Program Description

The program offers the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Pharm D clinical) based on credit hour system. The number of credit hours required for graduation is 176 (cr. hr.) over 5 study years (10 academic semesters) in addition to an advanced field training for one academic year (36 weeks). The program contains a sequence of courses that are designed according to the National Academic Reference Standards (NARS) for Pharmacy education. The duration of the study in this program is divided on 10 semesters (5 years) according to the credit hour system and a full academic year of field training (36 weeks) in different training sites (5+1). In addition to field training constituting 100 hours in community, governmental and hospital pharmacies during the summer vacations by the end of the third level, besides passing a graduation project in one of the specializations available for registration. The student must complete one academic training year (9 months=36 weeks divided into 6 rounds), after completing the 5 study years. During this training, the student undergoes training in pharmaceutical companies in addition to distribution companies and drug stores, MOH drug governmental sectors (Pharmaceutical auditing, regulatory affairs, Drug registration, …etc.), pharmaceutical and medical research centers, bioavailability and clinical studies centers, media and drug marketing, ...etc. besides community and governmental pharmacies. The on-site training program has been designed to prepare a pharmacist capable of providing pharmaceutical services with a professional skill in hospitals, public and private pharmacies, pharmaceutical factories and companies, drug control laboratories and food analysis, in addition to working in the field of media and drug packaging and participating effectively in scientific research through research centers and universities to serve the community. As well as taking into account the actual need of the labor market to allow the graduate to compete for job opportunities internally and externally and increase the opportunities available to work in the specialized pharmaceutical field.

Learning Outcomes

• The main goals of the program are: 1. Focus on the role of the pharmacist in providing appropriate patient health care inside and outside hospitals through monitoring drug regimen, studying the principles of drug pharmacokinetics and its applications in treatment of varies illnesses and selection of the suitable medications in collaboration with physician for the sake of the patient health and to minimize the risk on the patient and avoid drug interactions. 2. Graduate a distinguished, well qualified pharmacist capable of working in public and private pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, quality control laboratories, food analysis and in the field of media, marketing, research and universities. 3. Increase the competitiveness of program graduates at the regional level through study and training programs and achieve quality standards in pharmacy education through interactive education and self-learning. 4. Participate in community service, environmental development and provide a tangible economic outcome through rationalizing the use of drugs in hospitals. 5. Commit to quality standards in pharmaceutical education through interactive learning as well as self-learning.