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Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 69-76.DOI: 10.5246/jcps.2021.01.007

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Development and challenges of professional Master of pharmacy education in China

Jie Gu1,2, Yanli Liu1, Fengguo Xu1, Yongze Zhang3, Rong Shao2,4,*(), Tao Lu1,2,*()   

  1. 1 Graduate School, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, China
    2 Secretariat of National Steering Committee of Pharmacy Graduate Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, China
    3 Marxist College, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, China
    4 School of International Pharmaceutical Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, China
  • Received:2020-08-24 Revised:2020-09-27 Accepted:2020-10-12 Online:2021-01-29 Published:2021-01-29
  • Contact: Rong Shao, Tao Lu

Abstract:

In the present work, we aimed to describe the current situation and developing trend of professional Master of pharmacy education in China. Systematic searches of websites for literatures related to the specialty of professional Master of pharmacy were conducted. E-mail or telephone inquires were made directly to 108 pharmacy institutions (schools and universities) in China offering the MPharm program. The MPharm program was established in China in 2010, which primarily focuses on cultivating professionals in fields, such as drug technology transformation, inspection and regulation of drugs, registration and distribution of drugs, and pharmaceutical services. After 9 years of development, it has almost completed the overall design of its higher education paradigm with Chinese characteristics. With the rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry in China, the professional degree of pharmacy education program at the master’s level is insufficient to meet social and market demand for qualified professionals. Therefore, doctoral-level programs are now being promoted.

Key words: China, Pharmacy education, Professional Master of Pharmacy, Chinese graduate program

Supporting:

Table S1. Outline of institutions offering MPharm program degree in China.

Institution

Province

Location

Time of Authorization

Peking University

Peking

North China

2010

Peking Union Medical College

Peking

North China

2010

Capital Medical University

Peking

North China

2010

Tianjin University

Tianjin

North China

2010

Tianjin Medical University

Tianjin

North China

2010

Hebei Medical University

Hebei

North China

2010

Shanxi Medical University

Shanxi

North China

2010

Jinzhou Medical University

Liaoning

Northeast China

2010

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

Liaoning

Northeast China

2010

Jilin University

Jilin

Northeast China

2010

Yanbian University

Jilin

Northeast China

2010

Heilongjiang University Of Chinese Medicine

Heilongjiang

Northeast China

2010

Fudan University

Shanghai

East China

2010

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai

East China

2010

East China University of Science and Technology

Shanghai

East China

2010

Soochow University

Jiangsu

East China

2010

Nanjing Medical University

Jiangsu

East China

2010

China Pharmaceutical University

Jiangsu

East China

2010

Zhejiang University

Zhejiang

East China

2010

Zhejiang University of Technology

Zhejiang

East China

2010

Anhui Medical University

Anhui

East China

2010

Fujian Medical University

Fujian

East China

2010

Shandong University

Shandong

East China

2010

Shandong University of traditional Chinese Medicine

Shandong

East China

2010

Zhengzhou University

Henan

Central China

2010

Wuhan University of Technology

Hubei

Central China

2010

Sun Yat-sen University

Guangdong

South China

2010

Sichuan University

Sichuan

Southwest China

2010

ChongQing Medical University

Chongqing

Southwest China

2010

Xi’an Jiaotong University

Shanxi

Northwest China

2010

Lanzhou University

Gansu

Northwest China

2010

Xinjiang Medical University

Xinjiang

Northwest China

2010

The Second Military Medical University

Shanghai

East China

2010

Army Medical University

Chongqing

Southwest China

2010

The Fourth Military Medical University

Shanxi

Northwest China

2010

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Peking

North China

2010

Yichun University

Jiangxi

East China

2010

Hubei University of Science and Technology

Hubei

Central China

2010

Kunming Medical University

Yunnan

Southwest China

2014

Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Yunnan

Southwest China

2014

Qingdao University

Shandong

East China

2014

Southern Medical University

Guangdong

South China

2014

Medical School of Chinese PLA

Peking

North China

2014

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Sichuan

Southwest China

2014

Guilin Medical University

Guangxi

South China

2014

Hebei University of Science and Technology

Hebei

North China

2014

China Medical University

Liaoning

Northeast China

2014

Dalian Medical University

Liaoning

Northeast China

2014

Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Jiangsu

East China

2014

Wenzhou Medical University

Zhejiang

East China

2014

Anhui University of Chinese Medicine

Anhui

East China

2014

Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Fujian

East China

2014

Binzhou Medical University

Shandong

East China

2014

Guangzhou Medical University

Guangdong

South China

2014

Guangxi Medical University

Guangxi

South China

2014

Dali University

Yunnan

Southwest China

2014

Ningxia Medical University

Ningxia

Northwest China

2014

Yantai University

Shandong

East China

2014

Chengdu Medical College

Sichuan

Southwest China

2014

Logistics University Of People's Armed Ploce Force

Tianjin

North China

2014

Hebei University

Hebei

North China

2014

Inner Mongolia Medical University

Inner Mongolia

North China

2014

Xuzhou Medical University

Jiangsu

East China

2014

Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Jiangxi

East China

2014

Wuhan University

Hubei

Central China

2014

Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

Guangdong

South China

2014

Jinan University

Guangdong

South China

2015

South China University of Technology

Guangdong

South China

2015

North China University of Science and Technology

Hebei

North China

2016

Weifang Medical University

Shandong

East China

2016

Wuhan Polytechnic University

Hubei

Central China

2016

Shihezi University

Xinjiang

Northwest China

2016

Hubei University of Medicine

Hebei

Central China

2016

China Three Gorges University

Hebei

Central China

2016

Inner Mongolia University of Science &Technology

Inner Mongolia

North China

2017

Mudanjiang Medical University

Heilongjiang

Northeast China

2017

Changzhou University

Jiangsu

East China

2017

 Nantong University

Jiangsu

East China

2017

Zhejiang Ocean University

Zhejiang

East China

2017

Hangzhou Normal University

Zhejiang

East China

2017

Wenzhou University

Zhejiang

East China

2017

China Jiliang University

Zhejiang

East China

2017

Hefei University of Technology

Anhui

East China

2017

Bengbu Medical College

Anhui

East China

2017

Wannan Medical College

Anhui

East China

2017

Xiamen University

Fujian

East China

2017

Nanchang University

Jiangxi

Central China

2017

Ocean University of China

Shandong

East China

2017

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Shandong

East China

2017

Shandong First Medical University

Shandong

East China

2017

Xinxiang Medical University

Henan

Central China

2017

Henan University

Henan

Central China

2017

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

Hubei

Central China

2017

Central South University

Hunan

Central China

2017

University of South China

Hunan

Central China

2017

Shantou University

Guangdong

South China

2017

Guangzhou Medical University

Guangdong

South China

2017

Shenzhen University

Guangdong

South China

2017

Guangxi University

Guangxi

South China

2017

Southwest Medical University

Sichuan

Southwest China

2017

Chengdu University of TCM

Sichuan

Southwest China

2017

Guizhou Medical University

Guizhou

Southwest China

2017

Zunyi Medical University

Guizhou

Southwest China

2017

Qinghai University

Qinghai

Northwest China

2017

Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University

Jiangxi

East China

2017

Huaihai Institute of Technology

Jiangsu

East China

2017

Chongqing University of Technology

Chongqing

Southwest China

2017

Hainan Medical University

Hainan

South China

2017