Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D)
Program Objectives (Pharm.D.)
The Pharm.D. curriculum aims to develop competent, ethical, and globally aligned pharmacy professionals by:
- Preparing graduates for industrial pharmacy through applied understanding of GMP, quality control, and pharmaceutical production systems.
- Providing a strong foundation in scientific and clinical knowledge to support rational drug use, patient safety, and pharmaceutical care.
- Building competencies in research, academia, and evidence-based medicine, promoting lifelong contributions to pharmaceutical sciences.
- Enhancing communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration within healthcare teams and public health engagement.
- Integrating structured internships and experiential learning across clinical, hospital, community, and industrial settings.
- Ensuring awareness of regulatory frameworks, including WTO/TRIPS, IP laws, and pharmaceutical ethics.
- Expanding content in clinical pharmacy, including OTC services, patient counseling, and therapeutic drug monitoring, in line with global Pharm.D. trends.
- Encouraging lifelong learning through continuous curricular updates reflecting national policies and international standards.
- Equipping graduates to:
- Identify and resolve drug-related problems and adverse reactions.
- Manage drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions.
- Deliver evidence-based community pharmacy services.
- Promoting uniform credit allocation between theoretical and practical modules for curricular coherence.
- Emphasizing applied, outcome-based learning to foster analytical thinking, clinical judgment, and problem-solving abilities.