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| College of Pharmacy was newly established
on August 1, 1999. Currently, it comprises three outstanding
units with teaching, research and service functions, i.e.,
School of Pharmacy, Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences and Graduate Institute of Natural Products. The
main vision of this college is to provide highly competent
professional pharmacists and innovative research scientists
for serving and solving real human demand/problem of pharmaceutical
basis. A brief introduction of the school and graduate
institutes of the college is described as follows. |
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School of Pharmacy and Graduate
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| The School of Pharmacy was established
on August 1, 1957. It was the first private School of Pharmacy
in Republic of China. The Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences (GIPS) was established on August 1, 1982, with a
Master degree program in pharmaceutical research. A PhD program,
begun on August 1, 1988, was initiated to give students an
opportunity to conduct advanced research in pharmaceutical
sciences. The School of Pharmacy is affiliated with a teaching
hospital accredited as a first-class medical center by the
Ministry of Education and the Department of Health of the
Executive Yuan. Students get practical, hands-on trainings
and experiences through their exposure to the hospital's
pharmacy. |
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● EQUIPMENT
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Space : the School of Pharmacy is
located in a two-story building with up-to-date facilities
and well-lit, air-conditioned classrooms and laboratories.
The space was designed to house 10 different compartments
for pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, natural products,
pharmaceutical and toxicological analysis, pharmacy practice
and offices for faculties. |
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Teaching and research equipment : important instruments
include Nuclear Magnetic Resonance instruments (NMR-400
and NMR-200), Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS),
High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC), Gas Chromatograph
(GC), Capillary Electrophoresis System (CE), Medium Pressure
Liquid Chromatograph (MPLC), Thin Layer Chromatographic
(TLC) Scanner, Droplet Counter Current Chromatograph (DCCC),
Spectrophotometers (UV, VIS, IR, Fluorescence), Digital
Polarimeter, FTIR/Microscopy/Micro Dsc Particle Analyzer
…..etc. |
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::GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES::
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| The Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
(GIPS) offers graduate courses which lead to the degrees
of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Instruction
emphasizes research and is given by means of lectures, recitations
and seminars combined with appropriate work in the laboratories.
The GIPS is organized into five groups: Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical
Analysis, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Clinical Pharmacy and
Applied Chemistry. |
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● TEACHING
PLANS : |
| Although the traditional lecture format is still
employed in some course, a significant portion of the curriculum
focuses on the acquisition of skills through the use of problem-based,
students-centred learning. The program is designed to develop
potentials of those who have the ability to engage in a wide
range of advanced clinical pharmacy activities including
advanced therapeutic services, patient consultation and clinical
research. It has the following purposes: to preserve, augment,
criticize and transmit pharmaceutical knowledge; to advance
and generate pharmaceutical knowledge; to aid in conserving
or improving the health and welfare of the public through
influencing the patient, the health practitioner, or their
common environment. Teaching is conducted through a mixture
of lectures, practical classes, workshops, problem classes
and small group tutorials. |
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| ● COURSE
CONTENTS : |
| The school offers a number of professional, undergraduate,
and graduate programs directed at several areas of the pharmaceutical
sciences. The degrees in pharmacy from Kaohsiung Medical
University prepare students for careers in industry, research,
hospital or community pharmacy. Our graduates are to be found
in senior positions throughout the pharmacy world in all
branches of the profession. The B.S. in Pharmacy Degree is
a four-year curriculum composed of two years of prepharmacy
general knowledge and basic science courses, followed by
two years of professional coursework. This four-year program
leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy requires
the completion of a minimum of 148 credits . |
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| ● COURSE
MODULES |
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| First Academic Year |
| Chinese Literature-4, English Reading-4, English
Listening and Speaking Practice-2, General Chemistry (Including
Laboratory)-4, General Biology-4, Calculus-4, Organic Chemistry-2,
Pharmaceutical Botany-3, Pharmaceutical Botany Laboratory-1,
Analytical Chemistry-3, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Orientation
in pharmacy-1, Physical Education, Military Training, Introduction
to Computer (Including Laboratory)-2. |
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| Second Academic Year |
| Constitution and Government-2, General physics-3,
General Physics Laboratory-1, Basic Concept of Chinese Drug-1,
History of Taiwan-2, Physical Pharmacy-3, Biochemistry(I)-2,
Organic Chemistry-4, Organic Chemistry Laboratory-2, Physiology-4,
Physiology Laboratory-1, Anatomy (including Histology)-2,
Biostatics-2, Physical Education, Pharmaceutics(I)-2, Pharmacognosy(I)-1,
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (I) –1, Pathology-2 |
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| Third Academic Year |
| Pharmaceutics (II)-2, Pharmaceutics Laboratory-2,
Pharmacognosy(II)-2, Pharmacognosy Laboratory-2, Pharmaceutical
Chemistry(II)-4, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory-2, Biochemistry(II)-2,
Pharmacology-4, Pharmacology Laboratory-2, Biopharmaceutics-3,
Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics(I)-2, Pharmaceutical
Analysis(I)-2, Dispensing Pharmacy(I)-2, Physical Education
Microbiology & Immunology-3, Microbiology & Immunology
Laboratory-1. |
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| Fourth Academic Year |
| Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics(II)-3, Pharmaceutical
Analysis(II)-2, Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory-2, Toxicology-2,
Nonprescribed Drugs-2, Dispensing Pharmacy(II)-1, Dispensing
Pharmacy Laboratory-1, Clinical Pharmacokinetics-2, Pharmacy
Practice (Minimum of 2 months) Human communication–2, Hospital
Pharmacy Practice-6, Pharmacy Administration and Law-2. |
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| ● FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT: |
| A degree in Pharmacy from Koahshiung Medical University
prepares and students for careers in industry, research,
hospitals or community pharmacy. Pharmacists assume a wide
variety of specializations within the health care field.
The majority of licensed pharmacists work in community pharmacies
where they have responsibilities in medication and health
care of the general community. Licensed pharmacists may also
work in hospitals, in posts of research and teaching, and
in the pharmaceutical industry. Whereas hospital pharmacists
are primarily responsible for assuring the appropriate use
of medicine by hospitalized patients, research pharmacists
are generally involved in the development of new medicines
and dosage forms, in the determination of how medicines alleviate
disease, and in the assessment of the social and economic
factors influencing the use of medicines. Like teacheres,
they may be involved in the education of pharmacy students
and pharmacy technicians. Industrial pharmacists may work
on sales drug information, regulatory affairs, production,
quality control or research within the Pharmaceutical industry.
Government departments with public health concerns also employ
pharmacists in analytical toxicology laboratories, as inspectors,
health supplies officers or in the armed forces. |
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| ● CONTACT
FOR ENQUIRIES: |
Yen-Hsia Wen,
Ph.D. |
Hwang-Shang Kou,
Ph.D. |
| School of Pharmacy, Kaohshiung Medical University |
| Kaohshiung, Taiwan |
| TEL:886-7-3121101 ext.2165 |
| FAX:886-7-3210683 |
| Email: m745004@cc.kmu.edu.tw |
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| School of Pharmacy, Kaohshiung Medical University, |
| Kaohshiung, Taiwan |
| TEL:886-7-3121101 ext.2223 |
| FAX:886-7-3210683 |
| E-mail: m785010@cc.kmu.edu.tw |
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::Graduate
Institute of Natural Products:: |
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| The Master of Science program of
the Graduate Institute of Natural Products (GINP) was established
on August 1, 1992. It was the first Graduate Institute
of Natural Products in the Republic of China. The PhD.
courses will start on August, 2001. |
The Institute is actively engaged in
research projects, operating on grants sponsored by the
National Science Council, the Department of Health of the
Executive Yuan, etc. The goal of this Institute is to promote
advanced research in Natural Medicinal Products and the
programs will emphasize the following three research areas: |
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| (1) Discovery of Bioactive Traditional
Medicine, Terrestrial and Marine Natural Products. |
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Traditional medicine is a treasury for
natural products research because they have been used clinically
for thousands of years. Located in the subtropics and surrounded
by the ocean, Taiwan has abundant terrestrial and marine
natural products. So, if we can discover bioactivities from
them with scientific methods, natural products will offer
us great sources of medicines and drugs in the future. At
present, GNP mainly emphasizes the development in aspects
of anticancer, antiviral, antiplatelet and immunologic activities. |
| (2) Identification of Bioactive Constituents
from Natural Products. |
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During the process of applying natural products science
to modern medicines, it is necessary to isolate bioactive
compounds from natural products. The identification of bioactive
constituents includes the characterization of chemical structures
and pharmacologic mechanisms especially on molecular level |
| (3) Pre-clinical and Clinical Tests of
Bioactive Constituents. |
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Once the chemical structures and mechanisms of action
of bioactive compounds have been determined, pre-clinical
toxicity trials conducted in animal and kinds of pharmacologic
trials must be done before clinical tests. With the establishment
of the National Institute of Health (NIH), GNP will become
one of pre-clinical tests centers. |
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::Graduate Institute of
Natural Products Courses:: |
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| ●Master Courses |
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Subject
(Elective) |
Credits |
Special Topics in Pharmacognosy
(Including Lab.)(I) |
4 |
Special Topics in Pharmacognosy
(Including Lab.)(II) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (Including
Lab.)(I) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (Including
Lab.)(II) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Natural products Chemistry
(Including Lab.)(I) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Natural products Chemistry
(Including Lab.)(II) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Herbology (Including Lab.)(I) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Herbology (Including Lab.)(II) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Pharmaceutical Technology
(Including Lab.)(I) |
4 |
Special Topics in Pharmaceutical Technology
(Including Lab.)(II) |
4 |
| Special Topics in Biochemistry |
4 |
| Special Topics in Pharmacology |
4 |
| Special Topics in Biostatistics |
4 |
| Isolation Technique |
4 |
| Instrumental Analysis |
4 |
Special Topics in Bioorganic Chemistry |
4 |
| Special Topics in Immunology |
4 |
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Note: In addition to
thesis for master degree (6 credits), each student
must complete 24 credits (including 16 elective credits). |
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Graduate Institute of Natural Products |
Director: Yang-Chang Wu, Ph.D., Professor |
| Tel :(07)3121101 ext 2197 |
| Fax:(07)3114773 |
| Email address: yachwu@cc.kmu.edu.tw |
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::Graduate Institute of Natural Products:: |
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The Master of Science Program
of Graduate Institute of Natural Products (GINP) was established
on August 1, 1992. It was the first Graduate Institute
of Natural Medicinal Products in the Republic of China.
The Institute is actively engaged in research projects,
operating on grants sponsored by National Science Council,
the Department of Health of Executive Yuan, etc. The goal
of this Institute is to promote advanced research on Natural
Medicinal Products. |
| The Institute possesses
ten specialized research departments, including 1 Pharmacognosy,
1 Pharmaceutic Botany, 1 Chinese Materia Medica, 2 Organic
Chemistry, 1 Bioorganic chemistry, 2 Pharmacology and 1 Pharmaceutic
Technology. Each department provides research space for graduate
students and faculty. Laboratory space is usually assigned
to students in conjunction with their research advisors.
Among the specialized facilities available for research are: |
*Suites of rooms dedicated
to Natural Medicinal Products structural analysis research,
including 1 Varian 400 MHz NMR, 2 Varian 200 MHz NMR, 1HP-5989
A GC/MS spectrometer and 1 Heraeus CHN-O Rapid elementary
analysis instrument. |
*Special laboratory for Cell Culture
research, including 2 laminar flow sets, 1 CO 2 |
| incubator, 2 freezed-dry instrument,
2 -70 ℃ refrigerators, etc. |
*Other important instruments include
2 FT infrared ray instruments (FTIR), 10 high performance
liquid chromatographies (HPLC), 1 medium pressure liquid
chromatography (MPLC), 1 TLC scanner, 35 rotatory evaporators,
15 fraction collectors, 30 personal computers, 2 ultraviolet/
visible instrument, 1 drops counter current chromatography
(DCCC), and 1 high speed counter current chromatography
(HSCCC). |
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●Research: MSc |
The Institute welcomes
applications from graduates in pharmacy and those whose
initial trainings have been in other related disciplines.
The MSc program requires 24 academic semester hours of
accepted graduated credits (including 16 elective credits
) in addition to these for Master Degree (6 credits). A
systematic procedure for monitoring MSc Degree has been
developed which includes qualifying presentations, graduation
presentations (at least 3 professor advisors agreeing for
the pass of graduation thesis). Training in specialist
skills and techniques are provided as appropriate to each
student's needs. In addition to direct supervision, many
international symposiums and training opportunities are
available both within GINP and more general within the
KMU. The Graduate Institute at Natural Products has 11
staffs (including 7 professors, 3 associate professors
and 1 assistant professor, all of them possess PhD degrees)
and around 25 research students. The major goal of our
master program is to integrate students academic and research
activities, and emphasize the acquisition of specific knowledge
in Natural Medicinal Products. |
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| ●Area of research |
Identification and Discovery of Bioactive
Constituents from Traditional Medicine, Terrestrial and
Marine Natural Products. |
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Prof. and Director Y.C.Wu, |
| Prof.C.C.Lin, |
| Prof.I.L.Tsai, |
| Associ.Prof.M.H.Yen |
| Assist.Prof.F.R.Chang. |
| Prof. C.N.Lin, |
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Traditional medicines is a treasury
for natural products research because they have been used
clinically for thousands of years. Located in the subtropics
and surrounded by the ocean, Taiwan has aboundant terrestrial
and marine natural products. So, if we can discover bioactive
compounds from them with scientific methods, natural products
will offer us great sources of medicines and drugs in the
future. At present, GINP mainly emphasizes the identification
of new bioactive constituents with modern analytic methods
and the development in aspects of their anticancer, antiviral,
antiplatelet and immunologic activities. |
| Organic synthesis and Biochemical Study
Natural Medicinal Products |
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Prof.L.C.Chen, |
| Prof.M.J.Wu, |
| Associ.Prof.J.J.Wang |
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Natural medicinal products are always
rare and possess high economic value. After the discovery
of bioactive compounds or new leaddrugs, the yield of them
will become an important problem. Moreover, the structures
of natural medicinal products are usually novel and interesting,
the relationship of biosynthesis needs to be solved. Using
modern synthesis technology, synthesis or semi-synthesis
of natural medicinal products are studied. The biochemical
and molecular modeling topics are also investigated. |
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Pre-clinical and Clinical Test
of Bioactive Constituents |
| Prof.I.J.Chen, |
| Associ.Prof.H.F.Chiu |
| Associ.Prof.C.C.Wu |
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Once the chemical structures and mechanisms
of action of bioactive compounds have been determined,
pre-clinical toxicity trials conducted in animals and kinds
of pharmacological trials must be done before clinical
tests. With the establishment of the National Institute
of Health (HIH), GINP will become one of pre-clinical test
centers. |
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●Taught courses: MSc |
MSc in Natural Medicinal Products.
This Course begins un September and runs for a months (24
months part-time). |
| Applicant should have a Graduate Certificate
in Pharmacy or another related discipline in a Medicinal
College or University. |
| This Institute has excellent teaching
staff and high quality research. We hope that this outline
introduction has provided you with a better idea of the opportunities
available in our graduate program. |
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