Program Overview

The program is structured into two semesters each year, each term made up of 15 weeks + One Internship year.

The internship year:

One year training (36 weeks, 6 rounds) The sixth year of study is devoted to an advanced field training, with six training courses for a total of 36 weeks (one academic year).

The advanced training should include at least four training courses within hospitals that implement clinical pharmacy practice and one training course in a non-clinical pharmacy practice area (pharmaceutical manufacturing, drug control…etc.). The advanced training program is designed in an integrated and systematic manner, in a rotating, periodic manner, recorded in hours and training assignments, under the strict supervision from the faculty of Pharmacy and the training facility. The internship program supervising committee designs the advanced training program annually based on the number of students and the availability of training places, provided that the program is approved by the faculty council prior to its implementation.

Number of Credit Hours: Theoretical: 122 Practical: 59 Total: 181

Program Aims towards graduate attributes:

1. Provide patient-centered care to optimize therapeutic outcomes and minimize the incidence of illness in individuals and populations. (NARS 1)
2. Design prevention, intervention and educational strategies for individuals & communities to manage infectious and chronic diseases. (NARS 1)
3. Counsel individuals and communities to participate in optimizing the therapeutic outcomes. (NARS 1)
4. Develop skills to carry out duties in accordance with ethical, legal, social and economic guidelines. (NARS 2)
5. Respect social determinants of patients and populations to achieve best quality care. (NARS 2)
6. Utilize evidence-based data to deliver contemporary pharmaceutical products and pharmacy services. (NARS 3)
7. Assure the quality of pharmaceutical materials and products. (NARS 4)
8. Apply integrated evidence-based pharmaceutical, biomedical and clinical information in assessing the appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety of medications. (NARS 5)
9. Manage medication-used system through enhancement of informational and technological resources. (NARS 5)
10. Plan, design and conduct research using appropriate methodologies individually or as a part of a team. (NARS 6)
11. Share therapeutic decision-making as a member of an inter-professional health care team. (NARS 7)
12. Actively participate and engage as a healthcare team member by demonstrating mutual respect, understanding, and values. (NARS 7)
13. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, health care professionals and community. (NARS 8)
14. Be able to engage in innovative activities using entrepreneurial skills. (NARS8)
15. Demonstrate self-awareness, leadership and business administration skills. (NARS 8)
16. Be a life-long learner for continuous professional improvement. (NARS 9)
17. Demonstrate capabilities of performance appraisal and self-assessment. (NARS 9)