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Pharm D

Pharm D

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Vision 

Scientific excellence and continuous development to serve the therapeutic health system and pharmaceutical industry, achieving sustainable development to attain a prestigious global position in the field of pharmacy.

Mission 

Program Mission: To prepare pharmacists who uphold the ethics of the profession and are qualified with the latest pharmaceutical concepts and therapeutic care, enabling them to contribute to the development of the pharmaceutical industries and enhance the efficiency of the pharmaceutical care system at the local and regional levels in hospitals and community pharmacies. This is achieved through providing pharmacy services with professional skills in public and private pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, drug control laboratories, and food analysis, in addition to working in the field of pharmaceutical media and marketing and actively participating in scientific research through research centers and universities, and serving the community. 

Goals:

  • To graduate distinguished pharmacists qualified to work in public and private pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, drug control laboratories, food analysis, and in the fields of media, marketing, research, and universities.
  • To focus on the role of the pharmacist in providing appropriate healthcare to patients inside and outside hospitals through educating and advising individuals and communities to improve therapeutic outcomes and reduce disease incidence, while respecting the responsibilities, authorities, laws, and ethics of the profession, and respecting patients' rights.
  • To prepare pharmacists who use evidence-based data to provide contemporary pharmaceutical preparations and services, in addition to being proficient in effective communication, leadership, management, and entrepreneurship skills.
  • To graduate pharmacists who are lifelong learners aiming for sustainable professional development and demonstrating the ability to assess performance and self-evaluation skills.
  • To increase the competitiveness of program graduates at the regional level through academic and training programs.
  • To participate in community service, environmental development, and providing tangible economic returns through the rational use of medicines in hospitals.
  • To commit to achieving quality standards in pharmaceutical education through interactive learning and emphasizing self-learning.
  • Degree Awarded to Graduates: The Suez Canal University Council, upon the request of the Faculty of Pharmacy Council, awards the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree according to the credit hours system.

Study System at the Faculty

  1. Program Duration:

    • The program duration is five academic years (five levels over ten semesters) according to the credit hour system, plus one year of advanced training (internship) at work sites (5+1). Additionally, there are 100 actual field training hours in community and government pharmacies, and hospital pharmacies, completed during the summer vacations of the study years after the third level and before starting the internship year.

  2. Academic Year Division:

    • Each academic level (year) is divided into two semesters (fall and spring), each lasting fifteen weeks. Some courses may be offered in a summer semester lasting six to eight weeks of intensive study.

  3. Credit Hour:

    • A credit hour is a unit of academic measurement equivalent to a weekly theoretical lecture hour or a practical lesson lasting no less than two hours weekly, studied over one semester.

Academic Load

  1. Academic Load:
    • The academic load is the number of credit hours a student registers for in one semester. The minimum academic load for a student in any semester should not be less than 12 credit hours and should not exceed 22 credit hours. The academic load for a struggling student should not exceed 12 credit hours. The academic load during the summer semester is a maximum of 10 credit hours.
    • The faculty council, upon approval from the committee overseeing the program, may allow a student in the last two semesters to exceed the maximum academic load by up to 3 credit hours (this benefit can be used only once).

Requirements for Obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy (Pharm D) and Clinical Pharmacy (Pharm D-Clinical Pharmacy)

  1. Degree Requirements:

    • To obtain the degree according to the credit hour system, the following is required:

  2. Firstly:

    • Study and pass a total of 176 credit hours distributed over ten semesters, including mandatory faculty requirements with a minimum of 168 credit hours (course distribution table) and elective faculty requirements representing 8 credit hours, with a cumulative GPA of not less than one.

  3. Secondly:

    • Complete an initial field training period totaling 100 actual training hours in community, government, and hospital pharmacies approved by the faculty council, under the supervision of a faculty member, during the summer vacations of the study years after the third level. Additionally, complete the internship year (academic year - 9 months) after finishing the study years, according to the detailed internship program regulations, which include a graduation project in one of the offered specializations.

  4. Thirdly:

    • Fulfill any additional graduation requirements set by the university, which do not count towards the student's semester or cumulative GPA.