Training Structure
School of Pharmacy
Overview
Starting in the second semester of the fourth year, students choose one of four tracks to continue their studies:
- Pharmacy Track
- Industry Track
- Boarding School Program
- Research Track
During the fifth year of the DFASP2 program, students spend half the year at the hospital and the other half at the university. They take only specialized courses based on their chosen track. At the end of this year, students take the exam for the Advanced Training Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences, which is recognized as a master’s degree.
The pharmacy track concludes with a shortpostgraduate year (formerlythe sixth year). This year is divided into two parts: first, theoretical and practical coursework, followed by a pharmacy internship.
The Benefits of the Training Program
Vocational Training
Objectives
- Understanding the Essential Role of Community Pharmacists in the Medication and Health Products Supply Chain
- Provide counseling and support that is as close as possible to the patients
- Carry out new, constantly evolving tasks
- Knowing how to pursue a career in public health while nurturing your entrepreneurial spirit
Expertise and Skills
- Analyze a prescription, dispense a medication, provide counseling related to the dispensing, and conduct pharmaceutical follow-up with patients.
- Recognize plants and mushrooms that are deadly or poisonous so you can respond quickly and appropriately if there is a risk of poisoning.
- Be able to recommend veterinary products and cosmetics. Understand the benefits of thermal therapy.
- Knowing how to respond to health alerts or high-risk situations resulting from pollution, environmental hazards, etc., and knowing how to provide appropriate answers to patients’ questions
- Know how to conduct a pharmaceutical consultation, lead workshops, develop and/or participate in therapeutic education programs, and be familiar with patient programs, patient organizations, and networks…
- Be able to analyze and validate a patient’s request for self-medication; be able to ensure that the symptoms fall within the pharmacist’s area of expertise when a request is made for therapeutic purposes; and, if necessary, be able to refer the patient to another professional.
- Know how to manage a pharmacy (accounting, business taxation, calculating retail prices and discounts, inventory management, etc.)
- Know how to ensure the quality and safety of the distribution process for medications and other health products in the pharmacy.
- How to Administer Vaccines.
Organization
Program
Select a program
DFASP2 Pharmacy
DFASP2 Core Curriculum
18 creditsHealth Services
2 creditsEmergency Care Training 2
Pharmacy Track
40 creditsMedication Dispensing and Pharmaceutical Care for Patients
8 creditsSpecialized Activities II
6 creditsEnvironmental Health Risks
Health Risk Assessment
1.5 creditsBotanical Mycology
4.5 credits
Therapeutic Patient Education
3 creditsSelf-Medication and Advice at the Pharmacy
5 creditsAccounting, Management, and Administration
5 creditsQuality Management - Vaccination Training
3 creditsPrat Offic: Applied Pharmacology in Prescription Filling
4 credits
Admission
Admission Requirements
DFASP1 Approved – Core Curriculum + Pharmacy Track