School of Pharmacy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences is one of the first centers that has established Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration for training interested students. We hope this move is efficient for optimum resource management in our country.
Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration was established in 2008 to promote science of management, economy, and policy making in different aspects of pharmacy based on research and academic education. Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration Department is devoted to do empirical research and methodological developments in the field of pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical administration and health policy. Our research focus is on economic evaluation, health technology assessment, epidemiological research, pharmacy practice innovations in hospitals and health systems, disseminating clinical information, econometrics, management, and policy interventions. This Department aims to train Ph.D. candidates in pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical administration which is currently the highest degree of this field.
Mission
• Application of the economic & management sciences in the pharmacy education, research, training and policy making
• Enhancing knowledge of pharmacists in the fields of economic & management sciences
• Leading & supervising research in the fields of pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical management & policy
• Expanding knowledge and expertise in pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical management
Vision
Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration aims to raise and maintain the position of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in the academic circles, both domestically and internationally in applied fields in pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical administration.
We try to provide an environment where researchers, health care practitioners, and decision-makers, interested in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research, can share knowledge.
All interested applicants are welcome to apply to TUMS by completing and submitting TUMS online application form in which they need to specify their school, level, and major of interest.