Programme Outcomes - Pharm.D

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

PO1

Comprehensive pharmacy and clinical knowledge: Demonstrate mastery and application of core knowledge and skills in relation to the evolving pharmaceutical, biomedical, clinical and epidemiological sciences. This includes competency in areas supporting high quality pharmacy practice (e.g., pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics, and pharmaceutical care)

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Patient centered care : Provide patient-centered care to diverse patients using the best available evidence and in consideration of patients’ circumstances to devise, modify, implement, document and monitor pharmacotherapy care plans, either independently or as part of healthcare teams.

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Problem solving and decision making: Demonstrate the ability to use observational, analytical and critical thinking skills to develop, implement and evaluate solutions that solve pharmacotherapy problems and build the ability to take decisions based on evidenced based practice.

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Social and cultural awareness: Recognize social determinants of health and respect patients’ cultural, social and religious perspectives to produce safe and appropriate medication use throughout society. Reflect their knowledge, experiences, values, attitudes, biases and beliefs, to show evidence of being self-aware and life-long learners.

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 Professionalism: Exhibit professional ethics, attitudes and behaviors by demonstrating patient advocacy, altruism, accountability, compassion, integrity and respect for others. Understand, analyze and communicate the value of their professional roles in society (Ex. Health care professionals, health promoters, educators, managers, employers and employees)

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Innovation and entrepreneurship: Engage in innovative activities by using creative thinking to envision better ways of accomplishing professional goals. Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry and critical thinking while solving problems and making decisions in daily practice. Attain the key ability to start a community pharmacy or chain community pharmacies with patient care services.

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Confidentiality and professional ethics: Practice ethically, maintaining patient confidentiality, responding to errors in care and professional misconduct (including plagiarism), and understanding principles of ethical research (including conflicts of interest and obtaining appropriate informed consent). Apply ethical principles while making decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with decisions.

PO8

Interpersonal and communication skills: Demonstrate effective interpersonal written and verbal skills, adapt to socioeconomic and cultural factors as well as situational applications. Effectively educate families, patients, caregivers and other health care professional (HCPs). Function effectively in a team and act in a consultative position for other members of the health care team, regulatory agencies and policy makers.

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Clinical pharmacist and society: Apply contextual knowledge to assess the societal health care needs and demonstrate effective planning abilities in order to solve problems related to health care practice. Educate and aware the patients regarding the aspect of health and prevention of diseases and provide them a cost-effective drug therapy.

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Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of professional pharmacy solution in societal and environmental context and demonstrate the knowledge and need of sustainable development.

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Practice based learning and improvement: Evaluate practice and care, and promote continuous improvement in one's own patient care and pharmacy services. Demonstrate self-calibration skills and a commitment to the lifelong learning needed to provide high quality care. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies to enhance the quality of care and services. Effectively utilize information, informatics and technology to optimize learning and patient care.