Mysore :

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), USA reviewed the Doctor of Pharmacy degree programme of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara (JSS) University Colleges of Pharmacy, Mysore and Ooty for the purposes of certification and granted Certification to the College’s Pharm D programme.

Disclosing this at a press conference at Patrakarthara Bhavan this morning, Dr. B. Suresh, Vice-Chancellor of JSS University said that the certification status of the College’s professional degree program is listed in the directory of certified programmes of ACPE on its website and the Board’s review and certification was based on due consideration of the Evaluation Team Report (ETR), the Self-Study Report, and the recommendation of ACPE’s International Commission.

He further said that the purpose of seeking certification is to set benchmark for the quality of pharmacy education and particularly Pharm D programme that the University provides in the region with that of global standards and expectations.

Dr. Suresh said that with this coveted ACPE certification, JSS College of Pharmacy in Mysore and Ooty have not only become the first institution in the country but also in the Asia Pacific region and are now poised to provide education on international standards.

Dr. H. Basavanagoudappa, Principal, JSS Medical College, Dr. P.A. Kushalappa, Director (Academics), Dr. B. Manjunath, Registrar, JSS University and Dr. H.G. Shivakumar, Principal, JSS College of Pharmacy were present at the press meet.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / July 18th, 2014