The Institute of Pharmacy has been established with a view to promote excellence in pharmaceutical education and to prepare young men and women to meet the challenges in the area of pharmaceutical industries, education, research and development and marketing. We aim to provide degree, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral level education at this centre of excellence. The pharmacy profession in Gujarat and western part of India has been striving for such a centre and establishment of IP. has come at such a time when the pharmaceutical industry and education are poised to face global challenges and changed perspectives.
Objectives
In most developed countries, the profession of pharmacy is in a dynamic and evolving period. Hence, it is the duty of all stakeholders to ensure that educational efforts made result in individuals who can provide the service to society by practising with the highest possible standards of professionalism and expertise. We have therefore framed the following objectives for the IP.
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To develop a centre of excellence imparting graduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral level education in pharmaceutical sciences. |
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To cater to the human resource needs of the rapidly expanding pharmaceutical industry, educational institutions and research laboratories in Gujarat State and in the country at large. |
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To promote research in high tech emerging and thrust areas of medicine and human healthcare and contribute towards fulfilling the national objectives in pharmaceutical education and technology. |
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To establish excellent industry academy interactions and undertake collaborative professional programmes in the areas of pre-clinical toxicity studies, pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism, formulation and development studies. |
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To undertake research projects sponsored by the government, various funding agencies like CSIR, ICMR, UGC, DST & DBT and the pharmaceutical industries. |
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To regularly conduct continuing education programmes for the pharmaceutical scientists and academicians and develop this institute as a centre of QIPs for teachers. |
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