Abstract

 
 
 Careful design of study plan is a key element of any successful educational program. Till 2018 Ministry of Health of Ukraine regulated the structure of Pharmacy study plans through the adoption of unified Ministerial study plan. Now the responsibility of educational programs and corre- sponding study plans design in Ukraine is fully transferred to universities. The purpose of this study is to compare the structure and content of pharmacy study plans in Visegrad Group countries with the most recent unified Pharmacy study plan in Ukraine. Methods. The official documents of Warsaw Medical University, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Charles University, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Comenius University, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Semmelweis University and University of Debrecen were studied and data on required courses and corresponding ECTS credits extracted and compared with Ukrainian study plan. Results. Ukrainian unified study plan in Pharmacy pays much more attention to Humanity, Social and Economics section (9 ECTS credits plus 6 ECTS credits of Foreign Language), Computer and IT skills (8 ECTS credits), Hygiene and Ecology (3 ECTS credits), Life Safety, Labor Safety and Bioethics (6 ECTS credits in total), Extreme Medicine and Military Training (6 ECTS credits in total), Toxicological and Forensic Chemistry (4 ECTS credits), Organization and Economics of Pharma- cy, Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing (12 ECTS credits in total) as compared to foreign universities. While natural science courses receive less ECTS credits in Ukraine, and some courses in rapidly evolving sciences like Molecular Biology, Immunology or Clinical Biochemistry are sig- nificantly underrepresented. Conclusions. The Pharmacy study plans of Visegrad Group universities show greater similarity with each other and tend to differ from the Ukrainian Ministerial study plan. The necessary steps to harmonize Pharmacy study plans of Ukrainian universities with V4 coun- tries include the introduction of Molecular Biology, Immunology, Clinical Biochemistry courses, and strengthening the basic medical and chemical science courses like Human Anatomy and Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
 
 
Highlights
Proper pharmaceutical education is a cornerstone of high-quality pharmaceutical care and patient counselling in any healthcare system
In order to address the issue of pharmaceutical education on an international level the WHO UNESCO FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce have been raised as a collaborative effort of global institutions (Anderson et al, 2009)
The direct comparison in this case is not possible since the studied V4 plans are designated for foreign students, while Ukrainian study plan is developed for domestic students
Summary
Proper pharmaceutical education is a cornerstone of high-quality pharmaceutical care and patient counselling in any healthcare system. In order to address the issue of pharmaceutical education on an international level the WHO UNESCO FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce have been raised as a collaborative effort of global institutions (Anderson et al, 2009). The FIP statement of policy on good pharmacy education practice (Federation, 2000) is one of the first global recommendations concerning the design, scope and delivering of pharmaceutical educational programs. It provides the following areas as relevant parts of pharmaceutical curriculum: Cite as: Pharmacy study plans in visegrad group countries and Ukraine: a comparative analysis.
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