Doctor of Pharmacy or Pharm. D is a hospital oriented professional doctor degree in Pharmacy. It is a six years pre-PhD, post-graduate program and a student gets authorization to use prefix Doctor (Dr) to his/her name. The course was introduced to improve clinical and hospital pharmacy services in India and it is the only pharmacy service which is in direct contact with patient health care system and authorized to take critical decisions in in-patient prescription to assure the provision of rational drug therapy and to improve patient outcomes. The students acquire their clinical knowledge and skills to manage patients with chronic or acute illness, collaborate other health care providers to provide cost effective care, identify and correct drug related problems, council and educate patients and family members on correct use of medications. The students undergo one year internship/residency during the final year (6th year) in the various major departments of the specialty teaching hospital in the campus. The opportunities for Pharm. D graduates include Hospital, Clinical & Community Pharmacy, Clinical Trials, Pharmacovigilance (ADR monitoring), Academics, Pharmacoeconomics and Regulatory Affairs.