PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy) Program
Bachelor of Pharmacy-PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy) Program
Program Details
| Courses: 76 Courses + 5 Rotations | Duration: 12 Semesters | Language: English |
| Seats: | Credit Hours: 222 Cr. Hrs. | Department: Pharmacy |
Program Description
Bachelor of Pharmacy-PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy) is a professional degree in Pharmacy Sciences and according to newly adopted educational advancements, it is the minimum requirement to be licensed as a pharmacist in Egypt, the curriculum and experiential practices consist of 6 years (5 years of pharmaceutical & clinical studies followed by 1 year of pharmacy internships).
The student is awarded an honorary degree if his final cumulative GPA is not less than 3.00 provided that his GPA has never been less than 3.00 in any semester of study. Moreover, he should have not failed in any course during his study.
Graduates Attributes
Have a strong and distinctive scientific structure in the fields of basic and pharmaceutical sciences, and clinical pharmacy.
- Be capable of conducting experiments, performing the necessary pharmaceutical calculations, and preparing pharmaceutical recipes.
- Be able to create and manage private pharmaceutical projects that can be a private pharmacy or a drug store or construct pharmaceutical factories with international specifications.
- Be capable of analyzing raw materials and supervising quality control in public and private labs.
- Have extensive experience in the scientific, practical and research field enabling him to work in the pharmaceutical industries in various companies, factories and laboratories of drug design, detection, and analysis.
- Be able to provide medical care for patients, which includes the appropriate selection and guidance of the drug regarding the appropriate dosage for the patient according to the need and health condition in addition to advise on the use of the drug and its expected side effects taking into consideration the conditions and ethics of the pharmacy profession and other medical professions, which ensures the patient’s safety to achieve optimum benefit from the treatment and ensures constant and reliable communication between the patient and the pharmacist.
- Be able to understand and dispense the prescriptions described to the patient and explain the information related to them (pharmaceutical doses, pharmacological reactions, side effects), be able to detect errors in the prescriptions provided and be able to communicate and interact with patients specifically and the local and regional community generally in a manner befitting the level of the profession and distinguishing him from his pharmacist colleagues and graduates of other universities.
- Have sufficient scientific knowledge and practical experience in all disciplines of pharmacy and its subjects which enable him to complete his educational career in any high specialization he desires in prestigious international universities.
- Be able to work in the government sector in all areas of hospitals, health centers, drug control and medical inspection.
- Be able to use books, references, and electronic resources in addition to using technology to conduct research and draw conclusions related to pharmaceutical, medical and drug fields, whatever his specialization is.
- Be able to work in educational institutions which require a sufficient amount of medical and pharmaceutical knowledge in addition to the distinctive personality, which in turn enables the pharmacy graduate to prove himself and achieve what he is required to do in the fields of teaching and scientific research, and thus achieve the desired excellence that qualifies him to improve and excel.
- Be a strong and diligent leader who is able to integrate and produce under the pressure of work and life, which guarantees continued success, improvement, and self-expression.
Job Opportunities
- Clinical pharmacy units in governmental and private hospitals, National cancer institute and similar medical institutes.
- Community and hospital pharmacies.
- Administration and health care settings.
- Pharmaceutical companies and factories (Human and Veterinary).
- Cosmetics companies and factories.
- Dietary Supplements & Nutraceuticals Companies and Factories.
- Herbal products companies and factories.
- Drug distribution companies.
- Drug sales and marketing.
- Academia in pharmacy education and scientific research.
- Egyptian drug authority administrations and analyses laboratories.
- Drug control and monitoring organizations and centers (local and international).
- World Health Organization.
- Preventive medicine and drug supply chains.
- Forensic Medicine Institutions.
- Drug Information & Pharmacovigilance Centers.
- Pharmaceutical and clinical studies centers and bioequivalence centers.
Getting started
- Semester 1
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS MAT111 Mathematics I 2 0 2 0 4 3 150 6 PMC101 Pharmaceutical Inorganic & Physical Chemistry 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMC102 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPC101 Botany & Medical Plants 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPH101 Pharmacy Orientation & Medical Terminology 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UC0(1) University Requirement (0) 2 0 0 0 2 0 90 4 UC1 University Requirement (1) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UC2 University Requirement (2) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 2
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS BMS103 Anatomy & Histology (for Pharmacy) 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMC103
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II
2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMC104
Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry I
2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPC102
Pharmacognosy
2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPH102 Physical Pharmacy 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 UC0(2) University Requirement (0) 2 0 0 0 2 0 90 4 UC3 University Requirement (3) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UC4 University Requirement (4) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 3
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS BMS231
Physiology & Pathophysiology (1) (for Pharmacy)
2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PMC205
Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry II
2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPH203 Pharmaceutics I 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMB201 General Microbiology & Immunology 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PBC201 Biochemistry I 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 UC5 University Requirement (5) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UC6 University Requirement (6) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 4
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS BMS232 Physiology & Pathophysiology (2) (for Pharmacy)
2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPH204 Pharmaceutics II
2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMB202 Pharmaceutical Microbiology
2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PBC202 Biochemistry II 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP201 Pharmacoeconomics
2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPP202 Pharmacy Administration 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UC7 University Requirement (7) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UE1 Elective University (1) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 5
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PMB303 Medical Microbiology 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMC306 Medicinal Chemistry I 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPH305 Pharmaceutics III 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPT301 Pharmacology I 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 BMS351 Pathology (for Pharmacy) 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPC303 Phytochemistry 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP303 Pharmacy Skills & Patient Counselling 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 6
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PMB304 Parasitology 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PMC307 Medicinal Chemistry II 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPH306 Industrial Pharmacy 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPT302 Pharmacology II 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP304 Pharmacotherapy I 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP305 Integrated Case Based Learning I 1 2 0 0 3 2 105 4 UE2 Elective University (2) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Summer
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPP306 Community Pharmacy Clerkship I 0 0 0 0.5 80 2 80 4 - Semester 7
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPH407 Biopharmaceutics & Basics of Pharmacokinetics 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPT403 Pharmacology III & Biostatistics 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PMB405 Biotechnology 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PBC403 Clinical Biochemistry 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP407 Pharmacotherapy II 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP408 Integrated Case Based Learning II 1 0 0 0 1 1 45 2 PPP409 Pharmaceutical Care 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 UE3 Elective University (3) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 8
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPC404 Herbal & Alternative Medicine 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PMC408 Medicinal Chemistry III 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPT404 Basic & Clinical Toxicology 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPP410 Pharmacotherapy III 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP411 Integrated Case Based Learning III 1 2 0 0 3 2 105 4 PPP412 Hospital Pharmacy 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP413 Principles of Drug Information 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 E1 Elective Course (1) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Summer
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPP414 Community Pharmacy Clerkship II 0 0 0 0.5 80 2 80 4 - Semester 9
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PMB506 Public Health 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPP515 Pharmacotherapy IV 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP516 Integrated Case Based Learning IV 1 2 0 0 3 2 105 4 PPP517 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP518 Community Pharmacy 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPP519 Pharmacy Seminars I 0 0 2 0 2 1 60 2 E2 Elective Course (2) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Semester 10
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PMC511 Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals 1 2 0 0 3 2 105 4 PBC504 Clinical Nutrition 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP520 Pharmacotherapy V 2 2 0 0 4 3 150 6 PPP521 Integrated Case Based Learning V 1 2 0 0 3 2 105 4 PPP522 Pharmacy Ethics & Legislation 1 0 0 0 1 1 45 2 PPP523 Pharmacoepidemiology 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 PPP524 Pharmacy Seminars II 0 0 2 0 2 1 60 2 E3 Elective Course (3) 2 0 0 0 2 2 90 4 - Summer
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPP532 Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice 0 0 0 1 160 4 160 7 - Semester 11
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPP633 Advanced Institutional (hospital) Practice 0 0 0 2 320 8 320 14 PPP634 Acute Medicine Experiences 0 0 0 2 320 8 320 14 PPP637 Project (Part1) 0 2 0 0 2 1 60 2 - Semester 12
Code Course Name LCT LAB TUT OTH CNTCT CH SWL ECTS PPP635 Outpatient Medicine Experiences (2 rotations) 0 0 0 2 320 8 320 14 PPP636 Elective Experiences 0 0 0 2 320 8 320 14 PPP638 Project (Part II) 0 2 0 0 2 1 60 2
Noha Morsy
Assistant Professor
noha.alzughbi@ksiu.edu.eg
Ahmad Abbas
Assistant Professor
ahmed.abbas@ksiu.edu.eg
Mina Noshy Aziz Awad
Assistant Professor
mina.noshy@ksiu.edu.eg
Mohammad Yahya
Associate Professor
mohamed.yehia@ksiu.edu.eg
Mahmoud El Hassab
Assistant Lecturer
mahmoud.elhassab@ksiu.edu.eg
Farah Shawky
Teaching Assitant
farah.shawky@ksiu.edu.eg
Hamsa Attia
Teaching Assistant
hamsa.attia@ksiu.edu.eg
Reem Raafat
Teaching Assistant
reem.raafat@ksiu.edu.eg
Nada Emad
Teaching Assistant
nada.emad@ksiu.edu.eg
Salah El-Din Deyaa
Teaching Assistant
salahaldin.diaa@ksiu.edu.eg
Mohamed Badr
Teaching Assistant
mohamed.badr@ksiu.edu.eg
Khaled Abdel Megeed
Teaching Assistant
khaled.abdelmeged@ksiu.edu.eg
Omar Mustafa
Teaching Assistant
omar.mustafa@ksiu.edu.eg
Mohab Ali
Teaching Assistant
mohab.ali@ksiu.edu.eg
Mohamed Mohe
Teaching Assistant
mohamed.mohe@ksiu.edu.eg
Yasmine El Shaarawy
Teaching Assistant
yassmin.elshaarawy@ksiu.edu.eg
Ahmed Abdelghafour
Teaching Assistant
ahmed.m.aly@ksiu.edu.eg
FAQs
The Faculty of Pharmacy is located in the University Brach at Ras Sudr, Obour Street. The duration of the Bachelor of Pharmacy-PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy) Program is 5 studying years in the KSIU campus plus 1-year clerkship in various workplace settings.
At Faculty of Pharmacy, KSIU, you will find highly qualified staff members, cutting-edge curriculum, student committees for various activities, academic advisors for students, research activities, on-campus accommodation for students and more.
Students can apply for housing on campus, also residency outside of the campus is available.
Yes, interviews are conducted in person on the KSIU campus at Ras Sudr.
Staff members at Faculty of Pharmacy, KSIU.
Yes, the scholarships are usually available after the first year of enrollment in the Bachelor of Pharmacy-PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy) program on a competitive basis.
