Dubai Pharmacy College

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Dubai Pharmacy College for girls
كلية دبي للصيدلة
Type Private
Established1992
Chairman Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah
Dean Prof.Saeed Ahmed Khan
Location, ,
UAE

25°15′3″N55°25′0″E / 25.25083°N 55.41667°E / 25.25083; 55.41667
Website Official website

The Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls (DPCG) is the FIRST pharmacy Higher Education institution in the United Arab Emirates, established in 1992 by Dubai philanthropist Haji Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah. In 2005, it won the Dubai Quality Appreciation Programme award for education presented by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. [1] The Dubai Pharmacy College offers Bachelor of Pharmacy,B.Pharm and Masters in Pharmacy, M.Pharm program in Clinical Pharmacy. The B.Pharm and M.Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy curriculum is Accredited and licensed by the Ministry of Education-CAA" of UAE since 1998 for the B.Pharm program and Accreditation since October 2013 for the Masters of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) program specializing in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Product Development. The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree program (B.Pharm) of Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls (DPCG) has been granted Certification (Category 1 and 2) by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), from USA. (Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education), 190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3499, United States of America. The M.Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy) was It has launched a new certificate course Post-graduate certificate program in healthcare business data analytics with an aim to provide a platform for healthcare professional and interdisciplinary researchers to learn about the fundamental principles, and applications of intelligent data acquisition, processing, and analysis of healthcare data. [2]

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In 2023, Emirates Health Services has partnered with Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls to enhance medical education and provide professional training. [3]

Pharmacy Career Opportunities in UAE

The pharmacy program in 'Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls prepares the graduates with specialized pharmaceutical care Knowledge, skills, Competence and behaviour to succeed in this highly competitive era. The M.Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy) program is designed for female graduates in pharmacy (Bachelor of Pharmacy) who are contemplating a career or are currently employed, in hospitals as clinical pharmacists, pharmaceutical industries, Pharma regulatory affairs departments, Pharmacovigilance, Scientific office, or in medical insurance. The course also prepares graduates for entry into higher research degree programs in appropriate areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, academic research and leadership.

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