Mission Statement
The Committee on International Pharmacy Education and Research (CIPER) is a standing committee of the SSPPS that serves to promote international pharmacy-related educational, outreach and scholarly activities.
In an advisory capacity to the Dean, the committee:
- develops international collaborations in education, service and research, and,
- identifies funding opportunities for supporting students and faculty members.
For the functions that follow, CIPER is a subcommittee of the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP). The committee is charged with the responsibility to perform the academic review of all existing and new international programs for pharmacy-related education that do not grant UC San Diego Health Sciences degrees (e.g., doctorate or master’s degrees), or are not part of the ASHP-accredited post-graduate Pharmacy Practice Residency programs at UC San Diego Health. The committee:
- establishes policies and procedures for selecting training programs and sites for international trainees,
- assesses quality and examines the impact of pharmacy programs on current student and post-graduate programs and on the utilization of resources at University of California San Diego, an
- oversees program assessment and review.
Ad hoc committee members may be sought based on expertise and need for specific international programs.