Last Updated on December 31, 2023 by The Health Master
New Delhi: The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is working to change the existing pharmacy education curriculum to make it more focused on modernizing the pharmaceutical industry.
PCI will launch full-time degree programs in the creation of medical devices, and students will have the chance to complete internships in hospitals to gain practical experience.
The revised curriculum would be implemented once PCI gets full control over pharmacy education from the AICTE, which is in the final stages.
PCI will get complete control over the curriculum in a year once the formality and other processes are completed.
PCI introduced attractive scholarships to meritorious Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) qualifiers, which currently are available only to students from AICTE-approved Pharma colleges.
Speaking to Education Times, a source in PCI on the condition of anonymity says, “As soon as we get the entire control of Pharmacy education, we would work on changing the curriculum to make it in consonance with the demands of the industry.”
“The main thrust would be to introduce full-time degree courses in the manufacturing of medical instruments the provision for which is not there in the existing curricula.
There would also be some aspects related to engineering that the students would need to study while pursuing these full-time degree courses as there are plans to increase the number of pharmacy colleges.
Besides, teachers would be updated about the industrial manufacturing process of medical devices,” adds the source.
Pharmaceutical ethics, vaccination instruction akin to that provided to nurses, and raising awareness of social pharmacy are all being discussed for inclusion in the new curriculum.
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