Pharm.D.

About Division:

This program is a unique and excellent pharmacy program in which the graduate obtains the doctor of pharmacy degree (Pharm D). These graduates are distinguished by their knowledge, theoretical and practical skills, and their abilities to work effectively among the health care team. Graduates are involved in understanding the medical diagnosis, selection of the right drug and right dose, and finding therapeutic alternatives if there is a need to. These graduates are able to communicate effectively with the health care team and the patient alike. These roles will reflect in the provision of a better pharmaceutical care and service, and limits the misuse of medicines, and reduce the overall cost of therapy.

These graduates are qualified to practice all fields of the pharmacy profession, such as working in community and hospital governmental and private hospitals, drug manufacturing and development, and pharmaceutical scientific research.

Mission:

To provide pharmaceutical education in all aspects of pharmacy practice using principles of comprehensive pharmacy care, problem-based learning, and critical thinking. These techniques allow the students to master the expertise in pharmaceutical science and administration to produce practitioners and researchers in all aspects of pharmacy.

To serve the local community through the participation in various scientific activities that aim to improve pharmacy care and the outcomes of pharmaceutical education.

Aims:

• To produce pharmacists capable of working in hospitals and capable of provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care, community pharmacies, and to provide the drug industry with qualified skills in performing research.
• Improve the health and wellness of patients through the provision of safe and effective medicines
• Emphasize the role of pharmacists in improving the public health and disease prevention through education and training
• Provision of continued pharmaceutical education and the organization of conferences and meetings in various aspects of pharmacy
• Participation in the field of scientific publishing

• Admission criteria to the program:
• Admission is competitive after the completion of a bachelor in biomedical science

The PharmD program consists of two stages:

Stage I:In the first five years, the student must successfully complete 178 credits. These courses include: university compulsory requirements (18 credit hours), specialty compulsory requirements (151 credit hours), and specialty elective requirements (9 credit hours). The specialty courses include courses from general and biomedical sciences, and applied medical and pharmaceuticals sciences related to the pharmacy profession and clinical pharmacy. In addition, the student should finish his 1440 hours as training in community and hospital pharmacies.   

Stage II: In the sixth year of study, the student must successfully complete 32 credit hours as clinical clerkships in hospitals. Internship training including postings in specialty units. Student should independently provide the clinical pharmacy services to the allotted wards. In addition, the student should perform and present his graduation project in pharmaceutical and clinical fields.