSP 607 – Paediatric and Geriatric Pharmacy Practice
KSP 609 – Pharmaceutical Marketing
- Inpatient Medical Care Rotation
- Obstetrics & Gynaecological Care Rotation
XXX* Elective III
*SPS – Elective with corresponding code to be chosen from:
KSP 606 – Paediatric Care Rotation
KSP 608 – Surgical Care Rotation
KSP 610 – Public Communication Skills
KSP 612 – Reproductive and Maternal Pharmacy Practice
KSP 614 – Therapeutic Drug Monitoring