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Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy. Graduate Certificate and Masters Degree Programs in… Regulatory and Quality Compliance. Educating Regulatory, Quality and Compliance Professionals.
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Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesDepartment of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Graduate Certificate and Masters Degree Programs in… Regulatory and Quality Compliance
Educating Regulatory, Quality and Compliance Professionals
Unique Features of Purdue’s Program Design • Comprehensive program • Clearly defined criteria • Consistency in content and delivery • Student accountability
Our Purpose… To grow your professional capabilities in the areas of regulatory affairs and quality and compliance practices. To make you more insightful and perceptive, and a better problem seeker and solver. To make you a more effective team member, and a learned mentor to others. To prepare you to help your organization avoid costly and time consuming problems in new product development and registrations. To develop you to grow professionally and to contribute significant value to your company.
Learning Environment • Instructors • University professors • Industry experts • Experience based discussion • Peer to peer learning • Instructor expertise • University setting
Benefits for Student • Format compatible for working professionals • Focused on relevant and current content • Broad basic understanding across discovery, development, registration, and marketing • Opportunity for career acceleration and professional development • Graduate Certificate Degree or Masters Degree
Business Benefits • Exposure to pharmaceutical and medical device regulations • FDA and ex-US regulations • Masters’ project pertinent to business situations • Focuses on value of continuous improvement • Professional growth for employee
History of the Program • Begun in 2001in the School of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy • Driven by independent input from Todd Chermak (Abbott) and Michael Schmidt ( Lilly, retired) • Established at Purdue by Steve Byrn, Department Head • Grown from • One to seven courses • Graduate certificate plus Masters degree
Overview of Drug Discovery Process From Nature Reviews 2:919, 2003
Laboratory Trials (Animal) Healthy Volunteers Small # of Affected Patients Discovery Generic Competition Large # of Affected Patients Regulatory Review & Approval Marketed Drug Drug Development in a Dynamic Global Industry
GraduateCertificate Program • Format • 1 weekend per month • 3 weekends per course • 3 courses per Certificate Program • Note: Credit hours can be applied to the Masters Degree program
Masters Degree Program TOTAL ELECTIVE COURSE CREDITS = 14
Masters Degree • Requirements • 4 Required Courses • 1 Special Project • Approved by Masters Committee • Elective courses • Total 32 Semester Credits
Masters Degree Special Project • Project Statement presented to Masters Committee • Emphasis on process/continuous improvement • Add value to organization…integrated into job • Approximately 1 year to develop and complete • Purdue staff available for counsel • End Result: • Written report (30-40 pages) • Oral presentation for approval by Masters Committee
All Special Projects are completed and reviewed under strict confidentiality to protect company intellectual property
Program Goal • To provide a meaningful educational experience in regulatory and quality compliance
Program Objectives • To Provide: • A broadened understanding of product development • An understanding of interdisciplinary relationships • Emphasis on strengthening problem solving skills • Framework to educate and mentor colleagues • Interaction between professionals with different experiences and backgrounds
This Course Meets These Objectives by: • Presenting and discussing relevant topics • Utilizing experienced professionals to teach and to answer questions • Assigning good reading and reference materials • Requiring homework that renders deep insights and new personal growth • Encouraging and providing time for professional interactions amongst classmates and with instructors • Being academically demanding…highly credible…and widely recognized
Improvement Project Outcomes Some Students’ Comments • Value added…for sure! • Won my company’s “Improvement Award” prize. • Complex, detailed…a great learning experience. • Fit perfectly into my job description…nice. • Appreciated, and now being replicated elsewhere. • Got to know a lot of new people and areas as a result of doing my project. Great networking!
Personal Benefit Outcomes Some Students’ Comments • Got promoted! • Out-competed the others for the job, even though I didn’t have as much service credit. • Positive comments from my supervision at Performance Management Review time. • Moved to a new job. The program gave me insights about this new career path for me. • I now can understand and track the conversations in team meetings. I don’t “check-out” when toxicology starts talking!
Now some commentary from and Q & A with our ALUMNI…and your colleagues!
Now What…? • Come talk to us now • Grab information now • Follow-up via our web site at www. ipph.purdue.edu • Talk to your supervision. • Talk to the Continuing Education Department. • Call us at (765) 494-6545
We would like to thank the many employees of Abbott and Lilly, and the FDA who have contributed to the success of our program.
Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesDepartment of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy Graduate Certificate and Masters Degree Programs in… Regulatory and Quality Compliance “Educating Quality and Compliance Professionals”