Professional Training
An internship in any of the approved tracks is mandatory for the award of the PharmD degree. The tracks include Pharmaceutical Industry, Community Pharmacy, Hospital/Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management, and Regulatory Affairs, with a total requirement of 350 hours.
Clinical Pharmacy (4th & 5th Professional)
Clerkship Duration: 350 Hours
Outcome of the Clinical Pharmacy Training Program
The Clinical Pharmacy Clerkship Training Program is designed to equip PharmD students with hands-on experience in hospital and healthcare settings. It enhances clinical knowledge, patient care skills, and research capabilities, ensuring graduates are competent, confident, and ready for real-world practice.
- Real-World Preparedness: Ability to monitor pharmacotherapy outcomes, manage medication-related complications, and improve patient care.
- Medication System Navigation: Training in informatics, medication safety, order validation, and product handling.
- Pharmacist Care Practices: Focus on assessment, follow-up, and prevention of drug-related problems.
- Research Project Completion: Skill development in literature review, data analysis, and presentation.
- Clinical Knowledge & Exposure: Rotations in pediatrics, psychiatry, endocrinology, pulmonology, cardiology, dermatology, and gynecology.
- Dose Adjustments & Interaction Monitoring: Focus on hepatic/renal dose adjustments and adverse reactions.
- Hospital Pharmacy Exposure: Participation in rounds, drug distribution, procurement, and HMIS.
- Effective Communication: Development of interpersonal and patient counseling skills.
Training Locations
PharmD students undergo clinical training at leading teaching and tertiary care hospitals to ensure exposure to structured pharmacy services. Training locations include:
- MTI Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar
- MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), Peshawar
- MTI Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar
- MTI Mardan Medical Complex (MMC), Mardan
- Saidu Teaching Hospital (STH), Swat
- Temergara Teaching Hospital, Dir Lower
Description of Training Program
4th Year (Professional PharmD)
- 150 contact hours in hospital settings.
- Monitoring of patient cases, dose adjustments, and drug interactions.
- Departmental Lab Work: 2 hours per week.
5th Year (Professional PharmD)
- 200 contact hours in hospital settings.
- Medical rounds, HMIS exposure, and weekly patient case presentations.
Clinical Pharmacy Project: Short research projects to build analytical and communication skills.
Clinical Training Evaluation
4th Year (Professional PharmD)
- External Examiner Assessment of patient cases.
- Written Exam on clinical pharmacy topics.
- Viva Voce Examination.
- Total: 100 Marks
5th Year (Professional PharmD)
External Examiner Evaluation of research projects, assessing:
- Project management and organization.
- Literature appraisal and data analysis.
- Research evaluation and presentation skills.
- Unbiased objective assessment.
Industrial Pharmacy Training
This program prepares students for pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality assurance, quality control, and regulatory roles. Training includes GMP practices, formulation development, validation, batch manufacturing, quality testing, and SOP implementation.
Internship Requirement
A mandatory internship is required for degree completion in one of the following tracks:
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Community Pharmacy
- Hospital/Clinical Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management
- Regulatory Affairs
Total Internship Duration: 350 Hours
Program Duration
Total Duration: 5 Years
The Clinical Pharmacy Clerkship Training at the Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, ensures graduates are well-prepared for clinical, industrial, academic, and research careers at national and international levels.
Note: The pass percentage in both theory and practical examinations of PharmD is 50%. Theory and Practical examinations in each subject will be treated separately.