July 17, 2025
Applications for Certified Pharmacist will be accepted starting August 1. (Application Deadline: September 15 [must be received by this date])
For the Certified Pharmacist application procedure, please carefully review the "Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy Certified Pharmacist Training Handbook" and this website , and take note of the following points.
The renewal application form can be downloaded from here .
The Certified Pharmacist Certification Standards were revised on November 1, 2022, and June 1, 2025. Please review them thoroughly before applying.
The main changes are as follows. There are other changes as well, so please be sure to check them all.
Change in the Application Period for the Faculty's Certified Pharmacist Certification.pdf
Please ensure that the application form is filled out completely.
*Please note that there has been an increase in omissions of the number of credits.
For the Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy Certified Pharmacist Training Handbook, please carefully read the Certified Pharmacist Training Program Regulations, Certification Standards, and sample entries. Please accurately fill in all required information, including the memorandum at the end of the handbook, ensuring there are no omissions or errors, such as your name.
Be sure to affix a copy of the payment receipt to the back of the application form. If you require a receipt, please use the payment receipt for this purpose.
For new applications, please attach a photograph to your resume. Please write your name on the back of the photograph.
Please be sure to send the required documents by simplified registered mail.
Please be sure to write your name in the Training Handbook and keep it from being damaged. Applications with unsigned handbooks or handbooks with missing pages will not be accepted.
If you are using credits from the Pharmacist E-learning and Certification System (PECS) of The Japan Pharmacists Education Center (G01), please print out your credits from PECS and enclose them with your application documents. Even in this case, please be sure to completely fill in the "Date of Attendance," "Training Subject," "Summary," and "Hours of Session" sections in your Training Handbook.
*For instructions on how to print out credits, please check the following page. For inquiries regarding the operation of PECS, please contact The Japan Pharmacists Education Center.
(The Japan Pharmacists Education Center "How to Issue Training Credits in PECS (PDF)" )
*In addition to The Japan Pharmacists Education Center, other providers that have digitized credits also have procedures for printing them. Please contact each provider for details.
Please also check the Frequently Asked Questions .
If you have any questions about the procedure, such as if the issuance of credits after attending a training session will not be completed in time for the application period, please contact us in advance before applying.
[Contact] Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Lifelong Learning Office cpec[a]info.keio.ac.jp *Please replace [a] with @.
Inquiries received during the summer holiday period (Saturday, August 9–Sunday, August 17) will be addressed on or after Monday, August 18. We appreciate your understanding.