Advances in International Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Education, or Training
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
08:30 AM–10:00 AM
Abstract
Service or Program:
The Master’s in Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy (MPharm), is a 3-year program that admits student with a basic degree in Pharmacy. Right from year one more than 50% of the teaching and learning is undertaken in a clinical set up where students, as part of the larger healthcare team, participate in direct clinical care of patients and rotate in all the major units of the hospital. In their final year students specialize in one of five areas: infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, hemato-oncology, critical care medicine and therapeutic drug monitoring. Other forms of instruction and learning include didactic lectures, topic discussions, patient case discussions, journal club, grand-rounds and seminars. Students are assessed via written examinations as well as viva voce for patient case management. Students are also expected carry out the research and defend their thesis report.
Moi University is affiliated with Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya, the major site for clinical instruction. The MPharm program has received strong teaching support from Purdue College of Pharmacy - Purdue University, Indiana, USA.
Justification/Documentation:
Universities in Kenya offer the traditional Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) undergraduate degree whose graduates are best placed to work in Pharmacies (hospital and community) and pharmaceutical industries. With world-wide changes in Pharmacy practice towards enhanced pharmacists’ participation in direct care of patients, Moi University sought to meet this need by developing the MPharm program.
Adaptability:
The curriculum is reviewed after every 3 years
Significance:
The program had its first intake in 2017 with the first student graduating in 2021. A total of 20 students have been admitted as of 2022. Clinical Pharmacists from the program are expected to optimize medication therapy in patients, and promote rational use of drugs that is evidence-based and cost effective.
Presenting Author
Rakhi Karwa PharmDPurdue University College of Pharmacy / Purdue Kenya Partnership
Authors
Naftali Busakhala MMed
Moi University
Zipporah Kamuren BPharm, PhD
Moi University
Gabriel Kigen BPharm, PhD
Moi University
Imran Manji BPharm, MPH
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
Monica L. Miller PharmD, MS
Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Sonak Pastakia PharmD, MPH, PhD
Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Ellen Schellhase PharmD