The Innovative Medicines Initiative and PharmaTrain
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is a unique partnership between the European Community and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). Its aim is to support the faster discovery and development of better medicines for patients and to enhance Europe’s competitiveness by ensuring that its biopharmaceutical sector remains a dynamic high-technology sector.
Hibernia College is a member of the European Federation of Courses in Pharmaceutical Medicine, which in partnership with IFAPP, has won the IMI call 16 (Pharmatrain) tender. PharmaTrain is a training programme that aims to provide a comprehensive solution for the training needs of integrated drug development for all professionals involved in the industry.
This broad-based programme will greatly enhance the skill-sets and competencies of all key contributors to the drug development and regulatory processes using the latest scientific approaches in the development of medicines on pathophysiology, safety and risk-awareness, patient and population-based benefit as well as make the development process faster, more economical and more competitive.
For more information on the IMI and PharmaTrain click here.
Accreditation
The programme is accredited by HETAC to Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (to see a diagram explaining the National Framework of Qualifications, click here) and the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians (IFAPP).
For eligible candidates, it is the ideal preparation for the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FPM) Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine from the Royal Colleges of Physicians in the United Kingdom. Since the curriculum is accredited by IFAPP it mirrors the FPM curriculum.
Eligible graduates of the programme have also been awarded the DGPharMed, from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pharmazeutische Medizin.
Case Study
A case study of Hibernia College’s M.Sc in Pharmaceutical Medicine is currently featured on the “Towards Maturity” website. Towards Maturity is a UK community interest company that aims to provide research and resources to support a wide communitiy of organisations and individuals interested in improving the impact of learning technologies at work by identifying and sharing effective practice. Click here to read the full case study.
