Introduction to Pharmacy and Propaedeutics Placement (ZFTK_058)
About Study Course
Objective
To acquaint students with the study process at RSU, the structure of the Faculty of Pharmacy and the organisation of the study work at the Faculty of Pharmacy, and to develop understanding of pharmacy as a profession and pharmacist's future job opportunities. In the Placement in Propaedeutics acquaint students with pharmacy premises and their functions, the daily tasks of a pharmacist, the first skills for various jobs in a pharmacy, as far as possible in connection with the preparation of medicines in a pharmacy.
Prerequisites
Not necessary.
Learning outcomes
As a result of the study course students will get acquainted with the organisation of study work, will be able to find and become acquainted with the internal regulations of the RSU regulating study work, will be able to describe the main fields of pharmacy. As a result of Placement in Propaedeutics, the student will be able to describe the main pharmacy premises, the functions to be performed in each room and the sanitary and hygienic requirements. The student will be able to recognize the role of a pharmacist as an advisor in providing pharmaceutical care.
As a result of the study course students will be able to apply the internal regulations of the institution regulating study work, to recognise the possible work places of a pharmacist. As a result of Placement in Propaedeutics, the student will be able to perform the simplest tasks in a pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacist's assistant (design with price tags and arrange medicines, health care products and food supplements in accordance with the requirements of storage and regulatory enactments, clean pharmacy premises, participate in compounding).
As a result of the course the student will be able to compare the job opportunities of a pharmacist in different fields (pharmacy, scientific research laboratory, pharmaceutical industry, etc.) and will be able to perform the simplest auxiliary work in a pharmacy.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, FF | 1 | Master’s | Required | Baiba Mauriņa, Džamila Romančuka, Elita Poplavska, Inga Gūtmane, Maija Dambrova |
