Doctor of Pharmacy
The aim of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) program is to graduate highly educated and well trained doctors of pharmacy to serve in the hospitals, local and international health institutions which would improve the clinical aspects of medication therapy, prevent medication errors with the ultimate outcome of reducing medical cost on patients and government and would make more time available for physicians to spend with their patients.
The objectives of the Doctor of Pharmacy program are:
- Preparing leaders in the pharmacy profession and to provide them with the needed knowledge, skills, training and tools to effectively practice and improve the profession in a wide variety of current and potential future roles in hospitals, community pharmacies, academic institutions, research institutions, governmental bodies and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Providing the graduates with the knowledge of therapeutic agents as well as the skills of analytical thinking, problem solving and effective communication.
- Keeping the graduates up-to-date with the most recent advances in area of drug therapy and enabling them to apply novel therapeutic approaches in patients’ treatment plans.
- Contributing to the development of the pharmacy profession through effective training, monitoring and follow-up.
- Conducting applied scientific research in the area of pharmacy in Palestine and publishing data obtained in research projects in peer reviewed journals.
- Providing an environment for effective collaboration among academics in the area of clinical and industrial pharmacy, in order to contribute to the establishment of strategies and laws that improve healthcare in Palestine and solves problems facing the Palestinian pharmaceutical industry.
Upon the completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Have the needed knowledge in the area of drug therapy, drug interactions and adverse effects.
- Choose the optimum treatment plan for patients.
- Know different pharmaceutical dosage forms and their manufacturing techniques.
- Acquire analytical thinking skills and conduct scientific research.
Clinical pharmacy/ Doctor of Pharmacy positions, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical industry
study plan
The students have to complete 210 credit hours distributed as the following general components:
|
Component |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
University Requirements |
21-22 |
|
Faculty Requirements |
51-52 |
|
Requirements Program |
131 |
|
Professional elective |
6 |
|
Free Elective |
0-1 |
|
Total |
210 |
