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Eur. J. Med. Chem. 35 (2000) 163-174

Working Party on Medicinal Chemistry Curriculum

 

University education of medicinal chemists: comparison of eight countries
C. Robin Ganellin, Lester A. Mitscher, Bernd Clement, Toshi-Hiko Kobayashi, Emilio Kyburz, Olivier Lafont, Annie Marcincal, Antonio Monge, Giorgio Tarzia, John G. Topliss

Abstract - Medicinal chemists are mainly taught in faculties or schools of pharmacy and are available for employment. Yet major pharmaceutical research companies seek organic chemists, rather than medicinal chemists, for new drug discovery. This apparent contradiction led the Medicinal Chemistry Section of IUPAC to send a questionnaire regarding postgraduate academic education for medicinal chemists to the faculties or schools of pharmacy in eight countries, namely, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, UK and US. The questionnaire aimed to elicit information about postgraduate medicinal chemistry students, their courses and training, and the occupations taken up after graduation. The replies representing 109 medicinal chemistry departments or sections have been analysed and the results are presented to provide a data base on modern medicinal chemistry curricula for comparative purposes. The information should help guide discussion of the optimum paths to be followed by students in preparation for their careers. The evidence suggests that academic training of medicinal chemists equips them to enter a wide range of occupations, many of which are in industry. © �ditions scientifiques et m�diciales Elsevier SAS.

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