Producing credible pharmacists
aS the subsidiary to KPJ Healthcare Berhad, the leading healthcare provider in Malaysia offering a diverse and integrated range of healthcare services, KPJ Healthcare University College (KPJUC) acknowledges the importance of being in tandem with the rapid changes in the medical world.
Based on a solid objective to contribute positively to the growth of the group in line with the aspirations and policies of the nation, KPJUC is providing the opportunity for those interested in pharmacy to pursue its three-year Diploma in Pharmacy under the School of Pharmacy.
According to School of Pharmacy dean Assoc Prof Dr J Anbu Jeba Sunilson, students at the School of Pharmacy are nurtured professionally through classes, practical training and research.
“Our students have life-changing opportunities to be a part of research and practice teams, locally and globally,” he says.
The six-semester programme allows students to undergo a comprehensive clinical environment in developing both academic and professional skills at KPJUC and 24 KPJ Healthcare Berhad accredited hospitals.
With a strong team of experts comprising local and international medical consultants, experienced lecturers, senior nurses and pharmacists, health sciences professionals and trained clinical instructors, the curricula are designed to provide educational foundation for the advancement into leadership within pharmaceutical studies.
The programme also provides an environment where intellectual activity, professional development and service are practised, enabling KPJUC graduates to readily work in a variety of pharmaceutical fields. Entry requirements are credits in SPM in English, Mathematics, Bahasa Melayu, Science/Physics/ Biology/ Chemistry and one other subject.
New programmes offered
The KPJUC newly approved Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology and Master of Pharmacy is designed for graduates in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, biotechnology and other related sciences contemplating a career, or are currently employed in the healthcare industries, research institutes, academic institutes, hospital pharmacy, or with the drug licensing and regulatory authorities.
The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology, a research-based programme, enables graduates to develop a comprehensive understanding and knowledge in the area of pharmaceutical formulation development and its underpinning science and processing technologies.
Emphasising on excellence in pharmaceutical as well as applied research in the emerging areas of clinical pharmacy (including clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents, therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenomics), drug discovery, drug delivery and targeting, medicinal chemistry, phytochemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, microbiology and biotechnology, the Master of Pharmacy provides graduates with ample job opportunities in Malaysia and overseas in pharmaceutical industries, academic institutions, hospitals and clinical pharmacy, research organisations, food and nutraceutical industries, cosmeceutical industries and herbal industries.
Graduates may also work at marketing and management organisations, the government sector, medical-related equipment companies, pharmacological research and development, drug information services, chemical industries and biotechnology industries.
Graduates may also venture into business by becoming entrepreneurs.
The programme also prepares the graduates to pursue PhD degrees in pharmacy or other relevant disciplines towards the KPJUC vision in becoming the preferred healthcare education provider of academic excellence.
For details on programmes offered under the School of Pharmacy and more, visit www. kpjuc.edu.my or call 1300 88 5758.