School Strategy
Empowering leaders in pharmacy for integrity, innovation, inclusivity, and impact in pharmaceutical care
School Strategy
‘Empowering leaders in pharmacy for integrity, innovation, inclusivity, and impact in pharmaceutical care’ – School of Pharmacy UCC Strategy 2023-2028
Find Out MoreIn 2023, the School of Pharmacy published an updated strategy. Our Strategic Vision 2023-2028 for ‘Empowering leaders in pharmacy for integrity, innovation, inclusivity, and impact in pharmaceutical care’, builds on the School of Pharmacy’s historic strengths, articulates our core values as a School and defines the strategic goals that will help us extend our global reputation as a leading School of Pharmacy for excellence in pharmacy education, impactful pharmaceutical innovation and sustainable pharmaceutical care.
This strategic vision of the School has been heavily guided by the ambition laid out within ‘Securing our future’: UCC’s strategic plan 2023-2028, developed to position the University optimally in an environment of rapid change and reflects our commitment to a sustainable future for our people, planet and university.
The School’s strategic vision also leverages off the pioneering leadership of staff within the School over the last 20 years. In addition, the strategic goals and actions for the School for the next five years has been developed through the participation of staff and students of the School.
Grounded in our vision, mission and core values, this document provides strategic direction for our School to empower the next generation of leaders in pharmacy for integrity, innovation, inclusivity, and impact in pharmaceutical care.
Our collective shared vision will be achieved by fostering a culture of inclusivity and integrity, advancing an innovative research and learning environment, and positively impacting the quality of pharmaceutical care for patients into the future.
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The School’s Vision, Values and Mission are outlined below
Vision
To be a leading School of Pharmacy for excellence in pharmacy education, impactful pharmaceutical innovation and sustainable pharmaceutical care.
Values
IMPACT: “Through our research, industry collaboration and partnerships the School will continue to make a significant and sustainable impact for patient-centred pharmaceutical care.”
PROF CAITRIONA O’DRISCOLL, HEAD OF SCHOOL 2003–2009 & 2010–2013
INNOVATION: “Fostering innovation and evidence based practice by advancing the School as a hub of knowledge that supports creative learning for all our staff and students..."
PROF ANITA MAGUIRE, HEAD OF SCHOOL 2009–2010
INTEGRITY “The School is committed to uphold the reputation of the pharmacy profession and principles of the PSI Code of Conduct by acting with honesty, respect, decency and integrity..."
PROF STEPHEN BYRNE, HEAD OF SCHOOL 2013–2020
INCLUSIVITY: “truly creative solutions can only be achieved when our staff and students are provided with the opportunity to innovate and barriers to knowledge-access are removed.
PROF ABINA CREAN, CHAIR SCHOOL EDI COMMITTEE 2015–2022
Mission
To grow and empower the next generation of leaders in pharmacy for integrity, innovation, inclusivity, and impact in pharmaceutical care.
To achieve this mission we will:- Educate and train our students to the highest professional and ethical standards, preparing them for critical patient-focused roles in healthcare provision and the pharmaceutical industry, and encouraging life-long learning
- Develop excellent, high impact research programmes across the breadth of the discipline of pharmacy, generating new knowledge and highly skilled researchers to fuel the development of impactful medicines and procedures.