Program Benchmarks for Faculty of Pharmacy

The Faculty of Pharmacy aims at graduating students with the following characteristics:

• Excellent  teaching  by  academic  staff  regarded  as  of  the  highest  caliber  in  both Research and teaching
• Unsurpassed professional and career prospects.
• Access to a vibrant social life in this exciting area.
• Access to the surrounding countryside.
• Our undergraduate B.Sc.  of  Pharmacy  degree  is  fully  accredited  by  Jordan  Pharmaceutical Association.
• Demonstrate  knowledge  of  the  basic  and  clinical  science  background  of  pharmacy practice.
• Implement the process of compounding and dispensing medications, interpreting prescription orders and applying calculations related to the compounding and dispensing of medicines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of  the basic skills and techniques involved in drug manufacture and  development,  drug  design  and  screening  and  quality  assurance  of pharmaceutical products.
• Participate  in  patient  care  by  influencing  optimal  drug  choice  and  dosage  through effective communication with health care providers and patients.
• Display legal, moral and ethical attitudes and behaviors consistent with the standards of the profession.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead and to function both independently and as a member of a team.
• Develop self learning skills, problem solving and critical thinking abilities and the ability to retrieve, evaluate and manage information in the literature.
• Demonstrate  the  ability  to  write  clear  and  organized  reports,  and  to  present  oral Communications.
• Develop the necessary skills in information use and management to educate health care professionals and the public in optimal drug therapy.

Dr. Nabil Al-Nimr / Dean of the Faculty (Chairman)

Dr. Yazan Al-Thaher / Head of Pharmacy Department (Member)

Dr. Mohammed Bayan / Faculty Member (Member)

Dr. Abdelnasser Doqqa / Faculty Member (Member)

Dr. Wafa Al-Hourani / Faculty Member (Member)

Pharmacist Asma Al-Shara / Faculty Member (Member)

His Excellency Professor Dr. Reda Shibli Al-Khawaldeh / Local Community Representative (Member)

Pharmacist Basel Al-Za'amot (Pharmaceutical Warehouse Owner) / Labor Market Representative (Member)

	Dean: Nabil Nimer
	Tel: +96264799000 Ext. 2281
	Fax: +96264799040
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Welcome to the faculty of Pharmacy at Philadelphia University, which is one of the major academic units in the University, both in terms of number of students and faculty. Faculty of Pharmacy looks forward to excellence in education and pharmaceutical research, as well as to contribute to the development of pharmaceutical and therapeutic services locally, regionally and even globally. The faculty is seeking to achieve their aspirations through distinguished graduate pharmacists in the pharmaceutical practice and health care and quality control, and remain committed to the ethics of the profession. It also strives for providing a suitable research environment for various pharmaceutical research fields and make room for graduate studies in pharmaceutical sciences.

In response to the above vision and mission, The faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Philadelphia continued to develop its program, curricula and study plans that offer a wide range of fields of knowledge professional and personal skills, as well as provide training opportunities for students through practical courses or training in community pharmacies, hospitals and pharmaceutical plants and others. Although the    program and its curricula offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy at PU are accredited by the Jordanian Higher Education Accreditation Commission, the college is looking to achieve a higher degree of quality in its program and the pertinent curricula according to international standards and to be accredited by external accreditation commissions.

The Faculty of Pharmacy since its inception in 1991 has had graduated many pharmacists qualified for professional practice in various fields of pharmaceutical industry that  include, quality assurance and  R & D laboratories, pharmaceutical formulations and regulatory affairs as well as working in hospitals and community pharmacies and in the area of ​​sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The Faculty of Pharmacy at PU, currently offers an academic program that requires completion of (160) credit hours to obtain a bachelor's degree in pharmacy. The Faculty comprises educational laboratories equipped with all facilities required to train students in various fields of pharmaceutical disciplines including training through a virtual pharmacy. The Faculty of Pharmacy looks forward to the advancement of teaching and learning by hiring qualified faculty members covering all relevant disciplines and providing laboratories equipped with facilities needed for teaching and research purposes. The Faculty is looking forward to providing a program for graduate studies in order to fulfill the community needs for professionally specialized graduates and to raise the pace of scientific research at the University of Philadelphia.