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About us

Our School

The Medway School of Pharmacy is a unique collaboration between the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent. Since opening in 2004 we have become recognised as an established school of pharmacy, by the regulator The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Our mission

The School’s mission is to inspire, innovate and achieve in medicines education and research, to support the health and wellbeing of our communities. Here are our strategic objectives:

To anticipate future needs of the Profession, Industry and the National Health Service and to provide high quality versatile resourceful practitioners to meet those needs.

To widen access to educational opportunities through the development of a broad portfolio of programmes and courses and new approaches to teaching and learning.

To develop an internationally recognised research reputation that will exploit the multidisciplinary nature of the school.

To provide enterprise and consultancy in support of the Profession, Industry and the National Health Service.

To engage postgraduate students in lifelong learning through registration for higher degrees and/or Continuous Professional Development (CPD) by the development of innovative multidisciplinary approaches to education and training.

To continue to develop a vibrant school that empowers staff and students to maximise their contribution, through the provision of good working conditions and a variety of personal and professional development opportunities.

We are fully committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity within our staff group and student body, under current and future equality legislation, including the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter.

To observe high professional standards in all activities.

Innovation led

We have designed an innovative patient-focused MPharm programme and believe that the future of pharmacy lies in meeting patients’ needs through working in partnership with patients, other health-care professionals, the NHS and industry.

Pharmacists are the only healthcare professionals with a unique knowledge of medicines from manufacture to their use in patients, and pharmacy offers a wide range of career options. Our MPharm programme already provides a significant amount of work placements to enhance the clinical learning, competencies and employability skills of our graduates.

Pharmacists in the workplace

The changing role for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals continues to allow the School to develop and refresh a portfolio of postgraduate courses, including a multidisciplinary Postgraduate Certificate in Independent and Supplementary Prescribing and a Master’s programme in Medicines Management and the MSc in General Pharmacy Practice for hospital pharmacists.As a dynamic school we have a commitment to the provision of lifelong learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and we offer a range of short courses for pharmacists and other health care professionals as exemplified by our Skills for MURs course, which has now attracted many thousands of practising pharmacists.

Our research

Research is critical to the success of the School and takes place alongside teaching under the guidance of our Director of Research. We have made significant investment in facilities and equipment and our reasearchers are world-leading experts.

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Student life

Medway Pharmacy Students’ Association (MPSA)

Medway School of Pharmacy students have also established their own student association. The MPSA social activities bring students from various stages of their studies to events such as trips, movie nights and sporting events.

Greenwich & Kent Students’ Unions (GK Unions)

represents all students studying at the Chatham Maritime campus. GK Unions has numerous societies, award-winning sports teams, commercial services and an executive committee who are devoted to making your university experience unforgettable.

British Pharmaceutical Student Association

The BPSA visits the campus each year and you are encouraged to join. The School has funded students to attend annual BPSA events since 2004. You are also encouraged to attend local branch meetings of the RPSGB.

BPSA

Our location

Medway School of Pharmacy sits prominently in the heart of the Medway shared university campus. Its centrepiece, the Drill Hall library, boasts a wide range of resources including 300 computers for students.

See our Medway campus