Best Fellowships after Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) and MBBS
Most of us are aware that we can do MD which is in abroad and some may be thinking of doing a Ph.D. but other than this there is no idea on what to do after Pharm D so in this blog we will discuss about something about fellowships or residency programs that are available in India
yes, you heard it right. Scholarships or Residency programs are one of the golden opportunities for the Indian Pharm.D graduates to specialize themselves and gain a thorough knowledge of specialized departments like
Residency Program is a structured, directed, salaried postgraduate training program in pharmacy a practice that typically lasts one or two years. This program focuses mainly on the development of competency skills and application of drug therapy knowledge in providing a broad scope of pharmaceutical services to the patients as simple it is the program which expertise the Pharm D graduates on specialized areas like Oncology, Nephrology, etc.,
These fellowships are generally divided into two parts postgraduate year one and postgraduate year 2
so in the first year of the program, the PharmD graduates will be doing their regular internships from 2nd-year students will be trained under any specialized clinical area by the dedicated clinical practitioners or Doctors.
During these Residency programs, students will be paid for their service, and only if the minimum number of students will be taken for Residency Program may be one or two per year, so there is a high competition for this type of Fellowship program.
We came across four
1. JSS Academy Of Higher Education and Research
2. Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru
3. HCG cancer hospital, Banglore
4. Tata Memorial Centre for advanced treatment Research and Education in Cancer, Navi Mumbai
let's look at these individual institutions in details and what are their requirements to join this fellowship program
1. JSS Academy Of Higher Education and Research
JSS Provides a two-year fellowship/residency program after Pharm D in oncotherapy and Nephrology. It is called a "
The main aim of this Fellowship is:
1. To advance knowledge develop skills and competencies to practice efficiently after pharmacy graduation
2. To provide training to Pharmacy graduates on specialty pharmacy practice
3. To be competent in managing daily clinical pharmacy services in an oncology care setting.
Duration of the course is 2 years which is divided into
1.First-year: training and exposure in clinical pharmacy practice in the diverse patient population
2.Second-year: specialty training and exposure in clinical pharmacy practice in oncology
Eligibility:
1. Pharm D degree with a minimum the aggregate of 60 percent are eligible for the fellowship
2. The applicant should be a registered pharmacist
where a stipend of 15,000 per month is provided for the student for 2 years as fellowship.
2.Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Center Fellowship
which offers Fellowship in oncology for Pharm D graduates, which is of 18 months duration, and there are only two seats available.
3. Hcg cancer hospital, Fellowship.
Eligibility for the Program: A candidate who has completed a Pharm.D degree with minimum aggregate marks of 60% (aggregate of 5 years) from any Pharmacy College Approved by Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, and affiliated to a recognized university.
HCG offers a 2 year fellowship program in oncotherapy where the first year includes a classroom study along with the hospital visits. In contrast, a second-year is entirely dedicated to hospital work or internship, where the student will put forward his gained knowledge into practical aspects.
4. Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Fellowship.
It is one of the premier institutes in the country that offers the fellowship program in oncotherapy with is of one year's duration, and there is only one seat available in the institute where the eligibility is pharm D or MD in Pharmacology. Pharm.D graduates will be paid 53,000 per month, and MD Pharmacology graduate will be provided a 65,000 per month stipend during the study.
In this article, we have shared the opportunities for the students after graduating from pharm D in India we have so far got four institutes from our research if you have more suggestion or any institutes that you know which provide the fellowship programs in India you can kindly message in the comment box which will be helpful for the needy graduates.
Disclaimer: We collected information about all the fellowships from various sources. Please do check the official websites of those institutions for updated information about those fellowships. This information is just for awareness purposes only, not endorsing any institute.
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Hi sir I'm pharm-D graduate I would like to do fellowship program in oncology dept Kindly suggest me.
ReplyDeleteVery Informative. Thank you for posting the article.
ReplyDeleteIS This option is only available in Indian pharamacist ?
ReplyDeleteThere are few more:
ReplyDelete1. Crtical Care Pharmacotherapy (https://www.medicaranchi.in/fellowship-in-critical-care-pharmacotherapy/).
2. Post PharmD Pharmaceutical Industry fellowship by Dr. Reddy's Laboratry, Hyderabad
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very informative, can you please mention stipend in each section?
ReplyDeleteIt's very informative.
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