The Master's program consists of five full-time semesters after the Bachelor's degree.   This program is distinguished by preparing the graduate to assume his professional role in the advanced practice of clinical and hospital pharmacy in various work institutions such as hospitals, primary health care, health education, and health care institutions of all kinds in the government and private sectors. The program has been designed so that the student acquires the necessary skills and abilities in the fields of theoretical and clinical treatments that place him in the main sites of practice

The student acquires the necessary skills and abilities in the fields of theoretical and clinical treatments that place him in basic, applied and clinical practice institutions. The program consists of two levels: Three semesters of theoretical courses followed by two semesters of periodic clinical training, focusing in the first three semesters is on the clinical implications that related to research studies through intensive lectures on pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, hospital pharmacy management, and immunology Clinical.

The curriculum also provides students with information at the core of basic professional knowledge, and skills in clinical scientific research methods, and evaluation the medical and pharmaceutical publications, including the necessary statistical analysis methods which important for selecting clinical research hypotheses.

The other two semesters are focusing on clinical training that provides the student with the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in pharmacy practice in the various fields of patient pharmacy care. In addition to improve advanced pharmacy practice skills, the student gains more confidence in applying clinical principles based on scientific evidence to make drug treatment decisions. This stage consists of eight training periods of one-month duration each chosen from among the following training areas:

1. . Clinical Pharmacy in Various Medical Specialties.
2. . Therapeutic Monitoring of Drugs.
3.   Hospital Pharmacy Management. 

During this stage, the student procedure a research project to complete the requirements for the master's degree.

 

Study requirements:

The duration of the program is only five semesters. The student is not granted additional time except with the approval of the department council, and only in exceptional circumstances, such as illness, military service, and others. The study takes place at the College of Pharmacy at King Saud University and in the hospitals that are chosen. The student must complete (27) credit hours of theoretical lectures and courses. (24) credit hours of field clinical training courses; And (3) credit hours for the research project. Students are evaluated through written examinations for each course, in addition to continuous evaluation of the skills acquired in the training courses.

As for the research project, it will be evaluated based on the appropriateness of the research hypotheses and design, review of publications, the method of conducting the research and collecting data, the validity of the conclusions drawn from the statistical inference, discussion of the results, the importance of the research, and future research needs.

 

Training Methods:

The program has been designed, so there are four sides of training:

1. Formal lectures and practical lessons.
2. Clinical training under constant supervision in the hospital.
3. Research activities under the supervision of faculty members in the hospital or laboratory.
4. Short lectures and reports on the research project.

 

Study  Program

 Level one 

 

المستوى الثاني 

 

 المستوى الثالث 

 

 المستوى الرابع 

 

 المستوى الخامس 

 

عناوين المقررات النظرية:

 

عناوين مقررات التدريب الإكلينيكي:

يجب على الطالب إكمال الدورات التدريبية الإجبارية, وثلاث دورات إضافية يتم اختيارها بالتنسيق مع القسم.

 

Course Description: 

501: Advanced Therapeutics -1 (3 + 1)    

Introducing pathophysiological changes that result from different disease states (such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, and infectious diseases), taking into account the pharmacological and therapeutic effects. Developments in the field of pharmacotherapy in both pathophysiology and pharmacology. Skills of optimal drug selection, design of drug therapy regimen for patients, and therapeutic monitoring of drugs to ensure therapeutic efficacy and avoid drug interactions.

 

 502: Advanced Therapeutics -2 (3 + 1)  

 Pathophysiology. Pathophysiology. The latest findings in the field of treatment are reviewed in both pathophysiological and pharmacological terms. The optimal drug selection, system design, treatment, and therapeutic drug treatment of therapeutic efficacy and drug-to-drug avoidance.

 

503: Advanced Therapeutics 3     (3+1)

  Introducing pathophysiological changes. The latest findings in the field of treatment are reviewed in both pathophysiological and pharmacological terms. Medication optimization, system design, therapeutics, and physiotherapy of drugs of therapeutic efficacy and drug avoidance of drugs.

 

 505: Pharmacological Immunology (2 + 0)

Development in immunology and drug therapy, through which the patient's immune response can be controlled, by studying the pharmacological effects of, Lymphokines And Cytokines and immunosuppressive and stimulating drugs. Examine the role of monoclonal antibodies in drug discovery and development. And the study of new therapeutic media, such as chemical immunity, their equivalents and antibodies, and associated monoclonal antibodies.

 

  510: Advanced Clinical Pharmacokinetics (1 + 1)    

  In this course the foundations of pharmacokinetics, dynamics and clinical applications of a number of drug groups are learned, so that the student has a background in the skills of monitoring drug levels in the blood. The focus will be on clinical conditions and conditions that may affect ratio (focus: time) and ratio (focus: effect). In the remainder of the course, the student is particularly exposed to commonly used drug combinations, which require monitoring of their therapeutic levels in the blood in various clinical situations. Emphasis will also be placed on using mathematical grounds to anticipate drug elimination in specific patients. It also recognizes the following relationships (effect: time), (focus: effect) and their applications in clinical situations.

 

 511: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring -1 (3 + 0) (3+0) 

This practical course is designed to provide students with experience in applying theoretical and practical principles for the development of clinical clinical pharmacokinetics in patient care settings. It consists of a short introductory course, patient follow-up and patient room discussions.

 

  512: Therapeutic Monitoring of Drugs -2 (3 + 0) (3+0) 

This practical course is designed to provide students with experience in applying theoretical and applied principles in the use of statistics in clinical pharmacokinetic practice. In addition, the student will understand how to initiate, implement and evaluate clinical pharmacological services in established healthcare institutions.

 

 513: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 3 (3 + 0) (3+0) 

This practical course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience necessary to implement and evaluate clinical pharmacological services in established healthcare institutions.

 

 520: Research Design Methods (2 + 0)   (2+0)

This course aims to provide the student with the basic principles for conducting a research project.

 

521: Advanced Drugs and Poisons Information 3 (3 + 0) 

This practical course has been designed as a practical training course that deals with the following: Responding to an Inquiry, Data Processing; Research literature, a method for evaluating drug information systems, and obtaining background information; Summaries and newsletter preparation; Negative reaction reporting and handling, drug information center evaluation; Drug evaluation literature, etc.

 

  525: Evaluation of Medical and Pharmacy Publications (2 + 0)

This course aims to provide students with practical experience in evaluating articles and how to read medical articles.

 

 530: Advanced Hospital Pharmacy System (3 + 0) 

The comprehensive foundations of contemporary operating systems in hospital pharmacy (such as the single dose system ... etc.) as well as the basics and methods used for purchasing medicines, managing drug stocks and other functions that are used in the pharmacy practice in hospitals and health institutions.

 

 540: Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Management (2 + 0)

  Contemporary management theories applied by institutions and bodies, as well as a comprehensive study of the basic principles of management in the sense of planning and problem solving ... etc., and focus on the important principles of management and techniques in developing human relations as well as financial analysis and control mechanisms ... etc. in the fields of pharmacy.

 

 570 Research Project  (0+3)

The research project will operate the student's skills needed to design and conduct research and then design and analyze research and analyze clinical research findings. The research project is selected by the learner with the approval and supervision of the faculty member, and must be completed before the clinical training courses begin. Students will have a variety of research areas to choose from, including treatments, drug level monitoring, drug economics, and drug therapy surveys.

 

 590: Seminar -1 (0 + 1)     (0+1)

  The student presents lectures on selected clinical topics through the lecture series that the department has conducted. This email can be chosen from the email you have read with recent developments in the clinical use of drugs such as drugs, drug administration, drug administration, research, and clinical application.

 

 591: Seminar -2 (0 + 1)    (0+1)

Students present the results of their scientific department and clinical research during a series of scientific seminars organized by the department The content of research topics and the student's presentation skills are evaluated by the faculty members of the department.

 

531: Hospitals Pharmacy -1 (obligatory course) (0 + 3)

this practical course dealing with operational hospital pharmacy techniques and principles included in theoretical courses such as 530. This will be applied under the supervision of executive hospital pharmacists.

 

532: Hospitals Pharmacy -2 (obligatory course) (0 + 3)

This practical course is an extend of the course 531, which dealing with applications of technologies and principles of hospital pharmacy. It is designed for the student who intends to practice in a hospital area where pharmacy practicing exists.

 

541 صكل:  Hospitals Pharmacy - 3 (obligatory course) (0 + 3)::

this course emphasis on the implementation of hospital pharmacy management principles that are taught in theoretical courses such course number 540. This will be under the supervision of a responsible pharmacy responsible in a national hospital..

 

551 صكل:  Temporary Healthcare center (0 + 3)

In this practical course, can identify some cases of patients who are being treated in an outpatient clinic. Reviewing of disease conditions, current treatment, physical evaluation and treatment of patients' treatments. Patients' improvement will also be monitored and the patient will be interviewed. Students are supervised by clinical pharmacists practicing in the field in hospitals.

 

 Clinical Training Courses (0 + 3)     (0+3)

Clinical training is a field training that the student is exposed to in the last year of the program. It aims to develop and strengthen the student’s clinical and intellectual skills and prepare them to cover the needs of the pharmacy profession. The student must complete eight training courses - five compulsory and three optional - and in each of them each student is assigned to accompany a medical team specializing in internal medicine or other specialties such as critical care, comprehensive parenteral nutrition or pediatrics (depending on the course) in order to work as an active member with the team.   

 

Clinical specialties:

1. 550: Respiratory diseases Respiratory diseases (0 + 3)
2. 552: Diseases of the digestive system (compulsory course) (0 + 3)
3. 553: Endocrinology and Diabetes (0 + 3)
4. 554: Heart Diseases (compulsory course) (0 + 3)
5. 550 Cancer Diseases (0 + 3)
6. 555 Diabetic: Pediatric diseases (0 + 3)
7. 557: Infectious Diseases (General Surgery 1) (0 + 3)
8. 558: General Surgery 2 (0 + 3) 
9. 559 Surgery and Critical Care (0 + 3)
10. 560 صكل: rheumatic diseases (0 + 3)