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The Institute of Pharmacy was first established in 1992 January 30th at Thathon Street, Kamayut Township, Yangon. At that time, the student who have got (D.P.M.S) Pharmacy, the Diploma in Paramedical Sciences in Pharmacy, have to study only the subjects concerning with Pharmacy. They don’t need to study English as a subject. It is just a two-year course. The English Course at the Institute of Pharmacy commenced in (1994-95) academic year with 50 matriculated students. At that time, Head and the staff members of the English Department of the Institute of Medicine (1) took the responsibility in teaching English.
On 7th May 2001, the Institute was moved to Waibargi, North Okkalapa and since then Head and the staff members from the English Department of the Institute of Medicine (2), took over the responsibility to teach English at the Institute of Pharmacy.
On 19th December 2001, Daw Sarjit Kaur became Lecturer / Head of the English Department at the Institute of Pharmacy according to the new set-up. From 2012 to 2014, the Department of English came under the guidance of Daw Hla Hla Win , the former Lecturer/ Head of the Department of English ,University of Medicine (2) since she was transferred to the University of Pharmacy (Yangon), as Lecturer/ Head of the Department of English.During a few months between the period when Daw Hla Hla Win got retired and the period when the new Head took the responsibility, Daw Sarjit Kaur, Lecturer/ Head of the University of Medicine (2) was in charge of both at the Department of English, University of Medicine (2) and the Department of English, University of Pharmacy (Yangon).
On 1st April, 2015 Daw Soe Moe Thu, Lecturer/ Head, Department of English, University of Medicine (Magway) who was transferred to this University, became Lecturer/ Head of the Department of English, University of Pharmacy, Yangon. The Department now has a Head (Lecturer), an assistant lecturer, one tutor and one office staff.
The Department now has a Head (Lecturer), an assistant lecturer and one tutor. It is run by the present Head, Daw Soe Moe Thu and the staff members. English is taught as a subject only to the first year students.
