Al-Zahraa University for Girls continues to implement the summer training program for pharmacy students in teaching hospitals, within an integrated scientific plan aimed at enhancing students’ clinical skills, linking the academic aspect with practical activity in the pharmaceutical work environment, in accordance with the latest international standards adopted in clinical pharmaceutical education.
Al-Sayyida Khadija Al-Kubra Teaching Hospital, affiliated with the Holy Hussaini Shrine, is one of the health institutions where the students undergo their training stages. This takes place under the direct supervision of the University President, Prof. Dr. Zainab Al-Mulla Al-Sultani, with ongoing coordination by the Dean of the College, Prof. Dr. Noor Hatif Al-Dabbagh, and with the participation of a specialized training staff from the hospital, in addition to joint academic collaboration to provide an interactive educational environment that reflects the needs of the healthcare field.
A comprehensive training program was adopted, covering a range of key topics, most notably: mechanisms for dispensing medications and monitoring prescriptions, common drug interactions and the principles of preventing them, professional communication with medical teams and patients, and the application of clinical pharmacy principles in real-life cases.
The program is characterized by its accuracy, which is based on the periodic evaluation of performance and the documentation of the practical activity of each student using pre-prepared scientific forms. University accommodation has also been provided for students coming from other governorates.
The President of the University, Professor Dr. Zainab Al-Mulla Al-Sultani, affirmed that the summer training program is one of the most important pillars adopted by the university to qualify its graduates in an effective and professional manner, and to contribute to building pharmaceutical cadres capable of providing health services at an advanced scientific level, and in line with the rapid developments in medical and pharmaceutical sciences.
As the Dean of the College, Professor Nour Hatif Al-Dabbagh, explained, the program is not limited to the practical aspect, but rather forms a link between university education and professional practices, and prepares students for the field of work with great confidence and real service.
This training comes within the framework of a comprehensive plan adopted by Al-Zahraa University for Girls, to reach the highest standards of practical application, and with the aim of graduating qualified medical staff capable of making a qualitative difference in the Iraqi health system.
