Graduate competencies
Graduates of the UoB College of Pharmacy are equipped with a set of competencies enabling them to pursue practice of pharmacy profession in all of its different and evolving aspects. This is based on the curriculum adopted by the University for the Bachelor of Pharmacy program, characterized by diversity, flexibility, and a focus on practical contexts, field training, as well as extracurricular activities that develop self-capabilities and self-confidence. The competencies of a graduate from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Baghdad can be presented in the following areas:
- Professional Ethics: Prepare and dispense medications legally and ethically, following guidelines.
- Problem Solving: Capable of providing medical care to patients, including appropriate selection and guidance on the correct dosage of medication based on the patient’s needs and health condition. Also, provide advice on how to use the medication and the expected side effects, in accordance with the ethical and professional standards of the pharmacy profession and medical field in general, ensuring patient safety and achieving optimal therapeutic benefits.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with pharmacists and other healthcare providers in delivering high-quality pharmaceutical services.
- Basic Research Skills: Apply basic research skills related to pharmaceuticals for professional development.
- Information Technology Skills: Utilize modern information technology techniques for lifelong learning, enhancing professional skills, and serving the community.
- Communication Skills: Effectively communicate with patients and healthcare providers across all classes of society.
- Leadership: Demonstrate leadership and perform necessary pharmacy administrative duties.
- Entrepreneurship: Possess sufficient communication and marketing skills to work as a medical representative in both local and foreign pharmaceutical companies and medical warehouses. Additionally, have the ability to work in the government sector in various fields, including hospitals, health centers, drug control, and pharmaceutical inspection. Meeting the precise requirements of the Ministry of Health for these sensitive positions is crucial, as they operate under competitive pressure. The graduate should also be capable of working in educational institutions, requiring sufficient medical and pharmaceutical knowledge, along with a distinguished personality. This enables the pharmacy graduate, regardless of the workplace, to prove themselves and achieve what is required in teaching and scientific research, thus realizing the desired excellence that qualifies them for development and advancement.