Program Overview

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Clinical Pharmacy Master Program

The Master's program in Clinical Pharmacy comprises five full-time semesters after the Bachelor's degree. This program prepares graduates to assume their professional role in advanced clinical and hospital pharmacy practice in various work settings, such as hospitals, primary healthcare, health education, and healthcare institutions across both governmental and private sectors.

Program Description

The program is designed to equip students with the necessary skills and abilities in theoretical and clinical treatments, placing them in key practice sites. Students acquire essential skills and abilities in fields of theoretical and clinical treatments, positioning them in basic, applied, and clinical practice institutions.

Study Requirements

• The program duration is five semesters.
• Additional time is only granted with the approval of the department council and in exceptional circumstances, such as illness or military service.
• The study takes place at the College of Pharmacy at King Saud University and in chosen hospitals.
• Students must complete 27 credit hours of theoretical lectures and courses, 24 credit hours of field clinical training courses, and 3 credit hours for the research project.
• Students are evaluated through written examinations for each course and continuous evaluation of the skills acquired in the training courses.

Training Methods

• Formal lectures and practical lessons
• Clinical training under constant supervision in the hospital
• Research activities under the supervision of faculty members in the hospital or laboratory
• Short lectures and reports on the research project

Program Structure

The program consists of two levels:

1. Three semesters of theoretical courses
2. Two semesters of periodic clinical training, focusing on clinical implications relating to research studies through intensive lectures on pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, hospital pharmacy management, and clinical immunology during the first three semesters.

Course Description

Level 1

1. 501: Advanced Therapeutics -1 (3 + 1): Introducing pathophysiological changes that result from different disease states, taking into account the pharmacological and therapeutic effects.
2. 510: Advanced Clinical Pharmacokinetics (1 + 1): Foundations of pharmacokinetics, dynamics, and clinical applications of a number of drug groups.
3. 530: Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Systems (3 + 0): Comprehensive foundations of contemporary operating systems in hospital pharmacy.
4. 590: Seminar - 1 (0 + 1): The student presents lectures on selected clinical topics.

Level 2

1. 502: Advanced Therapeutics -2 (3 + 1): Pathophysiology and the latest findings in the field of treatment.
2. 505: Clinical Immunology (2 + 0): Development in immunology and drug therapy.
3. 520: Research Design Methods (2 + 0): Basic principles for conducting a research project.
4. 570: Research Project (0 + 3): The research project operates the student's skills needed to design and conduct research.

Level 3

1. 503: Advanced Therapeutics -3 (3 + 1): Introducing pathophysiological changes and the latest findings in the field of treatment.
2. 525: Evaluation of Medical and Pharmaceutical Publications (2 + 0): Practical experience in evaluating articles and how to read medical articles.
3. 540: Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Management (2 + 0): Contemporary management theories applied by institutions and bodies.
4. 591: Seminar - 2 (0 + 1): Students present the results of their scientific department and clinical research.

Level 4 and 5

• 511: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring -1 (3 + 0): Practical course providing experience in applying theoretical and practical principles for the development of clinical pharmacokinetics.
• 521: Advanced Drugs and Poisons Information (3 + 0): Practical training course dealing with responding to an inquiry, data processing, and research literature.
• 531: Hospital Pharmacy -1 (0 + 3): Practical course dealing with operational hospital pharmacy techniques and principles.
• 532: Hospital Pharmacy -2 (0 + 3): Extension of the course 531, dealing with applications of technologies and principles of hospital pharmacy.
• 541: Hospital Pharmacy -3 (0 + 3): Emphasis on the implementation of hospital pharmacy management principles.
• 550: Respiratory Diseases (0 + 3): Clinical training in respiratory diseases.
• 551: Mobile Healthcare (0 + 3): Clinical training in mobile healthcare.
• 552: Diseases of the Digestive System (0 + 3): Clinical training in diseases of the digestive system.
• 553: Endocrinology and Diabetes (0 + 3): Clinical training in endocrinology and diabetes.
• 554: Heart Diseases (0 + 3): Clinical training in heart diseases.
• 555: Cancer Diseases (0 + 3): Clinical training in cancer diseases.
• 556: Pediatric Diseases (0 + 3): Clinical training in pediatric diseases.
• 557: General Surgery 1 (0 + 3): Clinical training in general surgery.
• 558: General Surgery 2 (0 + 3): Clinical training in general surgery.
• 559: Surgery and Critical Care (0 + 3): Clinical training in surgery and critical care.

Clinical Specialties

• Respiratory diseases
• Diseases of the digestive system
• Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Heart Diseases
• Cancer Diseases
• Pediatric diseases
• General Surgery
• Surgery and Critical Care

Research Areas

The research project allows students to choose from various research areas, including treatments, drug level monitoring, drug economics, and drug therapy surveys, under the supervision of a faculty member.