The School of Pharmacy was established in September 1961 as a unit in the Faculty of Science of the then Haile-Selassie I University. In 1963, the Department of Pharmacy and the then newly opened Institute of Medical Sciences merged to establish the Faculty of Medicine. After a few years, it was reorganized as a Department in the Science Faculty. In 1978, the Department of Pharmacy was raised to a full-fledged Faculty status under the name of “ School of Pharmacy ” and its location was also transferred from Arat Kilo campus to its present site at Amist Kilo.
At faculty status, the School was organized into four specialty departments, namely, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Although organized into these four departments, the School continued to provide a comprehensive B. Pharm. Programme, which is an interdisciplinary pharmaceutical education. Initially, a 4-year programme was introduced which was replaced by a 4½-year and later by a 5-year programme. Recently, the School has implemented a one-year less, i.e., a 4 year B. Pharm. Programme following the Government's New Education Policy.
In 1979, an extension Pharmacy Diploma Programme was launched with the objective of increasing the number of mid-level pharmacy personnel. After the first batch graduated in 1981, however, the School stopped admitting new students and the programme was discontinued. In September 1999, a new extension Diploma Programme was launched. In October 2004, this has been upgraded to B. Pharm. Degree programme.
In 1998, the Department of Pharmaceutics launched the First MSc Programme in Pharmaceutics. Three more MSc Programmes, MSc in Pharmacognosy, MSc in Toxicology, MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance were launched in September 2003. In addition, the curriculum for MSc in Pharmacology has been approved by the Senate and will start in February 2005.
This academic year, a comprehensive budget request for the various postgraduate programmes has been submitted to the Government. In addition, a building is currently being constructed in the premises of Tikur Anbessa Hospital for the School's Graduate Programme Expansion.
2. Departments
The School is composed of four departments through which it discharges its routine academic activities and responsibilities. These are
Department of Pharmaceutics
Department of Pharmacognosy
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
|
