Specifics of training of future specialists in institutions of higher pharmaceutical education of Ukraine in the context of expectations of the state, society and market environment

author: Iryna But

The relevance of the research topic lies in the scientific projection on the educational process of training future pharmacists in institutions of higher medical (pharmaceutical) education in Ukraine, trends in the development of the global market environment, national priorities for the development of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the requests of service consumers.

Formulation of the problem. Among the main trends that shape the future of the labour market, in particular in the pharmaceutical field, the experts identified: technological progress; demographic changes; rapid urbanization; changes in the global economy; scarcity of resources and climate change. Therefore, the new realities of civilizational development raise the need to study the specifics of the professional training of future masters of pharmacy in the context of the expectations of the state, society and trends in the development of the market environment.

Analysis of recent research and publications. The scientific works of O. Klimov, I. Nizhenkovska, T. Reva, V. Fesenko and others confirm the assumption about the importance of taking into account strategic national priorities for the development of the pharmaceutical industry in the educational process of training future masters of pharmacy, global trends in the development of the market environment, in particular pharmaceutical, as well as expectations consumers regarding the quality of health care services in Ukraine.

Setting objectives. To conduct the analysis of the specifics of the training of future masters of pharmacy in institutions of higher medical (pharmaceutical) education in Ukraine in the context of the expectations of the state, society and the market environment.

Reporting the key findings. The implementation of the main models of the development of the global market environment until 2030 (‘Man is the main value’, ‘Innovation is a priority’, ‘Corporate care’, ‘Corporations - above all’) creates a perspective on reducing the orientation on a person, his/her motives for self-realization in the profession, and increases the probability of dominance of competitive advantages and capabilities of a specialist; application of breakthrough innovations and ideas, new business models, etc. At the end of June 2022, Ukraine's acquisition of the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union (EU) opens up new prospects for the state to speed up the initiated reforms, in particular in the pharmaceutical sector. These prospects are related to the development and implementation of legislation in the field of circulation of medicinal products in accordance with EU regulations; coordination with European strategic initiatives for the development of the pharmaceutical sector of Ukraine; revision of the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) procedure in the context of European requirements and international standards; activation of the process of consideration of incentives for Ukrainian production, which will meet Ukraine's obligations within the framework of the World Trade Organization and the EU, i.e. meet competitive market principles, etc. In the educational process of training masters of pharmacy in Ukraine, it is necessary to take into account the provisions of the Standard of Higher Education of the second (master's) level of the field of knowledge 22 Health care speciality 226 Pharmacy, industrial pharmacy specialization 226.01 Pharmacy; 226.02 Industrial pharmacy (2022) in order to comply with the expectations of the main stakeholders - the state, society, representatives of the pharmaceutical labour market and employers, and of course - the customers of educational services.

Conclusions. Based on the analysis of the features of the training of future masters of pharmacy in higher medical (pharmaceutical) education institutions of Ukraine, it was found that they consist in taking into account the strategic priorities of the development of the pharmaceutical industry of Ukraine, standardization of higher pharmaceutical education, improvement of the educational system taking into account the trends in the development of the market environment as a result of a complex influence of a number of variable incompatible factors.

Keywords: state and public priorities for the development of the pharmaceutical industry; institutions of higher medical (pharmaceutical) education; future specialists of the pharmaceutical industry; development of the pharmaceutical market environment

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