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Pharmacy

Dean: David M. Collins
Associate Dean (Research) and Graduate Chair: Keith Simons
Assistant to the Associate Dean (Research): TBA
General Office: 202 Pharmacy Building
Telephone: (204) 474 9306
Fax: (204) 474 7617
Email: pharmacy@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/pharmacy/gradpro.htm

Academic Staff

Program Information
Programs are offered leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Thesis based research projects may be undertaken in the following fields of pharmaceutical sciences: pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical microbiology, toxicology, pharmacognosy and in the clinically related areas of pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemology, and pharmaceutical policy.

Fields of Research
There are three established research groups: drug discovery and development, drug policy, and antibiotic resistance. Expertise in these areas include dosage form development, geriatrics, medicinal chemistry, nutraceuticals and natural products, toxicology, photochemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, antibiotics, nephrology, pharmacoeconomics, epidemology, health policy, and clinical pharmacy practice. Two teaching hospitals, the Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface General Hospital, are involved with pharmacy research in the faculty.

Collaborative research programs are conducted among other university departments including Anatomy, Community Health Sciences, Pharmacology, Physiology, Medical Microbiology, Pediatrics and Child Health, Internal Medicine, Cell Biology, and National Centre for Agri-Food Research in Medicine (NCARM). Funding sources include the Canadian Institute of Health Research, health related research grants, and pharmaceutical industry.

Research Facilities
Modern equipment and apparatus are available, including a wide range of biological, biochemical, chemical and microbiological instrumentation and computerization. Relevant pharmaceutical, chemical and medical publications are available in the Sciences and Technology and The Neal John Maclean Health Sciences Libraries; online search facilities are available through the University computer network.

M.Sc. in Pharmacy

Admission
Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students who do not possess the requirements for entry directly into the graduate program must take a preMaster's program of courses which will be individually prescribed. Please contact the Faculty for further information.

To enter the Master's program directly a student must have a B.Sc. degree in Pharmacy from the University of Manitoba or equivalent. Students from another faculty with an honours degree in a subject relevant to their research area will also be considered for graduate research.

APPLICANTS MUST CONTACT THE FACULTY PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A FORMAL APPLICATION TO THE FACULTY OF PHARMACY

Application Deadlines

Start Date	Canadian/U.S.	International
Regular (September)	June 1	March 1
Winter (January)	October 1	July 1
Spring (May)	February 1	November 1
Summer (July)	April 1	January 1

Program Requirements
Minimum Program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this calendar. All programs are established on an individual basis, the following general principles apply:

• Course work and original thesis are required.

• All students are required to complete the Pharmacy Seminar 1 and 2 ( PHRM 7160 is a prerequisite for PHRM 7170)

• Seminar courses by graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research associates, staff or invited lecturers are considered part of the program and must be attended by all graduate students.

• Students are expected to enrol on a 12-month basis and conduct research during the summer months.

• The minimum period of time necessary for the completion of the program is one year.