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.
Utrecht University
Departement of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is responsible for teaching and research in areas where medicines are central. Students train as pharmacists and also in pharmaceutical research. This field of study has a number of interfaces with medicine, veterinary science, biology and chemistry. The department of Pharmaceutical Sciences works closely together with these faculties and departments in Utrecht Life Sciences.
Since 2005, the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences has become part of the Faculty of Science.
The scientific research carried out by the department is multidisciplinary in nature. As a consequence, it is conducted in collaboration with many other scientists, both nationally and internationally. The department’s fundamental research focuses on aspects such as the design of drugs and their applications and uses.
All research is part of the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS). This renowned institute coordinates the research activities and the PhD programme Drug Innovation. UIPS also acts as partner in national and international collaborations.
The department offers a Bachelor of Pharmacy (offers students a broad foundation in the pharmaceutical and natural sciences) and a Master of Pharmacy (trains students to become a basic pharmacist), an English-taught Master of Drug Innovation (an introduction to and training in pharmaceutical research) and a bachelor honours programme, the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, an international BSc research training programme in pharmaceutical sciences.