PhD program
Pharmacy

Pharmacy

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
1) Has the skills and methods of scientific research in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices for solving research and practical problems using information and communication technologies.
2) Conducts original independent research with scientific results, following ethical principles, participates in the development of new ideas and projects using special knowledge for critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new complex ideas of the leading edge of healthcare, analyze and evaluate existing concepts, theories, interpretation of approaches to the analysis of processes and phenomena;
3) Applies knowledge on the organization, planning and control of the functioning of entities in the healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry, taking into account the requirements of regulatory documents and international good practices of GXP in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices to provide timely and high-quality pharmaceutical assistance to the population and medical preventive organizations.
4) Using communication skills, academic writing skills and knowledge of professional language for productive participation in professional discussions, publication of research results in accordance with the requirements in international academic publications. Able to communicate on topics in their field of competence with equal status, with the wide scientific community and society.
5) Analyzes and manages the process of drug provision at the organization level, the formation and rational use of inventories of pharmaceutical organizations for wholesale and retail sales to the population and organizations using innovative communication tools.
6) Summarizes, analyzes and differentiates issues of clinical pharmacology and clinical and pharmacological characteristics of individual groups and drugs, clinical aspects of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; evaluation of the use of medicines, pharmacovigilance issues (GVP), regulation of drug provision in medical institutions in compliance with the principles of rational pharmacotherapy for certain diseases.
7) Analyzes and differentiates regulatory and technical documentation of the process of manufacturing and manufacturing of medicines and medical devices; systematizes and summarizes research results and selects optimal methods and technologies for their production in accordance with the requirements of the GMP and GLP good manufacturing practice standard.
8) Defines active and accompanying substances in natural raw materials, performs quality control of pharmaceutical substances, standard samples, auxiliary substances and materials, medicinal plant raw materials, as well as medicines and medical devices at all stages of collection, storage and technological process in accordance with current legislation and good pharmaceutical practices of GXP, possession of modern physical, physical-chemical and chemical methods of their analysis.
9) Analyzes, systematizes and summarizes the objectives of the study and the selection of chemical toxicological expertise in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
10) Demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of professional responsibility and integrity; generate ideas, predict the results of innovative activities, contributing to the advancement in the academic and professional context of technological, social or cultural development of a knowledge-based society; observe ethical principles in all professional interactions with patients, families, colleagues and society as a whole.
11) Applies knowledge of the principles and methods of forming a healthy lifestyle of a person and family, a set of factors that determine health and disease for the purpose of prevention.
12) Demonstrates leadership, innovation, and independence in work and study in new contexts that require solutions to problems related to a variety of interrelated factors; demonstrates introspection skills, a desire for lifelong learning, and experience for teaching at the higher and postgraduate levels.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Pharmacy
Speciality Code
8D10104
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine and Health

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Written scientific communication, in order to ensure effective written communication in the academic environment; Submission of scientific reviews and results of original research. Features of scientific discourse. The style and genres of academic texts. Scientific terminology, using of terms in a scientific text. The structural parts of the research work: introduction, main part, conclusion, bibliographic description. Features of writing resumes, abstracts, essays, reviews.

Organizing of Preclinical Drug Research
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to familiarize students with the principles of organization, conduct and analyse preclinical studies in order to understand the foundations of evidence -based medicine, mechanisms for determining the levels of evidence, the formation of standards, protocols and recommendations on certain nosologies of activity.

regulatory requirements for registration of medicines
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - uses the knowledge gained in pharmaceutical, toxicological, bioanalytical chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry and other disciplines of the pharmaceutical profile for research at the stages of pharmaceutical development, production, production, storage and use of medicines. assess the suitability of analytical techniques for use based on the results of their validation. assess the quality of medicines. conduct an audit of the quality of testing laboratories;

Scientific Research Methods
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: mastering the stages and methods of research in accordance with the tasks set for the scientific direction of the educational program. The following will be considered: modern models and methods necessary for in-depth analysis of scientific calculations and optimization of existing processes using advanced technologies; main methods of literary and comparative analysis for the preparation and forecasting of scientific plans and research results

Data for 2023-2026 years

disciplines

Control of contamination in the production of medicines
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The most common contamination in pharmaceutical products: physical, chemical contamination, biological components, pyrogenic substances. Definitions of contamination in the production of the drugs, risk factors, their classification and gradation. Implementation of the technological process for the production of the drug in accordance with the GMP rules for cross-contamination. To effectively prevent contamination and ensure a high level of safety in pharmaceutical production

Innovation management in Pharmacy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Innovation process: levels, methods of formation and management; concepts of organizational knowledge and the modern paradigm of creativity; practical competencies of innovation process management. Roles and functions of an active manager-entrepreneur with developed strategic thinking and competencies. The innovation process as a process of systematic updating of a business and ways of effective innovation management. Modern concepts of creativity and knowledge management as the basis for the formation of the innovation process in the organization.

Organizing and conducting clinical trials of drugs
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to familiarize students with the principles of organization, conduct and analyze clinical research in order to understand the foundations of evidence -based medicine: mechanisms for determining the levels of evidence, the formation of standards, protocols and recommendations on certain nosologies of activity.

Pharmacoeconomic methods of scientific research in the drugs circulation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is mastery of knowledge and skills on the scientific substantiation of the mechanisms of using budget funds allocated for medicinal support and optimization tasks in the framework of guaranteed free medical care using the principles of Pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology and computer science, analysis methods, professional skills of owning a scientific analysis for calculating a course of drug therapy and optimization of drug therapy.

Pharmacoeconomic research methods in pharmacy
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to master knowledge and abilities to identify, create and satisfy needs, develop marketing strategies, the formation of general cultural and professional competencies necessary for the systematic search, collect, analysis, interpret and presenting results in the process of performing research work. Discipline is aimed at: studying issues of pharmacoeconomic analysis in a market economy and new principles of healthcare financing.

Validation and Quality Control System in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: the formation of scientific ideas and knowledge about the main methods of quality control and standardization of drugs, validation of processes, equipment and measurement methods in pharmaceutical production. Discipline is aimed at studying the issues of planning and control of testing in the framework of validation works using statistical analysis methods to assess the significance of factors affecting the stability and reliability of processes, equipment and engineering systems.

Data for 2023-2026 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Formation of practical, educational-methodical skills of conducting lectures, seminars, creatively apply scientific, theoretical knowledge, practical skills in teaching activities, conduct training sessions in the disciplines of the specialty; own modern professional techniques, methods of training, use in practice the latest theoretical, methodological advances, make educational, methodological documentation.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2023-2026 years