Pharmacy in Tver State Medical University
Specialist’s program
Pharmaceutical Faculty
Marina Demidova, Program Director
+7 (4822) 32-35-41
pharm_dec@tvgmu.ru
Awards and achievements. Every year students of the Pharmaceutical Faculty get government and presidential scholarships and become winners and prize-winners in international and all-Russian student conferences and Olympiads, including “I am a Professional.”
Teaching staff. Training is provided at 18 theoretical and clinical departments. The department employ more than 156 teachers, including 147 full-time teachers (94.2%), and 29 teachers (18.6%) are under 35 inclusive. The faculty employs 79 (50.6%) Candidates of Sciences and 22 (14.1%) Doctors of Sciences.
Facilities and resources. Classrooms are fitted with state-of-the-art equipment and technical teaching aids. Individual study rooms have computers with internet access and access to the electronic information educational environment of the university. Students with disabilities are provided with printed and (or) e-learning resources adapted to their disabilities. The clinical facilities are the university clinic, the maxillofacial surgery department of the emergency care hospital, the Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital, Tver Regional Clinical Oncological Dispensary, city dental outpatient clinics, and other medical organizations in the city. Simulation training is provided at the interdisciplinary accreditation simulation center. There are electronic library systems such as Student’s Consultant, Doctor’s Consultant, and eLIBRARY.ru.
Education. The mode of study is full-time. The course of study lasts six years. Students pursue full-time studies, and there are different distance learning options. The educational process involves using information technologies, gaming methods of teaching, the point-rating system. While studying, students not only gain general professional knowledge, but also pursue science, public activities, sports, and art. The student associations, the Council of Young Researchers, the Office of Pedagogical Work, and the cultural center help young people develop into a many-sided personality.
Research. Students read professional literature, study the achievements of Russian and foreign science and technology, prepare scientific abstracts (literature reviews), participate in research, collect, process, analyze and arrange scientific data on the subject, draw up reports on the subject, prepare reports and speak at conferences, prepare for the publication of research papers (articles, talk abstracts), and do research internships. The faculty conducts an experimental study of pharmacological activity of new drug substances and extraction products made from plant raw materials. Pharmacoeconomic and microbiological studies are also conducted.
Employers and employment. The program was highly valued by employers and recognized as compliant with the professional standards and the job market requirements for specialists in the relevant field. Graduates of the Pharmaceutical Faculty have ample employment opportunities. The annual graduate employment rate is 90%, and the remaining 10% continue their education by pursuing a residency program in the relevant field of study. The employers are pharmacies in Tver, the Tver Region, Moscow, and the Moscow Region.