THE EVALUATION STANDARDS 2018

Japan Accreditation Board for Pharmaceutical Education（http://www.jabpe.or.jp/english/index.html）

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Table of Contents
1. Mission & Goals

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2. Internal Quality Insurance

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3. The Curriculum

23-1 Organization for Curriculum

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3-2 Curriculum Implementation

33-3 Evaluation of the Competency of a Student
4. Admission Policy and System for Acceptance of Students

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5. Faculty and Staff Organization

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6. Student Services

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7. Facilities and Equipment

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8. Social Cooperation and Social Contributions1121. Mission & Goals
Standard 1-1
The school of pharmacy must have a statement that expresses its mission, goals, and values
in the areas of teaching, research and scholarly activity, service to the community, itscontribution to pharmacy practice, and its advancement of the profession. The mission
and goals must reflect and align with the professional vision for pharmacy practice andeducation to ensure that graduates are appropriately educated and trained to deliver
pharmacy services that meet current and future societal needs and expectations. The
mission and goals must be specific, measurable, and realistic so that progress toward theirachievement can be evaluated.
Guideline 1-1-1
The mission and goals must reflect the environment surrounding medical care, thesocial needs for a pharmacist, and the needs of students precisely.
Guideline1-1-2
The mission and goals must be disseminated to the staff and students of the school,
and must be announced publicly.

Standard 1-2
The school must formulate three policies: the diploma policy, the curriculum policy andthe admission policy based on its mission and goals.
Note:

The diploma policy refers to the policy on accreditation of graduation. Thecurriculum policy refers to the policy on the organization and implementation of thecurriculum. The admission policy refers to the policy on the enrollment of students.
Guideline 1-2-1
The policy on the accreditation of graduation (the diploma policy) must specificallyset out the qualities and abilities that students should acquire by the time of graduation.

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Guideline 1-2-2
The results of the self-evaluation would be better to be analyzed with qualitative andquantitative metrics.
Guideline 1-2-3
In the curriculum policy, learning and teaching methods, and assignments for grading
would be better to be consistently set with the learning activities of students, and with
the intended learning outcomes.
Guideline 1-2-4
In the admission policy, the school must set out in detail what kind of students theschool seeks and how it evaluates and selects diverse students, based on the diploma
policy and the curriculum policy.
Guideline 1-2-5
The mission and goals, and the three policies must be announced to all students andstaff.
Standard 1-3
The mission and goals, and the three policies must be verified and improved regularly.

2. Internal Quality InsuranceStandard 2-1
The school of pharmacy must self-evaluate its educational and research activities
appropriately, based on the mission and goals and the three policies.
Guideline 2-1-1
The self-evaluation must be conducted in an organized manner.

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Guideline 2-1-2
The results of the self-evaluation would be better to be analyzed with qualitative andquantitative metrics.
Guideline2-1-3
The results of the self-evaluation must be announced publicly.
Standard 2-2
Improvements of educational and research activities must be appropriately implemented
based on the self-evaluation.

3. The Curriculum
3-1 Organization of the CurriculumStandard 3-1-1
The curriculum must be established in accordance with the curriculum policy.
Guideline 3-1-1-1 & 3-1-1-2
The curriculum must be systematically organized and effectively structured inaccordance with the curriculum policy. The following contents must be included in
the curriculum:
・Liberal Arts
・Language Education
・Education on human behavior and psychology
・Study contents included in the 2022 revised version of the Model Core Curriculumfor Pharmaceutical Education (pharmaceutical science, social pharmacy, hygienic
pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, and pharmaceutical research)
・School-specific contents independent of the 2022 revised version of the Model Core
Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Education
・Problem-solving skills

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Guideline 3-1-1-3
Appropriateness of the content and education methods used in the curriculum of theschool of pharmacy must be verified and improved when necessary.
3-2 Curriculum Implementation
Standard 3-2-1
Appropriate education must be provided in accordance with the curriculum policies.
Guideline 3-2-1-1
The learning strategy used must be appropriate for achieving the learning objectives.
Guideline 3-2-1-2
Clinical pharmacy practice must be appropriately conducted in accordance with theGuidelines for Pharmacy Practice.
Guideline 3-2-1-3
In the education activities of the school, it would be better to develop learning,teaching and evaluation methods that make the most of and improve the abilities ofthe students.
Standard 3-2-2
Grading of each course must be conducted fairly and rigorously.
Guideline 3-2-2-1
Appropriate grading methods and standards must be established for each course andmust be disseminated to students.
Guideline 3-2-2-2
The grading of each course is conducted fairly and rigorously in accordance with theestablished methods and standards.

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Guideline 3-2-2-3
The results of grading must be announced to the students. A system for students toappeal grades must be in place and communicated to the students.
Standard 3-2-3
Judgments for promotion must be carried out impartially and strictly.
Guideline 3-2-3-1
Advancement criteria, and the guidelines for students repeating the same class must
be defined, and must be disseminated to the students.
Guideline 3-2-3-2
Judgments for promotion must be carried out impartially and strictly under the termsof the promotion standards.
Standard 3-2-4
Judgments for graduation must be conducted impartially and stringently.
Guideline 3-2-4-1
The criteria for graduation approval must be appropriately set in accordance with the
diploma policy, and disseminated to the students.
Guideline 3-2-4-2
It would be better to evaluate the qualities and abilities that students should acquire,as stated in the diploma policy.
Guideline 3-2-4-3
Judgments for graduation must be conducted impartially and rigorously under theguidelines of the graduation standards.
Standard 3-2-5
Appropriate course guidance must be provided for the students.
53-3 Evaluation of the competency of a student
Standard 3-3-1
Evaluation of learning outcomes must be appropriately conducted in accordance with thecurriculum policy.
Guideline 3-3-1-1
The qualities and abilities to be acquired by the students must be evaluated inaccordance with the progression of the educational program.
Guideline 3-3-1-2
The abilities required for clinical pharmacy practice must be validated through thepharmaceutical common achievement tests (CBT and OSCE).
Guideline 3-3-1-3
The curriculum and its implementation must be improved and enhanced based on
the results of the evaluation of the learning outcomes.

4 Admission Policy and System for Acceptance of Students
Standard 4-1
The aptitude and abilities of an applicant must be appropriately evaluated in accordancewith the admission policy.
Guideline 4-1-1
The evaluation of an applicant and the decision for matriculation must be made under
the direction of a responsible organization.
Guideline 4-1-2
Three elements of scholastic ability must be evaluated in a multifaceted andcomprehensive manner.

6Note: The "three elements of scholastic ability" refer to (1) knowledge and skills, (2)abilities to think, judge, and express oneself, and (3) attitudes and behaviors to learn
independently, and to cooperate with a diversity of people.
Guideline 4-1-3
The school of pharmacy must devise a method for evaluating the qualities andabilities of prospective healthcare providers.
Guideline 4-1-4
The school must provide fair opportunities for admission based on reasonableaccommodations for applicants with disabilities.
Guideline 4-1-5
The aptitude and ability of the students admitted to the school must be verified, andbased on the results, improvements and enhancements must be made to theadmission process.
Standard 4-2
The number of students matriculated must not be strikingly different from the set
student quota.
Guideline 4-2-1
The mean number of students matriculated within the past 6-years must not
strikingly exceed the set student quota.
Guideline 4-2-2
The appropriateness of the number of enrolled students must be verified, and theadmission process of the school of pharmacy must be improved based on theverification result.

75 Faculty and Staff Organization
Standard 5-1
The school of pharmacy must have faculty members who can achieve education andresearch in accordance with the mission and goals of the school of pharmacy.
Guideline 5-1-1
A plan for the organization of the faculty necessary for the implementation of education
and research activities should be established.
Guideline 5-1-2
The number of faculty members must exceed the number determined by theStandards for Establishment of Universities. The school of pharmacy must also
maintain an appropriate ratio in the number of professors, associate professors,
assistant professors, and lecturers.
Guideline 5-1-3
The number of students per full-time faculty member would be better not to exceed
10.
Guideline 5-1-4
The school of pharmacy must have faculty members who correspond to either aperson of superior achievements in education and research, a person having superior
knowledge, experience in advanced techniques, or skills in a specialized field, and theperson must also have educational abilities and considerable insight into their own
specialized field.
Guideline 5-1-5
Full-time professors or associate professors must take charge of the main classes inpharmacy education.

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Guideline 5-1-6
The adoption and promotion of faculty members must be conducted in accordancewith appropriate regulations.
Guideline 5-1-7
The school of pharmacy should make efforts to train the next generation of faculty
members, in order to continue its educational and research activities.

Standard 5-2
The activities of education and research must be carried out in accordance with theeducational and research objectives.
Guideline 5-2-1
The achievements of each faculty member in education and research for the past fiveyears must be evaluated and disclosed.
Guideline 5-2-2
The environment for conducting research activities must be well maintained.
Guideline 5-2-3
Appropriate organizational efforts must be made to improve educational and research
activities.

Guideline 5-2-4
The school of pharmacy should institute a system such that teachers who haveexclusive duties as a pharmacist can engage in continuing education pertaining to new
medical care practices that enable one to maintain one’s abilities as a pharmacist.

Guideline 5-2-5
9The school of pharmacy must have staff members who can support educational andresearch activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the school of pharmacy.

6 Student Services
Standard 6-1
The school of pharmacy must provide appropriate support systems for student life andstudy.
Guideline 6-1-1
The school of pharmacy must have a student counselor's office to tend to student
health and mental care needs, including managing the wellness of student life.
Guideline 6-1-2
The school of pharmacy must have a career counseling system for students.
Guideline 6-1-3
The school of pharmacy must have a system that reflects student opinions on
education and student life.
Guideline 6-1-4
The school of pharmacy must have a system concerning adequate safety educationthat is necessary to conduct experiments, training, and graduation research work.

7 Facilities and Equipment
Standard 7-1
The school of pharmacy must maintain educational facilities necessary to achieve its
mission and goals.

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8 Social Cooperation and Social Contributions
Standard 8-1
The school of pharmacy, through its education and research, must contribute to thedevelopment of health care in the community.
Guideline 8-1-1
The school of pharmacy must contribute to the improvement of the ability of
individual pharmacists and the development of health care and pharmaceuticalsciences.
Guideline 8-1-2
The school of pharmacy must take action by contributing to the maintenance andimprovement of health and hygiene in the community.
Guideline 8-1-3
The school of pharmacy should maintain and conduct activities involving international
exchange of medical care and pharmacy, through both education and research.

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