ABPI Guidelines for Phase 1 Clinical Trials (PDF

Appendix 1: Qualifications relevant to
phase 1 trials
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine
The primary qualification for pharmaceutical physicians
is the Dip Pharm Med, awarded by the Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of
Physicians.
[www.fpm.org.uk/DipPharmMed/dip%20pharm%20m
ed.htm]. It can be obtained:
• by sitting an examination - the University of
Wales runs a course geared to the examination
[www.cf.ac.uk/phrmy/courses.html]; or
• as part of the MSc course in Pharmaceutical
Medicine [www.surrey.ac.uk/pgms] or Clinical
Pharmacology
[www.surrey.ac.uk/pgprospectus/PGMS.pdf] run
by the University of Surrey.
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacology
Until recently, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
awarded the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacology
(DCPSA) [www.apothecaries.org/exam/index.html],
which was aimed at physicians who work in phase 1
units. TREO ran a 3-day course to help prepare
for the examination
[www.roysocmed.ac.uk/academ/treo.htm].
The DCPSA has been discontinued, although the
TREO course continues.
Diploma in Human Pharmacology
The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine is currently
setting up a work-based training programme for
principal investigators for phase 1 trials. Eligible
candidates will have two years of supervised training by
an approved trainer, at the end of which they will be
formally assessed. If successful, they will be awarded
the Diploma in Human Pharmacology (DHP).
© Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry 2007
MSc
The modular MSc in Clinical Pharmacology run by the
University of Surrey is tailored to physicians, nurses
and life science graduates working in the
pharmaceutical industry. Also, London University at
Barts and the London, Queen Mary's School of
Medicine and Dentistry, runs an MSc course in early
drug development
[www.mds.qmul.ac.uk/postgrad/medicine.html#med2].
The Universities of Aberdeen
[www.abdn.ac.uk/~phy050/ncpdip.htm] and Glasgow
[www.medther.gla.ac.uk/dept/clinphar.html] run MSc
courses in Clinical Pharmacology, but they are not
tailored to the training needs of people in industry.
The European Centre of Pharmaceutical Medicine in
Basel awards a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine
[www.ecpm.ch/html/pg_home.html], as does the
Claude Bernard University of Lyon
[www.spc-10.univ-lyon1.fr/eudipharm/].
The Free University of Brussels offers a Diploma
in Pharmaceutical Medicine
[www.medinfo.ulb.acbe/pharmedmenu2.htm], and has
MSc and PhD programmes in Medical and
Pharmaceutical Research
[www.minf.vub.ac.be/~chrisvs].
The Universities of Glamorgan and John Moores
Liverpool run MSc courses in subjects allied to clinical
pharmacology
[www.qmw.ac.uk/postgrad/medicine.shtm1#intro],
[www.glam.ac.uk/courses] and
[www.livjm.ac.uk/learning/postgrad/pac/4516.asp].
Higher Medical Training
Clinical pharmacology is a core component of the
modular training courses
[www.fpm.org.uk/HMT/hmt.htm] for Higher Medical
Training that lead to accreditation in Pharmaceutical
Medicine by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.
Physicians employed in academic and hospital clinical
pharmacology units can train for accreditation in
clinical pharmacology. Also, there is a joint ABPI and
NHS scheme for clinical pharmacology training. 8
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