Program Concept:

Through its Graduates Unit, the College of Pharmacy seeks to organize events, programs, and activities that bring together graduates with shared specializations and interests to foster mutual support between them and the college in various fields. The unit also strives to hold an annual celebration bringing together all college graduates from past years to honor them and recognize outstanding alumni. This stems from our belief that they are the pride of the college and the nation, and the foundation of the college's success and its leading position. The unit also aims to enhance the scientific level of recent graduates by providing comprehensive training courses to help them define their aspirations and directions after graduation to align with the job market, leveraging the expertise of previous graduates. The unit welcomes all graduates and encourages them to maintain contact via the college's LinkedIn page.

Unit Objectives:

1. Conduct training and professional development courses to define future directions and work on developing them, in addition to providing consulting services to help them choose the right field and prepare them for the job market.
2. Keep graduates in constant touch with the academic and scientific environment to exchange views and the latest scientific developments by following new scientific and practical developments.
3. Involve graduates in college events and activities, and learn about the status of graduates and their role in serving the community.
4. Study the suitability of programs through communication with graduates after graduation, and benefit from their opinions based on practical experience.
5. Achieve direct communication and regular meetings between the college and its graduates, and between graduates themselves.
6. Develop collective organizational work to achieve the program's objectives, especially on topics related to pharmacists.
7. Document the relationship between the program and similar organizations in the Gulf countries and other countries.

Program Activities:

1. Conduct training and professional development courses for final-year students to develop their personal and professional skills.
2. Organize workshops with employers to help students choose the right field based on their aspirations after graduation.
3. Hold the annual graduation ceremony to honor and celebrate recent graduates.
4. Organize an annual reunion for all college graduates to revive the spirit of pride, brotherhood, and loyalty, and reconnect them with the college.
5. Present an honorary award to those who prove their worth in their field to encourage and urge all college graduates to excel and achieve distinction.
6. Create and continuously update a database of college graduates.
7. Invite distinguished graduates who have held leading and professional positions as speakers at college events to benefit from their expertise.
8. Communicate with various employment sectors to coordinate the employment and training of recent graduates.
9. Follow up on recent graduates after joining the job market to identify their locations and the jobs they have obtained.
10. Survey graduates' opinions on the effectiveness of training and professional development programs and the extent to which they have benefited from them.
11. Prepare reports on the status of graduates and submit them to various college units to study ways to develop and improve the efficiency of graduates.

Number of Graduates:

Job Opportunities Available to Pharmacy College Graduates:

• Government, private, and military hospitals.
• Community pharmacies.
• Pharmaceutical factories.
• Pharmaceutical companies.
• Academic work.
• Scientific research.
• Medical translation.
• Quality management in hospitals.
• Research centers.
• The General Food and Drug Authority.
• The Council of Health Specialties.
• Ministry of Health and School Health.

For more information on job opportunities in various sectors, please visit Pharmacy Job Opportunities Guide in Riyadh Region.