Clinical Pharmacy An-Najah National University

Overview

The Clinical Pharmacy program of the An-Najah National University involves both theoretical courses ‎during the two years and practical training in the second year at the university's hospital and governmental hospitals in ‎Palestine. While developing the much-needed scientific background ‎of students, the Clinical Pharmacy program emphasizes developing ‎students’ clinical skills and improves their role through ‎pharmaceutical care skills development. 

Through the courses ‎obtained in this program, pharmacists will be able to acquire the ‎clinical skills needed to assume the role of clinical pharmacists. In ‎addition, they will learn necessary clinical information needed to ‎evaluate common clinical cases, in out-patient, hospital and in ‎community pharmacy.

Teaching and Learning

Clinical Pharmacy program depends mainly on classic and active ‎lectures. In addition, clinical case study and small group discussion ‎sessions have been applied in order to apply the knowledge on a real ‎case, to answer the questions of students and evaluate their ‎knowledge, to encourage students to discuss, analyze and criticize data ‎and other works. Furthermore, seminars and projects are needed ‎from students to teach them how to examine the references and ‎periodicals. 

On the other hand, the program involves some interactive ‎learning and online tutorials that are designed in a special way. The ‎courses offer some online instructive and didactic lectures. In addition ‎to course work, this master program includes clinical clerkships to ‎further extend the understanding of clinical pharmacy practice within a ‎multidisciplinary team and the integration of therapeutics into patient ‎centered care.

Career Opportunities

Some of the numerous and diverse career options available to ‎Clinical Pharmacy graduates: ‎

• Clinic Pharmacy Practice.

• Community Pharmacy.

• Hospital Pharmacy.

• Pharmacy Education.

• Pharmaceutical Industry.

• Insurance Agencies.

Clinical pharmacists can work in hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies ‎where they advise for the most appropriate, effective and safest ‎medication and prescribe the necessary over-the-counter drugs ‎after evaluating the unique needs of their patients. Clinical ‎pharmacists then observe the patients' recovery and make sure the ‎medication is working as expected, making changes if there are any ‎unexpected drug interactions or severe side effects.‎

Clinical Pharmacy graduates can join pharmacy faculties, to teach ‎clinical pharmacy and to conduct research on optimization of drug ‎therapies and the costs of health care. In addition, because of their ‎expertise in drug therapy and their knowledge of the health care ‎delivery system, Clinical Pharmacy graduates are actively recruited ‎by major pharmaceutical manufacturers.‎