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.
University of Montreal
Faculte de Pharmacie
The Faculty of pharmacy at Université de Montréal is one of the largest faculties of pharmacy in Canada. Located in the Jean-Coutu pavilion on Mount Royal, the Faculty has access to modern facilities and beautiful surroundings.
The Faculty offers two undergraduate programs: an entry-level Pharm. D. and a Baccalaureate in biopharmaceutical sciences. The entry-level Pharm. D. program is the first to be implemented in Canada.
The Baccalaureate in biopharmaceutical sciences focuses on the drug development process and prepares students to contribute to this field.
The Faculty also offers various graduate programs such as a clinical Masters in pharmaceutical practice, a specialized degree in drug development and research-based graduate programs.
Bearing on the general theme «Optimizing pharmacotherapy», research activities are organized around three axes: therapeutic targets and pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutical sciences and medications and population health.