PharmacyPharmacyat Manchesterat Manchester

Dr Antony D’Emanuele, Senior LecturerDr Rachel Elliott, Clinical LecturerSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical

SciencesUniversity of Manchester

Why the University ofWhy the University ofManchester?Manchester?

20 Nobel prize winners

Rutherford split the atom on Coupland Street

Vanadium discovered in pharmacy building

First whole-body NMR scanner in Europe

Why the University of Why the University of Manchester?Manchester?

The first computer with a permanent memory developed: ‘Baby’

World’s largest open access supercomputer

Jodrell Bank telescope for cutting edge astronomical research

Why Pharmacy at Manchester?Why Pharmacy at Manchester?

Support when you start, whatever your background

Personal tutor

MUPS

Foundation courses

Why Pharmacy at Manchester?Why Pharmacy at Manchester?

Top grade school of pharmacy 24/24 for teaching quality 5/5 for research

Why Pharmacy at Manchester?Why Pharmacy at Manchester?

Scientific & professional training to allow progression into the 5 main fields of pharmacy

community primary care hospital industry academia

core & optional modules

Community PharmacyCommunity Pharmacy

Supply of medicines

Optimising use of medicines

Minor ailment or major disease?

Health promotion and screening

Preparation for Community Preparation for Community PharmacyPharmacy

Taught by practising pharmacists

Pharmacy studio for role play

Taught communication skills

Links with prospective employers

Hospital PharmacyHospital Pharmacy

Pharmacists are in charge of supplying medicines to patients

Pharmacists ensure that patients are given the safest and most effective medicines

Preparation for Hospital Preparation for Hospital PharmacyPharmacy

Regular clinical tutorials in the 3rd & 4th year at local hospitals

Problem solving skills Taught by practising pharmacists 4th year projects Links with prospective employers

Industrial PharmacyIndustrial Pharmacy Drug design: development of new

molecules to be drugs New drugs developed by genetic

engineering Drug delivery: formulation of drugs

into medicines Drug Information Production Quality Assurance Regulatory Affairs Clinical Trials Licensing Marketing and Sales

Preparation for Industrial Preparation for Industrial PharmacyPharmacy

Research-led teaching in : Drug design Drug delivery

Laboratory skills training 4th year projects Optional modules

Academic PharmacyAcademic Pharmacy

Drug design & delivery research

Research into medicines from plants

Drug use and pharmacy practice research

And teaching!

What Else?What Else?

• Journalism• Medical Communications• NHS• Etc. etc. etc…….

Options and OpportunitiesOptions and Opportunities

BPharm - London

Pre-registration Training - Liverpool

PhD - Bath

Postdoctoral Research - MIT, USA

Academic - University of Manchester