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MESSAGE FROM THE STAFF COORDINATOR

ASSOC. PROF. DR.UTTAM BUDHATHOKI

In the mid of 1999,Iwas in 3rd year. Classmates
called for meeting to establish a departmental
club. Then series of meetings were held and

the concept paper was submitted to Head of
department, Prof. B. S. Rao. One day HoD called
us in his office and interrogated whether we were
motivated politically or not and whether this club Now we are in preparation of it. A big

will be political or professional. After several congratulation to current FoP executive
meetings we were able to convinced him and committee for their dedication and hard work.
Registrar, Prof. Dr. Sitaram Adhikary that this I had assisted them as a Staff- coordinator but
club will be purely professional and conducts all the credit goes to them who were directly or

professional activities only. I was selected as a indirectly involved in the bidding process. Once
founder Secretary. By then, I came to know about again Hats off to FoP executives and direct and
IPSF via FIP. Then FoP was established and indirect contributors to win this bid. Winning bid
became national member organization of Nepal is tough task but we have more responsibilities to

in IPSF. Then we bid for AAPS and won the bid execution after winning the bid. I am confident
to organize 6th APPS in 2007. FoP organized it that their hard work and dedications and spirits
with a grand success under my chairmanship. will make this event as well a grand success.
Then we joined to host student exchange through Keep up your hard work and spirits every hurdles

IPSF as well. During my BPharm I served as a in the coming days will be defeated.
Secretary and after BPharm as Staff-coordinator PharmaQuest is regular publication of FoP and
till my PhD. I was given chairman of 6th IPSF it has separate team. I appreciate their work

AAPS (2007) as a PhD student. This was the and spirit. All these things will pay you in your
brief history of FoP and I hope this will help new professional life. Wish you for upcoming issue of
students to know the history of FoP. Pharmaquest.
Good luck and wish you all for upcoming ‘GPPed
This is the pioneer departmental club in our Symposium 2020.

university. It had added several activities year
by year such as health camp, blood donation,
celebrations of different international days such ___

as ‘World AIDS day’.; ‘Pharmacy day’. These ___________________________
activities are helping students to make responsible Uttam Budhathoki, PhD, PDF
to society. Associate Professor & Staff coordinator FoP
Good Pharmacy Guidelines had been drafted in Department of Pharmacy, School of Science,
Nepal but it has not been implemented. Thus, Kathmandu University

feeling its importance for better heath care,FoP Dhulikhel, Kavre
bided to organize 6th GPPed Symposium 2020 GPO box 6250
and won the bid in 1919. uttam@ku.edu.np