“We are in the process of introducing major changes in pharmacy syllabus. Research work should be an important component of education. The website of the Pharmacy Council will reflect proposed changes and accept suggestions from academics,” he said. The Council website will be updated with latest syllabus, expert lectures, references and sources by May 2019
Suresh said all universities in Maharashtra must accept the course designed by the council by next academic year. Pharmacy colleges affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) took two additional sessions to adopt the PCI syllabus from 2018-19 for both BPharm and MPharm. Mumbai University has still not accepted the course framed by the council.
“The Council is coordinating with the universities in Maharashtra. We have accepted their objections and suggestions. We are ready to make revisions accordingly. If institutes fail to accept the syllabus even after the revisions, PCI will take disciplinary action,” he said.
Speaking of bogus pharmacists, Suresh said PCI is in the process of introducing a centralised system to detect fake pharmacists. “Pharmacist Registration Tracking System is the full proof mechanism and it is ready for implementation. All pharmacists will register themselves with the Central government with this system. This will make us easier to find fake pharmacists,” he said.
Suresh attended a syllabus orientation workshop organised by MGV’s Pharmacy College at Tidke Colony. At the workshop he stressed on the next level of growth in the pharmacy profession, job placement for graduates, and the relevance of the present system of education
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