Admissions open for Two Years Post Graduate Degree Course
In M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Medicine
A challenging course to reach International Platform
Post Graduate Degree Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine
(M. Sc. Pharmaceutical Medicine)
Duration :- Two Years
Course shall be conducted by University Dept. of Interpathy
& Research Technology, MUHS in likely collaboration with
Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
(Student shall be posted for 2 terms at Nashik & for 2 terms
at Mumbai)
Students will have to make their own residential
arrangements.
Language of
Course
:- English
Eligibility :- MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS or any Health Science
Graduate, M. Sc. (Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology
, Botany,
Zoology, Chemistry, Physiology
, Pharmacology
,
Biotechnology), B. Pharm or higher.
Last date :- Last date of Submission of application form 31st May 2007
Degree shall be awarded by Maharashtra
University of Health Sciences, Nashik
You are requested to download the application form & send it alongwith a
D.D. of Rs. 600/- in favor of "Registrar MUHS, Nashik". The envelope
should be superscribed with "M. Sc. Pharmaceutical Medicine -
Application Form".
Brochure is available on the University website.(www.muhsnashik.com)
1 Date of availability of Information Brochure &
Application Forms
10/05/2007
2 Last date of submission of Application Forms 31/05/2007
Note : (1) Day, Date & Time of Entrance Examination. (2) Entrance
Examination Centre. (3) Declaration of Result / Merit list. (4) Date of
Selection Process (Counselling & Admissions). (5) Venue of
Selection Process (Counselling & Admissions etc will be informed
separately
Application Form and Information Brochure for
M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Medicine 2007
1. Introduction:-
Maharashtra
University of Health Sciences, Nashik has started advanced postgraduate
course in pharmaceutical medicine in collaboration with tertiary care teaching
medical institute Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai and physicians
of pharmaceutical industries. This course is a professional course, approved by the Govt. of
Maharashtra
and University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
This will be a comprehensive training course in pharmaceutical medicine wherein,
education will be provided by leading experienced teachers from University, pharmaceutical
industries, regulatory authorities, academic researchers and research organizers. This
would help students to expand, understand and able to participate in development of drug
with efficacy & safety profile to marketing. Further, provide education in health care sector,
regulatory national and international affair, legal, ethical and scientific aspects of clinical
trial. This course is designed in to various following modules.
Core Curriculum for Education in Pharmaceutical Medicine : Based on International
Federation of Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians (IFAPP), this programme consists
of 12 modules the nucleus of an appropriate postgraduate course in Pharmaceutical
Medicine. In present curriculum there are five additional modules. Comprising 2 modules
on development of the drug from herbal source, one module each on basic allopathic
sciences, genomics-biotechnology & new drug delivery system.
Modules:-
Sr.No. Modules
1 Allopathic subjects - orientation of Pre, Para & Clinical
2 Preclinical (animal) studies , safety and Toxicity Testing
3 General Pharmacology
and Clinical Pharmacology
4 Development of Medicines & clinical trials
5 Bio-Statistics & Data Management
6 Development of drug from Herbal Source
7 Analytical Methods & QC & QA
8 Pharmaceutical Medicine ( Pharmac, Perspective )
9 Discovery of New Drug (Medicine)
10 Medical Department
11 Pharmaceutical Development of drugs
12 Legal, Ethical and regulatory issues
13 Safety of Medicines and Epidemiology
14 Genomics & Biotechnology
15 Economics of Healthcare
16 Information, promotion and education
17 New Drug delivery System & other technologies
2. Aims & Objectives :-
1. To strengthen a health science discipline concerned with the discovery,
development, evaluation, registration monitoring, medical aspects and marketing
of Medicines for benefit of the individual patients and public health.
2. To familiarize students with Research Methodology (in animal and human) &
develop research aptitude by encouraging them to undertake research projects
(basic : laboratory based, clinical : often human research, Epidemiological :
population based – survey and case control studies, social or behavioral :
component of epidemiological research and interventional studies : to evaluate
the impact of specific intervention on prevention / management of disease
3. To provide a complete understanding of drug development from pre clinical to
clinical.
4. To provide broad background knowledge in regulatory, legal & ethical issues
5. To train in Biostatistics
, data management, monitoring and health economics
6. To sharpen practical skills by training and by performing, biochemical, analytical
and microbiological experiments using modern instruments.
7. To develop ability to work independently or work in industry, research oriented
institute or in office of regulatory authorities.
8. To create awareness about promotion of product & marketing of drugs in National
/ International market
9. To develop scientific temper and interest by exposure through Internet,
Computers, Various databases and Pharmaceutical Visits.
3. Eligibility :-
This course shall be open to students as follows:
a) Graduates of the following systems of Health Sciences:-
MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS or any Health Science Graduate
b) M.Sc. :- Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology
, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physiology
,
Pharmacology
, Biotechnology
c) Pharmacy Graduates or higher (B. Pharm or Higher Degree)
4. Duration:-
Two Years (Four Terms each of six months)
Course shall be conducted by University Dept. of Interpathy Research & Technology,
MUHS in collaboration with Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
(Student shall be posted for two terms at Nashik & for two terms at Mumbai).
Students will have to make their own residential arrangements.
5. Language of Course: - English
6. Total number of Seats: - 60 Reservations as per State Govt. rules
7. Nature of Course: - Interdisciplinary, full time course.
8. Fee structure:-
Sr. No. Particulars Ist Year
Rs.
IInd Year
Rs.
1. Eligibility Fee 5,000.00 --
2. Tuition Fee 30,000.00 30,000.00
3. Library Fee / Year 500.00 1,000.00
4. Library Deposit 5,000.00 --
5. Digital Library Fee / year 1,500.00 --
6. Workshop Fee / Seminar Fee 1,000.00 --
7. Identity Card Cost 100.00 --
8. Exam Fee 3,000.00 3,000.00
9. Caution Money 3,000.00 --
10. Laboratory Fee -- 10,000.00
Total Rs. 49,100.00 44,000.00
Students will have to pay examination fees and any other fees
applicable as per the latest changes made by MUHS.
9. Refund of the Fees :-
· There will be no refund of fees, if student discontinues in the middle of the
course.
· If student fail to join the course within one week after commencement of the
course without information, admission shall be cancelled and no refund of fee will
be made.
10. Application Form & Information Brochure:-
1 Information Brochure along with blank Application form is available on the
University website (www.muhsnashik.com). The candidates are requested to
download the application form and send it along with a D.D. of Rs. 600/- in favour
of "Registrar, MUHS, Nashik". D.D. should be drawn on any Branch of Nationalized
bank payable at Nashik. The envelop should be superscribed with "M.Sc.
Pharmaceutical Medicine - Application form”.
2 The application form must be filled by the candidate in his / her own handwriting
using black ball point pen and submit it on or before last date of submission of the
application forms on the following address:
The Registrar,
Maharashtra
University of Health Sciences,
Vani Road, Mhasrul, Nashik - 422 004.
An incomplete application form will be rejected.
3 Following attested photocopies are required to be submitted alongwith the
application form:
1. Nationality Certificate OR Valid Passport
2. SSC Board Certificate (Certificate of age)
3. HSC Mark sheet
4. Equivalence Certificate from A.I.U. for NRI (if applicable)
5. Physical fitness Certificate
6. Bonafide Certificate from Dean / Principal of the college (if applicable) OR
Gap affidavit on stamp paper of Rs. 20/-
7. College leaving Certificate (Transfer Certificate)
8. Internship Completion Certificate (if applicable)
9. First to Final Year Degree Mark sheet & P.G. Degree Mark sheet
(Mandatory) in case of candidates having P.G. Degree
10. Degree Certificate / Passing Certificate.
11. Registration Certificate from council (MMC, State Council, MCI, DCI,
CCIM, CCH)
12. Certificate of additional Qualifications.
13. Affidavit for change of Name (Marriage Certificate/ Copy of Govt.
Gazette......if applicable)
14. Caste Certificate
15. Caste Validity Certificate
16. Creamy layer certificate
17. Migration certificate issued by respective Board / University (if applicable)
11. SCHEME OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (screening test) :-
Syllabus & Rules for Entrance Examination
Multiple choice questions shall be based on the General knowledge related to
health sciences.
Students have to appear for objective type Entrance Examination.
The examination will be conducted at Nashik.
Date of Examination, Time & Venue shall be informed on University web site.
Language of entrance examination shall be English.
The examination shall consist of common objective type question paper of
100 marks containing 50 questions, and duration of examination shall be one
hour.
The candidate will be required to mark the correct answer by black / blue ball
point pen in the given objective question booklet.
Each correct answer will be given two marks. There shall be no negative
marking.
Scratching, overwriting, multiple answers and hand written answer will be
considered as wrong answer and no marks will be allotted to them.
12. Declaration of Result / Merit list :-
Merit list shall be prepared of only those candidates securing 50% or more marks in
open category and 45% or more marks in reserved category.
Tie-Breaker :-
In case of equal marks in Common Entrance Test the following procedure shall be
adopted for deciding the merit
First level :-
The candidate with more aggregate marks (converted into percentage upto 2
decimal points) at HSC.
Second Level :-
The candidate with more aggregate marks (converted into percentage upto 2
decimal points) at Final year examination of the respective course.
Third Level :-
If the tie still persists then an older candidate will be preferred over the young
candidate.
13. Selection Process :-
· The candidate will be called for interview as per category wise merit list.
· Date of interview will be informed on the web site.
· The allotment of seats shall be made to the successful candidate as per merit list.
Merit list will be prepared in accordance with the State Govt. rules / norms.
· The candidate who will not appear for the interview on the notified date in person his
selection shall be considered as cancelled and such candidate shall lose his seat.
· Eligibility of candidate will be finalised after verification of all original documents.
· The candidate is required to take admission within one week of issuing a letter of
selection, he has to pay the fees as mentioned in point no.8.
· Seats that have been fallen vacant shall be filled in subsequent rounds and
displayed on the Notice board of UDIRT and the official website.
· Decision of selection committee shall be final.
14. Disqualification for Admission:-
· A candidate who has already taken admission in to P.G. course in other subject or
faculty will not be eligible for admission.
· Selected candidates who have cancelled their admission or do not take admission
within stipulated period they shall not be eligible for admission in future.
15. Attendance:-
80% attendance is compulsory failing which students will not be allowed to
appear for the examinations. Doctor's certificate is necessary if absence is due to
illness.
16. Accommodation:-
Students have to make their own residential arrangements when they are posted
in Nashik & Mumbai.
17. Conduct of Course:-
· The Candidate admitted in this fulltime course shall have to remain in institute for full
day.
· The candidate admitted in this course will not be allowed to work in any other
institute or will not be allowed to work as a medical practitioner part / full time.
· The student while studying in this PG course, if found indulging in antinational
activities, unlawful activities or ragging in any form, will be liable to be expelled from
the department by the competent authority.
· It is responsibility of each student to have proper documents.
18. Certificate:-
After successful completion of the course, the candidate shall be awarded the
Degree of "M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Medicine" by Maharashtra
University of Health
Sciences, Nashik.
19. Teaching Schedule and Evaluation:-
First Year annual (Theory) examination shall be conducted by the University
Department of Interpathy Research & Technology at Nashik. Second year
examination shall be a University examination conducted at Nashik. Both
examinations will be consisting of Theory, Practical & Viva Voice
i) Study Period :
· Two years Degree Course comprising of 4 Terms.
· This course will run in rotation - Ist and IInd Term at MUHS, Nashik
- IIIrd and Ivth Term at K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai
ii) Lectures & Seminars :-
· Lecture on course orientation and basic training in allopathic Pre, Para and
Clinical subjects.
· Lectures in modular form
· Seminar presentation :- Individual or in group.
iii) Practicals & Syllabus:
A : Case studies
B : Shorts Projects
C : Demonstrations
D : Exercises
A : Case Studies : At least 20 Students.
Sr. No. CLINICAL CONDITIONS
1 Acid peptic disease
2 Hepatitis
3 Cirrhosis of Liver
4 Bronchial asthma
5 Ischemic heart disease
6 Hypertension
7 Congestive cardiac failure
8 Nephritis
9 Enteric Infections
10 Rheumatoid Arthritis & Gout
11 Epilepsy
12 Parkinson Disease
13 Sleep Disorders
14 Malaria
15 Tuberculosis
16 MDR Tuberculosis
17 Urinary tract Infection
18 Hyper/Hypo Thyroidism/ Goitre
19 Diabetes
20 Osteoporosis
21 Piles/Fissures/Fistula
22 Hernia
23 Anemia: iron deficiency, hemolytic& megaloblastic
24 Skin conditions Acne, Psoriasis/ Dermatitis
25 O.P.C Poisoning / Alcoholic Intoxication
26 Viral diseases ( measles,chicken pox,polio etc)
27 Malnutrition
28 Dehydration
29 Meningitis
30 Rickets
B : SHORT PROJECTS : Group of 5 students
Sr.No. TOPIC
1 Drug Utilization Study
2 Prescription Audit
3 Cost of Therapy
4 Rational use of drugs
5 Assessment of QOL
6 ADR Monitoring
7 Survey
8 Assessment of package insert
9 Pros & Cons of Fixed dose combination
10 Clinical Project
C : Demonstrations: BATCH OF 15 STUDENTS
SN TOPIC
1 Disintegration time
2 Dissolution Time
3 Demonstration of drug contamination by TLC
4 Chemical tests :a)Limit tests for As, Pb ,Iron, Silver, Chloride.
5 For identification of metals b) Tests for heavy metals, mercury
6 Extraction of drug from herbal source(Soxhlet apparatus)
7 Plant raw material standardization
8 Demonstration of Phk data analysis manual method
9 Qualitative assays : Colorimeter Estimation
10 Quantitative assays: Glucose Estimation
II nd year
1 Pharmacodynamic effect of drug: B blocker, diuretics
2 Animal Studies: Biological and toxicological screening for extracts and
formulations.
3 Dosage forms
4 Estimation of antiepileptic drugs
5 Estimation of Lithium
6 Finger printing herbal extract
7 Pkt analysis by computer
D : EXERCISES
Sr. No TOPICS
1 Preparation of protocol for animal studies
2 Calculation of human dose from animal data
3 Writing Protocol for Phase I Study
4 Preparation of case record form
5 Preparation of patient information sheet
6 Preparation of Consent form
7 Calculation of Sample Size
8 Selection of Statistical tests for given data & calculation
9 Preparation of SAE form
10 exercises on ethical issues
11 Analysis of Phk data (Trapezoidal Method)
12 Preparation of package insert
13 Report writing
14 Comments on combination preparation
15 Critical evaluation of a published paper
Each student shall maintain a log book
20. Examination Scheme :-
Degree of M.Sc Pharmaceutical medicine will be conferred to a participant
who succeed in University examination by obtaining 50% marks in each heading.
a) written examination ( Eight papers 75 Marks for each paper, total Marks 600)
Four papers at the end of second term (after completion of first year)
Four papers at the end of fourth term (after completion of second year)
b) Practical examination: ........................... (Total 150 + 50 marks)
+
Log book & Attendance.
c) An oral Examination: ............................... (Total 100 marks)
Fifty marks in first year examination (20 + 30 for Ist and IInd Term)
Fifty marks in second year examination (20 + 30 for IIIrd and IVth Term)
d) Project work : ........................................ (100 Marks)
At the time of final examination project work will start from second term & should
be submitted 6 weeks prior to final examination.
50% passing under each heading (Examination shall be at the end of each
year)
At a glance (Examination Scheme):
Theory Practical Oral
Log Book
+Attendance
Project Total
Ist Year 300 75 50 25 - 450
IInd Year 300 75 50 25 100 550
Total 600 150 100 50 100 1000
LOG BOOK : (15 + 15)
ATTENDANCE : (10+10)
Rules for Attendance : < 80% not eligible to appear for exam
=80-85% -- 6 marks
>85-90% -- 8 marks
> 90 % -- 10 marks
Nomenclature of Papers & Marks :-
Year Paper Nomenclature Marks
per
Paper
M.Sc. Ist
Year
I BASICS OF ALLOPAHIC SUBJECTS, DRUG
DEVELOPMENT : PRECLINICAL
1. Allopathic Subjects-orientation of pre, para & clinical
2. Preclinical (animal) studies, safety and Toxicity Testing
3. General Pharmacology
& Clinical Pharmacology
75
II CLINICAL Pharmacology
& DRUG DEVELOPMENT :
CLINICAL
4. Development of Medicines & Clinical Trials
75
III Biostatistics
& DATA MANAGEMENT
5. Bio-Statistics & data Management
75
IV APPLIED ASPECTS OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT
6. Development of drug from Herbal Source
7. Analytical Methods & QC & QA
75
Year Paper Nomenclature
Marks
per
Paper
M.Sc. IInd
Year
V DRUG DISCOVERY, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AND PRE
CLINICAL PHARMACEUTICAL DEVLOPMENT
8. Pharmaceutical Medicine (Pharmac. Perspective)
9. Discovery of New Drug (Medicine)
10. Medical Department
11. Pharmaceutical Development of drugs
75
VI LEGAL, ETHICAL & REGULATORY ISSUES
12. Legal, Ethical & Regulatory issues
75
VII DRUG SAFETY, EPIDEMIOLOGY & GENOMICS
13. Safety of Medicines and Epidemiology
14. Genomics & Biotechnology
75
VIII DRUG DEVELOPMENT , HEALTH ECONOMICS AND
MARKETING
15. Economics of Health Care
16. Information, Promotion & Education
17. New Drug Delivery System & other Technologies
75
21. Project Work:-
Clinical Project, Laboratory, Animal, Epidemiological Project (Students has to submit
the project report six weeks prior to second year theory examination)
GUIDELINES TO CARRYOUT PROJECT WORK :-
1) The main purpose of introducing Project work at 2nd year of M.Sc
Pharmaceutical Medicine is to make the students familiar with research
methodology i.e. reference work, experimental work, designing of protocol,
randomization, consideration of risk benefit ratio subjects rights &
confidentiality , ethical &legal issues, statistical analysis, RF preparation,
correct data entry , interpretation of results, and writing project report with
bibliography. Writing references uniformly in standard accepted order.
2) Each student shall complete a small research project during 2nd year.
However selection of topic, initial reference work shall be initiated from 2nd
term of 1st year.
3) The project containing about 75 to 100 pages and should be divided into
following parts :-
A) Certificate of completion of project work from the HOD
B) Acknowledgement if any
C) Introduction
D) Review of literature
E) Aims & Objectives
F) Rationale of the study
G) Plan of work
H) Material & Method
I) Results
J) Discussion
K) Bibliography
4) The project should be submitted 6 weeks prior to 2nd year written examination,
as same will be assessed by both Internal and External Examiners.
5) The project may be based on the collection of data by clinical study,
laboratory study, animal study, epidemiological study.
6) All source documents, rough drafts, original data entry papers etc should be
preserved till declaration of final university results.
22. Future Prospects:-
This course will help the candidate to develop career & choice in future in the
sphere of pharmaceutical companies, regulatory bodies, research organizations.
Further, this course will also be useful in starting an independent contractual
research unit.
Candidates will have an excellent opportunity to acquire a University degree, which
will provide a platform to step into the pharmaceutical world or enter into the field of
national or international research.
23. Future Plans (UDIRT):- In coming years, UDIRT is a planning to start following
courses
1. One year Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine
2. Specialisation in particular Module (Short Term Course)
3. Registration for Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Medicine
4. Certificate course in Research Methodology & Statistics
5. Certificate course in Research Methodology Epidemiology and Bio-statistics
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