Two QA/RA courses are being delivered to students at the National University of Singapore in fall 2011: Food and Drug Law I (taught by Barry Berger) and Computer Validation (taught by Teresa Preziosi). The first was videoconferenced on Friday evenings at 8:00 pm (received at 8:00 am Saturday morning in NUS). The other was sent via Adobe Connect (on-line learning in real time) from 10:15 pm to12:15 am. For the first time, a Fort Washington student joined a class, registering for Computer Validation. When classes were videoconferenced, the Fort Washington student attended the "live" sessions in Room 13 at the 425 Building.

Professor Barry Berger enjoyed an extended vacation to Asia this summer and spent several days in Singapore, where he visited the National University of Singapore and gave a lecture on current regulatory trends to former and future students. Over 150 people attended the event, which included a celebratory dinner.

Temple's QA/RA program offered two classes to students at the National University of Singapore in spring 2011: Drug Development (taught by Michael McGraw), and Good Manufacturing Practices (taught by Karen Zimm). The first was videoconferenced on Friday evenings at 7:00 pm (received at 8:00 am Saturday morning in NUS). The other was sent via Adobe Connect (on-line learning in real time).

Photographed below are NUS graduates, who received the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology. As part of their course of study, they took courses in Temple's QA/RA graduate program during the past two years. Our warmest congratulations to our friends in Singapore!

In first photo, from left to right: Cheng Wei Chen; Feng Tingting; Yong Huisian; Ye Yuying; Tay Ling Hwee; Nur Atishah bte Mohammad Ali; Qiu Chuanxin

In second photo, from left to right: Cheng Wei Chen; Feng Tingting; Yong Huisian; Ye Yuying; Tay Ling Hwee; Chen Yee Ju; Nur Atishah bte Mohammad Ali; Qiu Chuanxin

The QA/RA program delivered three classes to students at the National University of Singapore: Food and Drug Law I (taught by Barry Berger), Regulatory Sciences (taught by Thomas Schultz), and Cleaning Validation (taught by Rich Forsyth). Two classes were offered through videoconferencing and one via Adobe Connect (on-line learning in real time). Over 45 students in the NUS master's program in the pharmaceutical sciences or NUSAGE (National University of Singapore Academy of GXP Excellence) participated. Dave Brickett, Larry O'Reilly, and Yahui (Jessie) Chen at Temple University oversaw the videoconferencing from Temple, whether it was at 6:30 am on Thursdays or 8:00 pm on Friday evenings. The excellent administrative staff (Yee Ju Chen) and technical support at NUS assured a seamless delivery.

NUS facilitators for the classes included Thai Poh Yeng and Kelvin Tan plus two students, Sunil Gadekar and Shajee Valsan. We thank them for their good work and diligence in assuring that our classes were delivered so smoothly.

November 2009

The QA/RA program successfully delivered three classes to the National University of Singapore (NUS) during the fall 2009 semester. Dr. David Lebo, Director of cGMP Services at the School of Pharmacy, taught Unit Operations; Barry Berger, JD, attorney for GlaxoSmithKline, offered Food and Drug Law I; and Dr. Nancy Smith, former Director of the Office of Training and Communications at CDER, taught Good Clinical Practices.Classes started in mid-August and ended in mid-November.

Videoconferencing bridged the two universities that are literally on opposite sides of the globe.Two of the QA/RA classes were broadcast from Temple University Fort Washington on Friday nights starting at 7:30 pm (to be simultaneously watched by NUS students on Saturday mornings in their time zone) while the other class met at Fort Washington at 7:30 am on Thursdays (to be simultaneously watched by NUS students on Thursday evenings in Singapore).

The photograph below shows NUS students and staff minutes before their final exam for Good Clinical Practices.

Front row: Left to right:
Ms Yee Ju Chen of NUS Department of Pharmacy,
Mr Yang Tong Foo,
Miss Lilian Chow (course facilitator for NUS),
and Ms Eillyne Setiawan (course facilitator for NUS for Food and Drug Law).

As part of the 105th anniversary celebrations for the National University of Singapore, its Department of Pharmacy launched an international conference entitled, "Pharmacy in Asia," which examined educational programs throughout the ASEAN region. Assistant Dean Wendy Lebing gave a presentation entitled, "The Cognitive Opportunistic Multiplier," which was delivered through distance learning. The talk was recorded at the Temple University Fort Washington Campus, formatted by David Brickett, Manager of Media Services, and then played during the "Pharmacy in Asia" Conference. The talk is still posted as a link of the NUS Department of Pharmacy website.

March 2010, Prerecorded lecture