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.
Wilkes University
Nesbitt College of Pharmacy & Nursing School of Pharmacy
The primary mission of the Wilkes University School of Pharmacy is to provide a dynamic, challenging and comprehensive curriculum, focused on the future, that will serve as the foundation for life long learning and practice. Our graduates will be able to provide quality patient care in a wide range of health systems, in metropolitan and rural areas, and will be potential leaders in the profession.
Consistent with Wilkes tradition, the School of Pharmacy brings together qualified students and a dedicated faculty and staff from a variety of disciplines in a supportive atmosphere that encourages each student's intellectual and personal development.
Although our primary mission is professional education, research and practice are valued primarily as they support our commitment to educational excellence and faculty development. Finally, we seek to be a good corporate citizen through meaningful service to the University, the profession and the local community.
Hallmarks of pharmacy education at Wilkes are:
Teaching Priority: This is primarily a teaching institution; the student is our reason for being here.
Pharm. D.: Teaching resources are devoted totally to preparing students for one degree: the Doctor of Pharmacy.
Communications Emphasis: All pharmacy students enter a formal four-year program in communication skills. Our graduates will have a solid scientific knowledge base. In order to be effective, though, they must be able to articulate their knowledge with health professionals, administrators and patients.
Teambuilding Emphasis: The ability to work effectively as part of a health care team is considered critical. All pharmacy students enter a formal four year program in teambuilding and team leadership.
Small Size: We are a small school and intend to remain small. Meaningful faculty-student interaction is valued. The size of each entering pharmacy class is limited to 70 students.
Interdisciplinary: Pharmacy does not have all of the answers to health care or even pharmacy care problems. The broader perspectives of other academic disciplines (e.g., business, communications, nursing, biology, chemistry) are actively sought in curricular design and teaching.
Technology & Future Orientation: Our facilities, curriculum and faculty are focused upon training practitioners for the 21st century. Emphasis is placed upon new technologies, as this is a major foundation for future pharmacy practice.
Research & Practice: Research and practice are valued primarily as they support our commitment to educational excellence and faculty development and are valued as they affect patient care and/or lead to the advancement of science.