The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7279 p805
13 December 2003

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Derby awards its first DPharm degree

Mojgan Sani has been awarded a doctor of practice in pharmacy (DPharm) degree by the University of Derby, the first time such a degree has been awarded in the United Kingdom.

Dr Sani is consultant pharmacist in cardiovascular medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London. She completed her part-time course in under three years and was examined on her thesis on “Lipid lowering in coronary heart disease and the potential role of the pharmacist in therapy, optimisation and management” by external assessor Professor Henry Chrystyn of the University of Bradford.

The DPharm programme is designed for pharmacists who already hold postgraduate qualifications and is intended for practitioners who may be working at consultant level in the future. Three other students at Derby are close to achieving their degrees and similar courses have been introduced at Bradford, Portsmouth University and King’s College London.