After adjustment, the bachelor of pharmacy course in Singapore University of Studying Abroad will add another three-month internship period in the future, so that a new group of students can concentrate on internship for six months in their senior year, and only need to practice for another six months after graduation. After the conversion, the education and training period of pharmacists will be shortened to four and a half years.
Patty Hou, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, National University, graduated from 1999. She said:? When I graduated that year, the honorary bachelor course plus training was five years. Shortening it to four and a half years now will certainly save students time. After the curriculum is streamlined, we can use our time more effectively. ?
Pharmacists are in great shortage.
Associate Professor Cui Weiqiang, director of the Department of Pharmacy at Singapore University of Studying Abroad, said at a recent press conference. There is a shortage of pharmacists in communities and hospitals. As far as I know, some new hospitals have been recruiting pharmacists for a long time, so that the necessary resources will be ready when the hospital is completed. ?
Huang Zhihua, director of the Guardian's sales, operation and practical pharmacy, also said when asked about this matter. There is a growing demand for pharmaceutical services. Generally speaking, local communities and retail pharmacists are relatively scarce. ?
Ye Pingan, director of NTUC Unity Practical Pharmacy and Development, said that the responsibilities of pharmacists have changed. They are no longer just providing drugs to patients, but using clinical knowledge to participate in the patient care process to a greater extent.
These additional duties include checking and explaining patients' medication, providing health advice and suggestions, etc. In view of this, the new education and training system will enable students to gain more practical experience.
At present, pharmaceutical students studying in Singapore only need to practice in the same institution for nine months after graduation. Under the new system, they can practice in two institutions for three months after graduation, including emergency hospitals and community nursing institutions; Optional internship sites include retail pharmacies and specialist centers.
The curriculum of the Department of Pharmacy of NUS will also be updated, and the school will introduce more interdisciplinary, clinical, experiential, high-tech and basic research elements.
For example, a new batch of students majoring in pharmacy will have more academic intersections with students majoring in dentistry, nursing and social work, so that they can better understand each other's majors.
Patty Hou said? In the past, there were few clinical studies, and Singaporean students had a lot to learn when they first started working, so they would be better prepared in the future. ?
A spokesman for the Pharmacists' Committee said that the revised course is advanced and timely, and can be compared with courses in Britain, the United States and Australia.
According to earlier reports, there are more than 2,300 registered pharmacists in the local area, and the Council of Pharmacists hopes to train 240 new pharmacists every year by 2020. Cui Weiqiang revealed that the number of students in the Department of Pharmacy of NUS has not changed much this year, and it is still around 200. In the past, most of the admitted students got four A's.
With the adjustment of the internship date of pharmacists in Singapore, students majoring in pharmacy in Singapore will start work ahead of schedule, thus saving students' time. There is a shortage of pharmacists in Singapore, and graduates of this major are also in demand in the market.