title: The Vision and Challenges of Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University's Affiliated Pharmacy.
abstract: Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University (HPU), according to its educational mission, seeks to "develop medical professionals who contribute to community medicine", and it has produced more than 6300 graduates since 1974. With recent medical advancements and a progressively aging society, the role of the pharmacist in community medicine has diversified and is increasing in importance. Therefore, in April 2012, the Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University Affiliated Pharmacy was established as a for-profit business of the Educational Foundation of the Hokkaido University of Science, the parent body of HPU. The pharmacy is located near the Sapporo station; it is operated by six pharmacists and four clerks, and supported by three faculty members who are engaged in providing HPU student education such as on-site clinical training, in addition to their pharmacy duties such as home care pharmaceutics. For the first two years it was open, the pharmacy focused on the establishment of pharmacy administration and fiscal consolidation. In April 2015, the Pharmacy Management Committee set the pharmacy's future vision, as well as its mid-term strategy, which consists of the four main components of pharmacy practices, education, research, and social contribution, in order for the pharmacy to serve as a model of community pharmacy.
authors.affiliation: Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Norose
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000639:trends*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010604:Pharmacy / Q000639:trends*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D014495:Universities