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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES-M.PHARM (PHARMACY PRACTICE)

To provide solid foundation in pharmacy possessing basic knowledge and comprehensive

understanding of Profession of Pharmacy

To prepare student Post-graduates for a successful career in Pharmacy Profession with

effective planning skills, problem analyzing skills, leadership skills, communication

skills, and professional ethics

To train student Post-graduates in learning, selecting, and applying appropriate methods,

procedures, and resources of modern tools in Pharmacy Profession

Create dynamic and proficient Pharmacists for their successful careers in Pharmaceutical

industry, academia, government organization, hospitals, and other organizations and as an

entrepreneur

To inculcate in student Post-graduates, ability to gain multidisciplinary knowledge

through innovative projects, visiting research institutions, health care communities, health

promoters, employees and employers

To undertake collaborative projects which tender prospects for continuous interaction

between academia and industry

To inculcate the working together culture for research presentations and recognition

through appropriate student identification and student club activities and journal club

presentations

The Post-Graduates will develop interpersonal skills such as influencing others,

negotiating and working with others, conflict management and leading others through the

problem-solving process. They will be able to lead and function both individually and as

a member of a team.

The Post-Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of professional and ethical

responsibilities as per pharmaceutical jurisprudence. They will be able to demonstrate

knowledge and skills in all disciplines of Pharmaceutical sciences and develop a sound

pharmaceutical care plan to manage medication-related problems. They will retrieve,

evaluate, and apply current drug information in the delivery of pharmaceutical care and

assure safe and accurate preparation and dispensing of medications.

The Post-Graduates will demonstrate the impact of pharmacy knowledge on the society

and also will be aware of modern issues. They will create awareness of healthcare issues

through interactions with others and will gain a sense of self-respect towards community

and citizenship.

The Post-graduates will swear by a code of ethics of Pharmacy Council of India in

relation to community and shall act as integral part of a health care system. They will

demonstrate honesty, integrity, ethical understanding, and respect for others and will

carry out their professional responsibilities by adhering to high ethical standards.

The Post-graduates will acquire excellent interpersonal oral communication and writing

skills. They will be able to demonstrate knowledge and proficiency with current audio-

visual presentation technologies and develop an ability to communicate scientific

knowledge in non-expert/lay term by adopting various modes of scientific

communications (e.g., abstract, manuscripts, project reports, oral and poster presentations

etc). This will allow effective exchange of professional information

The Post-Graduates will master the key concepts in the discipline of their interest in

pharmaceutical sciences. They will demonstrate these skills to use modern

pharmaceutical tools, software, and equipments to analyze & solve problems.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES-M.PHARM (PHARMACY PRACTICE)

PO1. Pharmaceutical Sciences knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science,

pharmaceutical fundamentals, and a Pharmacy specialization to the solution of complex

Pharmaceutical problems.

PO2: Pharmacy Profession: To provide student graduates with solid foundation in Pharmacy

knowledge this includes possessing basic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the

Profession of Pharmacy

PO3: Problem Analysis: To prepare student graduates for a successful career in Pharmacy

Profession with effective planning skills, problem analyzing skills, leadership skills, research

skills, presentation skills, communication skills and professional ethics.

PO4: Application oriented Knowledge: The knowledge of biopharmaceutics enables the

students to visualize the effect of pharmacokinetic (ADMET) parameters on the biological effect

of the drug. The correlation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is thus introduced and

is experimentally explained to them.

PO5: Environment and Sustainability: Enable extension of pharmaceutical dosage forms, and

enables the students to learn about different packaging materials used in pharmaceutical industry

and the factors governing their use.

PO6: Conduct investigations of complex problems: To understand biopharmaceutical

principles and pharmacokinetic principles through different compartment models, multiple

dosage regimens, non-linear pharmacokinetics, and assessment of bioavailability and

bioequivalence

PO7. Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centered

national development, and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate

in civic life through volunteering.

PO8. Ethics: Recognize different value systems including your own, understand the moral

dimensions of your decisions, and accept responsibility for them.

PO9. Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and

sustainable development.

PO10. Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to engage in independent and

life-long learning in the broadest context socio-technological changes

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES-M.PHARM (PHARMACY PRACTICE)

PSO1: Impart knowledge on practice of pharmacy including provision for pharmaceutical care

services to both healthcare professionals and patients in clinical settings

PSO2: To impart knowledge on different treatment approaches, optimization of drug therapy,

and evidence-based medications

PSO3: To impart knowledge and skills in hospital pharmacy and community pharmacy settings

PSO4: To impart knowledge and skills for clinical research, conceptualization, designing,

conducting, and managing clinical trials

PSO5: To impart knowledge on drug information, interpretation of laboratory data, patient

medication counseling, medication history interviews, treatment chart reviews, preparation of

study protocols, and preparation of informed consent

PSO6: To impart basic knowledge and skills to practice quality use of medicines, in clinical

practice, analysis of risk and benefits, and identify medication related problems

PSO7: To gain knowledge in preparation of rationale for drug therapy individualized therapeutic

plans based on diagnosis, alternatives of therapy, time-course of clinical and laboratory indices

and adverse effects

PSO8: To train the students and develop their technical skill knowledge in computer

simulations, population modelings and through in vitro and in vivo studies

PSO9: To create a talent pool by involving students in research projects and to make students

undertake research projects under faculty guidance for publication

PSO10: To foster ambitious desire among students to undertake higher studies and career

growth

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

BOS Members

PG Board of Studies

S.No Name Post Contact Address

1 Dr.P.Shanmugasundaram

Chairman Director, School of Pharmaceutical

Sciences,

Vels University

Chennai

2 Dr.S.Jayakumari Professor Professor and Head,

Department of Pharmacognosy


Vels University

3 Dr. S. Sathesh Kumar Professor Professor and Head,

Department of Pharmaceutics


Vels University

4 Dr. M.Vijey Aanandhi

Professor Professor and Head,

Department of Pharmaceutical

chemistry and Analysis


Vels University

5 Dr. S.Santhosh Kumar Professor Professor and Head,

Department of Pharmacology


Vels University

6 Dr.T.S.Shanmugarajan Professor Professor,



Vels University

7 Mr.M.Ashok Kumar Associate

Professor

Department of Pharmacy Practice


Vels University

8 Dr.A.Vijayalakshmmi Associate

Professor

Department of Pharmacognosy


Vels University

9 Mr.I.Somasundaram Assistant

Professor



Vels University

10 Mrs. V.Jayashree Assistant

Professor

Department of Pharmacology


Vels University

Subject Experts

11

12

Mr.C.Venkatasubramaniyan Expert

(Industry)

Senior Scientist, Formulation

Development, Par Formulations Pvt.

Ltd., Kelambakkam, Chennai

Dr.R.Sundhararajan Expert

(Academic)

Professor and Principal

M.S.A.J College of Pharmacy,

Sholinganallur.

13 Dr.B.V.Nagarjuna Yadav

Alumni Assistant Professor

Vishwa Bharathi College of Pharm.Sci.,

Perecherla, Guntur,

Andhra Pradesh- 522005

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