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Inauguration of the Pre-Pharmacy Club at DPS R.K. Puram
29th November 2010 was a historic occasion for Delhi Public School, R K Puram as the Pre-Pharmacy Club, the first-of-its kind in the country, was inaugurated in the school. The club was founded by a class 12 student, Jannat Saini, under the guardianship of the Principal, Dr. D R Saini.
The club has been set up to create an awareness among the students about the various aspects of pharmacy and why students should choose pharmacy as a career.
The special guests who attended the event were Dr.Farhan Ahmad, President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association,Delhi branch; Dr. R K Khar, Professor at the Hamdard College of Pharmacy; Mrs. Aparajita Takiar, Managing Director, Lark Laboratories Ltd; Mr. Naresh Sharma, Joint Secretary of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Delhi branch; Mrs. Sonia Kaul, Director of Corporate Relations at ‘The Indian Pharmacist’ ;Mr. Kalhan, General Secretary of the Indian Pharmaceutical Assocation, Delhi branch and Mr. Mohan Bazaz, who has been associated with ‘The Eastern Pharmacist’ for over 40 years. Also present was Ms. Kelly McDonnell, Senior International Marketing Officer (Asia), King’s College,London .
The event began with the welcome address by the Principal, Dr. D R Saini,. He highlighted the increasingly significant role of the Pharmaceutical industry, and how the club should inspire more and more students to join this field. The Head of the Chemistry Department, Mr. Prem Dhawan, then spoke to the students about the goals and objectives of the Pre-Pharmacy Club and thanked Lark Laboratories for their support in terms of scholarships and internships for the students. This was followed by a short introductory note by Jannat Saini, Founder President of the club, who spoke about how inspired she was after her internship with Lark Laboratories Ltd. and how she hoped to inspire others in the same way, through the club.
A short cultural programme, comprising a traditional Bharatnatyam dance by a student of class 12, a contemporary group dance by the Western dancers of the school and a rousing rendition of a popular Indian song by the Indian music choir followed.
One of the esteemed guests,Mr. R. K.Khar addressed the gathering and traced the growth of the pharmaceutical industry. He spoke about the various courses in Pharmacy and the exciting career opportunities in the field. Mr. Farhan Ahmad, praised the club for its initiative in dispelling common myths about pharmacy. Mr. Naresh Sharma spoke to the audience, about the new innovations in this field. Mrs. Sonia Kaul and Mrs.Aparajita Takiar commended the efforts of the school and expressed their hopes of greater involvement of the youth in this field. The Vice Principal, Mrs.Shobha Mehta delivered the vote of thanks.
All in all, the event was a resounding success as it motivated many young minds present to join the ever-growing Pharmaceutical sector, and clearing some doubts along the way.
The chief guests at the Inauguration of the
Pre-Pharmacy Club at DPS R.K.Puram
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HIGH SCHOOL AND PHARMACY
[The article published in "THE INDIAN PHARMACIST - AUGUST, 2010"]
Dilemma of every high schoolstudent starts when they are toselect the subjects of their choiceand decide a stream that will definetheir future profession. The processbecomes agonising when choicesare thrust on them by parents orpeers. The absence of propercounselling in most schools takesits toll when students enter intostreams without proper professionalguidance. Students take it easy inclass XI only to find out later thatmost subjects or courses they optedfor are application based instead ofthe usual mugging up curriculumthey mastered through the years.
My pursuit to education inpharmacy has been driven by myselfless interest to serve society in amanner as has been understood byme. Even before I step into theuniversity campus, living in afamily of pharmacists has made meone in spirit. I have had the goodfortune of being born in a family oftwo generation of pharmacists, imbibing in me strong family values that believe in “service before self”. The study of rigorous science courses all through high school has given me the understanding and acumen needed to choose pharmacy as my field of future education.
I understand that while pharmacy is guided by the sole objective of treating lives and giving smiles to millions of people worldwide, it’s industry has always been a major contributor to the world economy. Pharmacy not only makes chemistry and biology interesting and purposeful but also holds great scope for building and challenging scientific minds. The study of pharmacy ensures that the students are educated in technical and scientific field where everything learnt has a rationale. Moreover, the profession can provide eligible THE INDIANstudents of being selected for internship programs offered by pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories. The study of pharmacy also ensures that the students get a first hand experience of how sciences studied at high school form the basis of pharmaceutical technology to manufacture pills and liquids that cure many-a-million.
With my firm interest in pharmacy and the realisation that pharmacy has been a missing choice among high school students, I initiated the idea of forming a prepharmacy club. The guidance of my teachers, Prem Dhawan, Head of Department-Chemistry; Ms Mamta Sharma, School Counsellor; Mrs Prema Pandey; Mukesh Kumar; approval of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association; efforts of my colleague Shivani Mittal; enthusiasm of the enlisting student members; and the full hearted support extended by my Principal, Dr D.R. Saini enabled the founding of the first pre-pharmacy club at my High School, Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. I believe it will be a unique method for making high school students aware of pharmacy at the grass-root level and consider it as a study option, when generally they opt for medicine, engineering, commerce, law, art or social sciences. It would be futile for a student to take up biotechnology as a subject in high school without actually visiting a plant manufacturing biotechnology products. The results and outcome of this theoretical subject when explored will surely develop interest and challenge thinking minds.
The absence of support and counselling at high schools by government organisations, the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Food and Drug Administration, pharmacy colleges and technical institutes is evident. The no-show by pharmaceutical companies leaves a vacuum about understanding of this highly scientific and rewarding profession.
The pre-pharmacy clubs and internships will surely attempt to correct all this. Providing a very meaningful experience to students, the club will explain vividly the application of maths and sciences studied in high school to the field of pharmacy. The club will assist to bridge the wide gap of understanding of pharmacy at high schools and lay a foundation for its presence, awareness and recognition. Above all, it will ensure students choose their subjects of choice with clarity while having complete understanding and equal opportunity to select pharmacy as their future profession.
 “Let’s Study Pharmacy” Jannat Saini is a student of Class XII-C at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. She is also a founder member and student coordinator of pre-pharmacy club at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram (Email:jannat_saini@hotmail.com).
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Pre Pharmacy Club
(A Scientific Club that serves humanity)
Founding Date
13.07.2010
Founding Principle
Building and challenging Scientific Minds, where Chemistry and Biology
become interesting and purposeful
Approving authority
- IPA (The Indian Pharmaceutical Association) &
- DR. D.R. Saini., Principal DPS. R.K.Puram
Club Constitution
Proposed Student body: Founder & President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, Members
Faculty body
Mr. Prem Dhawan, Ms Mamta Sharma, Ms Prema Pandey
Objectives of the club
- Ensure approval and continuous support of the IPA (Indian Pharmaceutical Association)
- Spread the awareness of Pharmacy, its scope and future for high school students at DPS, R.K.Puram. Detailed information about course studies, stream of choice and scope of employment.
- Celebrate ”Pharmacy Day“ annually and invite members from the IPA, Drug control authorities, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical journals, Pharmacy colleges and universities in India and abroad as guest speakers. Encourage students to take up scientific journalism and post articles for printing in the Pharma media worldwide.
- Organise plant visits to Pharmaceutical units in India and abroad in order to get a firsthand experience of the state of the art technology involved in pharmaceuticals and its allied industries.
- During Plant visits get an experience of the application of Physics, Maths and Chemistry in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical dosage forms and Biotechnology products. Experience analysis of compounds with latest technologies and interact with a team of scientists involved in Research and Development of new dosage forms.
- Motivate Pharmaceutical companies to grant students summer internships and scholarships.
Integrate the Pre Pharmacy Club with the Pharmacy colleges in India and overseas thereby facilitating placement of students.
- Develop a website for the club with the assistance of the Department of Computer Sciences headed by Mr. Mukesh Kumar and integrate it with clubs overseas especially in the United States of America, U.K. and Canada.
Highlights:
- Sanction of Rs 200,000 from patrons to be disbursed annually as Internship awards and Scholarships.
- Summer internships from Pharmaceutical Companies have been approved.
Founder Member and Student Coordinator:
- Jannat Saini, XII-C (Batch of 2010-2011) – Email: jannat_saini@hotmail.com
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Summer Pharmaceutical Internship and Scholarship Program 2009 – Dominican Republic
Jannat Saini student of class XII-C with special interest in Pharmacy as a choice of further studies was awarded by Nifarmed,S.A. a renowned Pharmaceutical company in the Dominican Republic a scholarship of US$ 1,250(Twelve hundred and fifty US Dollars) and a Certificate of Internship after successfully completing her duties as an intern at the Department of Pharmaceutical regulatory affairs, Sales management and Inventory Control for a period of Six weeks (25th of April 2009 to 8th June 2009).The internship and scholarship program is awarded by Nifarmed,S.A. after a very competitive selection of candidates based on their academic profile, essay writing abilities, interest in pharmaceutical sciences and community service. The internship program is a very scientific, challenging and realistic experience which develops your leadership and Spanish speaking skills.
Jannat has been a passionate writer from the time Mr.Kushwant Singh published her poem “Mat ewe matics” in his coloumn in the HT(Hindustan Times) “With Malice towards one all. With the years Jannat has developed an ardent interest in scientific Journalism and has been appointed a “special student correspondent” by the “Indian Pharmacist”, an all India Pharmaceutical Journal. She has penned her internship experience in the form of her Article “My Enlightening Internship…In the Dominican Republic.”
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Spring Internship and Scholarship Program 2010 India
Jannat Saini was also selected for the Spring Internship program of 2010 at Lark Laboratories (India) Ltd. Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. She was awarded the certificate of internship in appreciation to her work as an intern from 18th to 31st March 2010.
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Pre Pharmacy Club
(A Scientific Club that serves humanity)
Founding Date
13.07.2010
Founding Principle
Building and challenging Scientific Minds, where Chemistry and Biology
become interesting and purposeful
Approving authority
- IPA (The Indian Pharmaceutical Association) &
- DR. D.R. Saini., Principal DPS. R.K.Puram
Club Constitution
Proposed Student body: Founder & President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, Members
Faculty body
Mr. Prem Dhawan, Ms Mamta Sharma, Ms Prema Pandey
Objectives of the club
- Ensure approval and continuous support of the IPA (Indian Pharmaceutical Association)
- Spread the awareness of Pharmacy, its scope and future for high school students at DPS, R.K.Puram. Detailed information about course studies, stream of choice and scope of employment.
- Celebrate ”Pharmacy Day“ annually and invite members from the IPA, Drug control authorities, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical journals, Pharmacy colleges and universities in India and abroad as guest speakers. Encourage students to take up scientific journalism and post articles for printing in the Pharma media worldwide.
- Organise plant visits to Pharmaceutical units in India and abroad in order to get a firsthand experience of the state of the art technology involved in pharmaceuticals and its allied industries.
- During Plant visits get an experience of the application of Physics, Maths and Chemistry in Manufacturing Pharmaceutical dosage forms and Biotechnology products. Experience analysis of compounds with latest technologies and interact with a team of scientists involved in Research and Development of new dosage forms.
- Motivate Pharmaceutical companies to grant students summer internships and scholarships.
Integrate the Pre Pharmacy Club with the Pharmacy colleges in India and overseas thereby facilitating placement of students.
- Develop a website for the club with the assistance of the Department of Computer Sciences headed by Mr. Mukesh Kumar and integrate it with clubs overseas especially in the United States of America, U.K. and Canada.
Highlights:
- Sanction of Rs 200,000 from patrons to be disbursed annually as Internship awards and Scholarships.
- Summer internships from Pharmaceutical Companies have been approved.
Founder Member and Student Coordinator:
- Jannat Saini, XII-C (Batch of 2010-2011) – Email: jannat_saini@hotmail.com
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