Program name: | Pharmacy Program |
Study Level: | Graduate |
Program leader: | Elza Nikoleishvili |
Study language: | Georgian |
Qualification: | Master of Pharmacy |
Program capacity: | 120 |
Program permission: | Enrollment of students in the second level of higher education (master's program) is carried out in accordance with the results of the Unified Master's exams or the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia №224 / N (December 29, 2011), as a result of passing the internal university exam (English language level B2) and passing the oral interview in the specialty, on the basis of passing the administrative registration and the order of the President. Confirmation of English language proficiency is possible by presenting an international language certificate (TOEFL (87), IELTS (6.5) or other relevant B2 level score) or by exceeding the 70% threshold of the university's institutional test. Bachelors in Pharmacy, Nursing, Occupational Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, applicants with a single-cycle education in Medicine and Dentistry can be admitted to the specialization of Pharmacy, after passing national exams in accordance with the legislation established in the country. |
Program goals: | Training of a modern specialist responsible for global and global challenges in the field of practical and clinical pharmacy, who will have in-depth and systematic knowledge of medical pharmacology, clinical pharmacy and rational pharmacotherapy, clinical toxicology, patient-centered pharmaceutical research methods, as well as appropriate pharmaceutical practice; Also, give the student systematic knowledge about the main chemical and pharmacological groups of medicines, ways of their introduction into the body, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, side effects and therapeutic significance of medicines. The Master's student will be able to independently conduct subject scientific research, conduct activities in accordance with international standards of pharmaceutical practice and carry out rational pharmacotherapy in both outpatient and inpatient services, in accordance with internationally recognized principles. |
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Date of approval: | 02-26-2016 |
Approval protocol number: | 07-16 |
Date of program update: | |
Update protocol number: | 19/16 |
Program details: | Training cases (clinical, laboratory, pharmaceutical) will be studied/differentiated at the Simulation Pharmacy of the University of Georgia. Training practice will be provided in that direction, which was chosen by the Master's student (based on subject matter interest), such as PHC, hospital, outpatient clinic, mental health institution, clinical lab. Training practice will be provided in the medical establishments with the appropriate infrastructure and management, which are providers of the state health programs, and/or have agreements with the insurance companies. At the end of the practical course, the graduate completes a self-assessment and development project. The Master selects 18 ECTS credits from the offered 60 ECTS elective credits, including 6 ECTS credits in the second semester. The elective block of this semester provides 24 ECTS credits in the fields of epidemiology, lifestyle and behavior, ethics and information medical- social systems. In the third semester, out of 36 credits in the elective block, a student chooses 12 ECTS credits. This block mainly presents clinical directions. |
Teaching Process Characteristics: | To obtain the academic degree of Pharmacy Master, a student needs to accumulate 120 ECTS, which includes the main subjects of the program - 102 ECTS including - master's thesis - 30 ECTS and elective subjects - 18 ECTS, which the student chooses from 60 ECTS of the electives.
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Code | Subject | ECTS | Semester |
CLPH5110 | Pharmaco epidemiology and Pharmacovigilance | 6 | 1 |
CLPH5120 | Medical Pharmacology I | 6 | 1 |
PHAR5110 | Pharmacoeconomics and Policy (PEP) | 6 | 1 |
PHMA5110 | Public Health and Health care Policy | 6 | 1 |
PHMA5210 | Health Management | 6 | 1 |
CLPH5210 | Clinical Pharmacy &Pharmacotherapy I | 6 | 2 |
CLPH5220 | Medical Pharmacology II | 6 | 2 |
CLPH5230 | Features of pharmacotherapy in age groups (pediatric and geriatric pharmacotherapy) | 6 | 2 |
CLPH5240 | Clinical Trials: Design, Results, biomarkers, drug safety | 6 | 2 |
CLPH 6110 | clinical Pharmacy &pharmacotherapy II | 6 | 3 |
CLPH6120 | Clinical Toxicology | 6 | 3 |
CLPH6130 | Pharmaceutical Care & good pharmacy practice | 6 | 3 |
CLPH6210 | Master’s Thesis in Pharmacy | 30 | 4 |
Credits sum: | 102 |
Code | Subject | ECTS | |
PHAR6110 | Drugs-ethics and practice | 6 | |
PHMA5240 | Epidemiological and Socio-statistical Research Methods | 6 | |
PHMA6120 | Healthy Lifestyle and Behavior Changes | 6 | |
PHMA6140 | Health and Social Information Systems and Management | 6 | |
CLPH6140 | Pharmaceutical practice of hospital services | 6 | |
CLPH6150 | Pharmaceutical practice in primary health care services and in pharmacies | 6 | |
CLPH6160 | Pharmaceutical practice in mental health services | 6 | |
CLPH6170 | Laboratory data interpretation for pharmacists | 6 | |
CLPH6180 | Pharmaceutical Care -practical course | 6 | |
CLPH6190 | Alternative and complementary medicine | 6 | |
Credits sum: | 60 |
Evaluation system
Weekly review |
24 point / 24%; |
Research Paper |
16 point/ 16%; |
Midterm exams |
25 point / 25%; |
Final exam |
35 point / 35% |
Point | GPA | The university assessment | The general assessment in Georgia | |
97-100 | 4,00 | A+ | A | Excellent |
94-96 | 3,75 | A | ||
91-93 | 3,50 | A- | ||
87-90 | 3,25 | B+ | Very good | |
84-86 | 3,00 | B | B | |
81-83 | 2,75 | B- | ||
77-80 | 2,50 | C+ | C | good |
74-76 | 2,25 | C | ||
71-73 | 2,00 | C- | ||
67-70 | 1,75 | D+ | D | Satisfactory |
64-66 | 1,50 | D | ||
61-63 | 1,25 | D- | ||
51-60 | 1,00 | E | E | Sufficient |
Not passed | ||||
41-50 | FX | FX | Insufficient | |
<40 | F | F | Failed |