Pharmacology University of Zambia

Overview

Department of Pharmacy

The pharmacy faculty is responsible for teaching the BSc Pharmacy Curriculum with the first intake in 2001. Also introduced by the department recently was the Masters in Clinical Pharmacy which is now running successfully for the second year. For the past three years since 2010, an Undergraduate Parallel Program was introduced. 

These are mainly students who work part time as pharmacy technicians. Parallel is a full time programme except that classes are held in the afternoons. Presently the department has 8 full-time Lecturers and 4 part-time Lecturers as well as several part-time tutors, who are either pursuing their Masters in Clinical Pharmacy or working as Pharm technicians.

In order to maintain the standards of education, the Pharmacology program at University of Zambia program at University of Zambia has introduced innovations  in  the  curriculum,  which  include  integrated :hing, problem-based learning and community-based education. The school has, in addition, embarked on an ambitious ten-year Development 'Ian which has seen the introduction of additional undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.

Mission Statement

To provide quality education in health sciences producing competent graduates who value lifelong learning and are well prepared to undertake specialist training programmes and able to provide patient care and leadership in medical research that addresses the priority needs of Zambia