9th Health Professions Education Publication Forum
The Medical Education Center organized the 9th Health Professions Education Publication Forum (HPEPF) titled “Mental Health Education and Training in Pharmacy Schools in the Arab Countries”.
The session featured Dr. Hamzah Tareq Al Zubaidi, Associate Professor and Chair of the Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics Department, College of Pharmacy, who presented a comprehensive study assessing how entry-level pharmacy programs in Arab countries prepare graduates to provide mental health care. The research focused on including didactic curricula and experiential psychiatry training in both bachelor’s and PharmD programs.
The session was moderated by Dr. Alounoud Almarzooqi, Assistant Professor at the College of Health Sciences, Department of Health Care Management, who led an engaging discussion on the study's implications for future curriculum development and mental health service integration in pharmacy education across the region.
