PhD in Pharmacy in St. Johns Canada | Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial's School of Pharmacy offers advanced research opportunities within an intimate academic setting. Graduate students engage in pioneering studies across Drug Discovery and Delivery, Health Outcomes, and Teaching and Learning Scholarship. The facility houses specialized labs for organic synthesis, natural products chemistry, cell culture studies, pharmacological research, and modern computing systems. Every office and lab in the Health Sciences Centre connects to MUNet, the university's high-speed global network.

Faculty supervisors in the School of Pharmacy lead investigations in these key fields:

Health Outcomes research evaluates healthcare service impacts, generating evidence to enhance medical decisions and treatment quality. Focus areas include:

Economic analysis and policy assessment
Healthcare quality and value measurement
Medication safety and efficacy studies
Pharmacy-based health services
Treatment compliance research
Medication reduction strategies
Therapeutic outcome analysis

Drug Discovery and Delivery research covers therapeutic development from molecular targeting to effective administration methods. This includes identifying biological targets for drug design and solving delivery challenges. Research concentrations:
Pharmaceutical chemistry and discovery
Nanotechnology in drug targeting
Drug absorption and metabolism
Cellular communication systems
Molecular pharmacology and neuroscience

PhD Program: Requires coursework, comprehensive examinations, and dissertation research, typically completed in four years of full-time study.

Program Durations:
MSc (Pharm): 2 years
PhD: 4 years

Location: St. John's campus

Admission Deadlines:
Fall term: February 28
Winter term: July 31