Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm .D)
Pharm.D is a professional doctorate program tailored for those who want to have a prosperous career in healthcare across the globe. This practice intensive program trains the graduates in basics of biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and advanced clinical sciences with unique course works. The ‘Clerkship’ and ‘Internship’ are the pharmacy practice experience courses / training that hone the expertise in the professional pharmacy practice. Opportunities to undergo training in the leading hospitals, both nationally and globally help the graduates to explore wide spectrum of clinical pharmacy services. The dissertation research project of six months duration allows to choose a research domain and shall be a foundation for the professional career. Being pioneers in Clinical Pharmacy Education in the country, the highly experienced and internationally trained faculty members mentor and create the professionals of global repute. The international certification conferred by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), USA is one of the benchmarks for the quality of PharmD program offered by JSS Colleges of Pharmacy
A pass in 10+2 examination / A pass in D.Pharm.
Career Prospects
Spectrum of career opportunities viz.
Pharmacy Practice: Clinical / Hospital / Community Pharmacist in Corporate Hospitals, International Chain-Pharmacies, etc.
Clinical Research Organizations: Drug Safety Associate, Clinical Trials Associate, Clinical Research Data Specialist, Medical/Scientific Writer, etc.
Govt. Organizations: Higher Studies: Residency Program in Speciality Clinical Pharmacy, PhD in Pharmacy Practice
Higher Studies: Residency Program in Speciality Clinical Pharmacy, PhD in Pharmacy Practice
Placements
Top organizations in which our alumni are at leadership roles
- Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
- Aster Medcity, Kochi
- Apollo Hospitals
- Fortis Hospitals
- Novartis, Hyderabad
- Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai
- Pfizer, Chennai
- Accenture, Chennai
- GSK Healthcare, Hyderabad
- Indegene, Bangalore
- Synowlege, Bangalore
Indian Students: INR 3,53,250.00 per year
For NRI students : USD 8030 per year
Forms
The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai
JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty
Kakatiya University
KU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University
JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty
Department / Subject Taught
Pharmaceutics
Apr 08, 1998
2 Years 6 Months
Pharmacy Practice
Jun 30, 2006
8 Years 0 Months
Aug 23, 2011
5 Years 1 Months
Till Date
12 Years 9 Months
To be a resourceful and innovative pharmacy teacher passionate towards holistic development of young minds. To travel along with the legacy and goals of the organization for the mutual success. To establish a Centre for Pharmacometrics and Precision Medicine by 2025.
Dr. Arun KP graduated in Pharmacy in 1995 from JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty and acquired his M.Pharm. from University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal through AICTE sponsored quality improvement program for pharmacy teachers in 2006. After about 10 years of UG experience, he joined JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty in 2006 in the department of Pharmacy Practice as a Lecturer with research experience gained at CMC Hospital, Vellore as his credit and later elevated as an Assistant Professor in 2011. He was awarded Ph.D. by JSS University, Mysuru in 2013. He has obtained ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Management’ (PGDIM) and ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management’ (PGDMM) from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He has also completed the certificate course in ‘Principles of Clinical Pharmacology’ offered by National Institute of Health, USA. He was a ‘Pharmabridge’ fellow of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and undergone training in ‘Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Practice’ at Children’s Hospital of Easter Ontario, Ottawa, Canada. His research interests in the areas of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacometrics, and Pharmacogenetics enabled him to attend the Summer School on Pharmacometrics of Uppsala University, Sweden in 2013 with the international scholarship from M/s. Novartis. He has guided about 22 dissertations at PG level and 5 at UG level and guiding six Ph.D. scholars. His research projects have won meritorious awards for 10 times at state and national levels. He has about 26 research papers at both national and international journals and presented papers in scientific meetings nationally and internationally. The book chapter ‘Pharmacy Practice in India’ co-authored by him with Dr. G Parthasarathy has been published in the ‘Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice’ published by Elsevier.
- Pharmacometrics
- Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine
- Clinical Pharmacokinetics
- Implementation of Novel Pedagogies and Assessment Techniques