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Pharmacy Education in Iraq: History and Developments 1936-2012

American Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Vol.1 , No. 4, Publication Date: Nov. 5, 2014, Page: 51-55

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[1]	Omer Qutaiba B. Al-lela, School of pharmacy-Faculty of Medical sciences, University of Duhok, Duhok- Kurdistan- Iraq.
[2]	Haydar Fakhri Al Tukmagi, College of pharmacy, Baghdad University, Baghdad- Iraq.
[3]	Muhannad Riadh M. Salih, Department of pharmacy, Alrashed University, Baghdad- Iraq.
[4]	Harith Khalid Al-qazaz, College of pharmacy, Mosul University, Mosul- Iraq.
[5]	Ammar Ahmed Mohammed Brifkani, School of pharmacy-Faculty of Medical sciences, University of Duhok, Duhok- Kurdistan- Iraq.
[6]	Mustafa Ghazzi Al-abbassi, College of pharmacy, Al-Mustansyriah University, Baghdad- Iraq.
[7]	Adheed Khalid, College of pharmacy, Basrah University, Basrah- Iraq.

Abstract

Background: Iraq has a population of approximately 30 million and many colleges of pharmacy. The oldest school was opened in Baghdad University in 1936. Aim: Our study’s aim is to provide a clear review of pharmacy education in Iraq from 1936 to 2012. Method: This study selected all public and private universities in Iraq for review. Information was obtained by distributing a validated questionnaire among pharmacy colleges, as well as contacting colleges’ representatives to collect more information. Results: Iraq has 14 public and 4 private colleges of pharmacy, 5 of which were established in different Iraqi public universities before 2000. All colleges of pharmacy offered bachelor’s degree programs, while 5 colleges of pharmacy offered MSc degree program (Baghdad, Mosul, Sulaimani, Hawler and Al-Mustansyriah Universities). In addition, the PhD program was offered in 2 college of pharmacy (Baghdad and Mosul Universities). Now, the percentage of female students in colleges of pharmacy is higher than the percentage of male students. Most of pharmacy colleges have a unified education curriculum except 3 colleges in north of Iraq (Kurdistan region) used different education curriculum. In the last 10 years, the number of pharmacy colleges were increased from 5 colleges to 14 public colleges and 4 private colleges, but this increases in the number of colleges was not positively increases in academic staff in pharmacy colleges, especially in new colleges of pharmacy. After 2007, many Iraqi pharmacists joined to international Universities as a Master and PhD students in different fields of pharmaceutical science. Conclusion: In Iraq, the academic and non-academic pharmacists have a strong desire to advance the science and practice of community and hospital pharmacy.

Keywords

Pharmacy, Public University, Students, Academic, Iraq

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