Last Updated on October 14, 2024 by The Health Master
Indian pharmacy education needs to adopt 2D and 3D formats for lectures on the syllabus. This is proving to help students recall information faster and perform better, said Dr. Md. Salahuddin, principal of Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, and general secretary, of the Karnataka State Pharmacy Colleges Principals Association.
In this regard, the Bengaluru-based Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy has been a torchbearer in introducing 2D and 3D lectures across undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy classes for the last year.
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We are the first to offer 2D and 3D classrooms. Our experience so far indicates that the 2D and 3D formats provide a better understanding of the subject for the students, he added.
We have drafted lectures from the syllabus into a 2D or 3D structure.
For this Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy has signed up with the Borehamwood-based Infoplus Technologies UK to provide 2D and 3D classes across B Pharm and M Pharma where concepts are taught through applications.
We have noted failures in exams have drastically dropped. This is because lectures are meaningful rather than rote learning, making students thorough on the subject, Dr. Salahuddin told.
In order to be relevant to the latest developments in pharmaceuticals, partnerships between academia and industry increase opportunities to commercialize research.
There is also a huge performance expectation of the industry from entry-level qualified pharmacists, he noted.
Barring the fact that postgraduate pharmacy students work closely with the industry for the project submissions mandated in their course, we see a need for a closer association of academia and industry.
Our student has researched plant extract that has properties effective at inactivating bacteria and viruses.
So a sanitizer that can be used in different forms like gel, soap, and lotion can be developed. So we are looking for the industry to commercialize this project, he said.
Further, Al Ameen College of Pharmacy is also working with the industry on formulation development.
Several leading Karnataka pharmaceutical companies have been roped in, and pacts have been signed to advance research and share knowledge.
The intent is to also create a pool of ready-to-be-employed graduates which the industry demands.
Hence, pharmacy colleges need to generate qualified and well-trained people to be employed in the industry.
To this end, Al-Ameen has signed up with the LSSDC (Life Science Skill Development Centre) to train students.
Stressing the need for pharmacist registrations with state pharmacy councils, Dr. Salahuddin also noted that strict implementation of the Pharmacy Practice Regulations (PPR) can control professional malpractices like renting certificates for starting pharmacy outlets.
Further, pharmacists also need to have the right to substitute the medication prescribed by the doctor, and for this, continuing pharmacy education (CPE) is vital to helping them be competent in providing quality pharmaceutical care to patients.
It is here that PPR implementation is much desired, said Dr. Salahuddin.
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