2. Pharmacy at Manchester Pharmacy at Manchester Dr Antony D’Emanuele, Senior Lecturer Dr Rachel Elliott, Clinical Lecturer School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Manchester

3. Why the University of Manchester?  20 Nobel prize winners  Rutherford split the atom on Coupland Street  Vanadium discovered in pharmacy building  First whole-body NMR scanner in Europe

4. Why the University of Manchester?  The first computer with a permanent memory developed: ‘Baby’  World’s largest open access supercomputer  Jodrell Bank telescope for cutting edge astronomical research

5. Why Pharmacy at Manchester? Support when you start, whatever your background Personal tutor MUPS Foundation courses

6. Why Pharmacy at Manchester? Top grade school of pharmacy 24/24 for teaching quality 5/5 for research

9. Why Pharmacy at Manchester? Scientific & professional training to allow progression into the 5 main fields of pharmacy community primary care hospital industry academia core & optional modules

10. Community Pharmacy  Supply of medicines  Optimising use of medicines  Minor ailment or major disease?  Health promotion and screening

11. Preparation for Community Pharmacy  Taught by practising pharmacists  Pharmacy studio for role play  Taught communication skills  Links with prospective employers

12. Hospital Pharmacy  Pharmacists are in charge of supplying medicines to patients  Pharmacists ensure that patients are given the safest and most effective medicines

13. Preparation for Hospital Pharmacy  Regular clinical tutorials in the 3rd & 4th year at local hospitals  Problem solving skills  Taught by practising pharmacists  4th year projects  Links with prospective employers

14. Industrial Pharmacy  Drug design: development of new molecules to be drugs  New drugs developed by genetic engineering  Drug delivery: formulation of drugs into medicines  Drug Information  Production  Quality Assurance  Regulatory Affairs  Clinical Trials  Licensing  Marketing and Sales

15. Preparation for Industrial Pharmacy  Research-led teaching in :  Drug design  Drug delivery  Laboratory skills training  4th year projects  Optional modules

16. Academic Pharmacy  Drug design & delivery research  Research into medicines from plants  Drug use and pharmacy practice research  And teaching!

17. What Else? Journalism Medical Communications NHS Etc. etc. etc…….

18. Options and Opportunities BPharm - London Pre-registration Training - Liverpool PhD - BathPostdoctoral Research - MIT, USA Academic - University of Manchester