UKOM Sp.F.M study plan
UKOM Sp.F.M · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Pharmacy management and leadership & Inventory, procurement, and supply chain management
Map the Domain 1 blueprint into leadership, governance, and decision-making subtopics, then write a one-page summary of each subtopic with a worked pharmacy example
Draft a personal definition and three practical uses for each core leadership concept (vision, delegation, change management, stakeholder influence) applied to a hospital or community pharmacy
Build a formula sheet for Domain 5 covering reorder point, safety stock, economic order quantity, and inventory turnover, and solve three numeric problems per formula
Compare centralized versus decentralized procurement and single versus multi-source supplier strategies in a half-page table with cost and risk columns
Your checkpoint
A 6-8 page leadership and inventory formula workbook with all worked calculations and a one-page error log
Inventory, procurement, and supply chain management & Pharmacy economics and health financing
Construct a full procurement cycle from needs assessment to contract award and receipt, and annotate each step with the document or approval required
Design a supplier selection scorecard with weighted criteria and test it against three fictional supplier profiles
Calculate drug acquisition cost, dispensing fee, and gross margin for five sample prescriptions, including one high-cost specialty item
Explain to a non-financial colleague, in writing, how reimbursement mechanisms and payer mix shift a pharmacy's revenue
Your checkpoint
A procurement cycle flowchart plus a completed supplier scorecard and cost-margin worksheet
Pharmacy management and leadership & Human resource management in pharmacy
Write three leadership scenarios (staff conflict, medication error disclosure, budget cut) and produce a structured response for each using a named decision framework
Draft a staffing plan for a pharmacy department including role mix, shift coverage, and a workload calculation method
Produce a competency matrix for five pharmacy roles and identify two development gaps per role
Prepare a 10-minute coaching conversation script for an underperforming staff member, including feedback and follow-up steps
Your checkpoint
A staffing and competency pack containing the matrix, workload calculation, and one full coaching script
Pharmacy economics and health financing & Pharmacy business planning and entrepreneurship
Build a three-year financial projection for a pharmacy service line covering revenue, fixed and variable costs, and break-even volume
Perform a sensitivity analysis on the projection for a 10 percent price cut and a 15 percent volume drop, and state the break-even impact of each
Write a one-page business case using a standard structure: problem, options, recommendation, financials, risks
Identify five funding or financing sources relevant to pharmacy services and note the eligibility condition for each
Your checkpoint
A complete business case document with the financial model, sensitivity table, and funding source comparison
Pharmacy business planning and entrepreneurship & Pharmacy quality management and patient safety
Write a market and competitor analysis for a proposed pharmacy service, including demand estimate and differentiation
Draft a one-page marketing and pricing plan with three measurable targets
Build a risk register for the proposed service with likelihood, impact, and mitigation for at least eight risks
Apply a root cause analysis method to a fictional dispensing error and produce a corrective action plan with owners and dates
Your checkpoint
A venture plan annex containing market analysis, pricing plan, risk register, and one completed root cause analysis
Pharmacy quality management and patient safety & Pharmacy regulation, ethics, and professional standards
Design a quality indicator set for a pharmacy with at least ten indicators, each with numerator, denominator, target, and data source
Draft a standard operating procedure for one high-risk process and include the monitoring and audit step
Summarize the core ethical principles and apply each to two realistic dispensing or confidentiality dilemmas
List the main regulatory obligations for pharmacy premises, licensing, and controlled drugs, and cite the type of authority behind each without guessing specific clause numbers
Your checkpoint
A quality and compliance manual section with the indicator set, one full SOP, and two resolved ethical case notes
Pharmacy information systems and digital health & Health policy and national pharmacy programs
Map the data flow of a pharmacy information system from prescribing to dispensing to claims, and identify three failure points and controls
Write a short specification for a digital feature (e-prescribing, automated dispensing, or dashboard) covering users, data, and interoperability needs
Summarize the national pharmacy programs and health policies relevant to your setting and state the operational impact of each on staffing and workflow
Assess one digital or policy change using a simple impact-versus-effort matrix and justify the priority order
Your checkpoint
A digital and policy briefing note with the system data-flow map, feature specification, and prioritized impact matrix
Pharmacy practice management in hospital and community settings & Pharmacy management and leadership & Pharmacy quality management and patient safety
Compare hospital and community practice management models across workflow, staffing, documentation, and revenue in a structured table
Complete two full-length timed mock exams and score them by domain to identify the three weakest areas
Rework every missed question into a one-line rule you can recall without the original prompt
Rehearse a 15-minute verbal walkthrough of a management case, covering analysis, decision, and monitoring
Your checkpoint
A scored mock exam report with a domain weakness ranking and a one-page personal rule sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on a 30-question self-test drawn only from Domains 1 and 5, and show all inventory calculations with correct units
Week 4: Present the business case aloud in under 10 minutes and defend the break-even figure and sensitivity results without notes
Week 6: Score at least 70 percent on a 40-question mixed test weighted to Domains 2, 3, 7, and 8, and confirm every quality indicator has a defined numerator and denominator
Week 8: Achieve at least 75 percent overall on both timed mock exams with no domain below 60 percent, and complete the rule sheet for all missed items