Analysis of the stakeholders’ requirements to applicants for higher education of the “Quality, standardization and certification” educational program
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https://doi.org/10.24959/nphj.22.86Keywords:
educational program; quality, standardization and certification; educational content; program learning outcomesAbstract
Aim. To substantiate the need to revise the educational program, the main requirements of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market to modern professionals involved in the formation, maintenance and improvement of pharmaceutical
quality systems, and determine the components of the educational program.
Materials and methods. The literature data on the pharmaceutical labor market and the need to improve the educational process, as well as statistical, analytical, comparative and logical research methods were used in the work.
Results and discussion. The study was conducted during April, 2021, using an expert survey. It involved 56 respondents from 35 organizations in the pharmaceutical healthcare sector. Almost 100 % of employers have a division that performs functions related to the management / quality assurance of products and / or services in their organizational structure. The study of the relevance of the components of the “Quality, Standardization and Certification” educational program has shown the need to include disciplines that are able to solve practical problems and complex specialized tasks
characterized by complexity and uncertainty of conditions when performing management functions of pharmaceutical organizations and their departments on activities affecting the product quality, customer satisfaction and the ability of
the organization to comply with regulatory requirements.
Conclusions. A survey of employers in the pharmaceutical healthcare sector has been conducted in order to improve the educational program taking into account the basic requirements of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market to modern specialists. Based on the results of the survey, the requirements for the professional competence of applicants for higher education have been formed, and a list of disciplines that can form them has been compiled.
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