* معلومات متخصصة :
Professional information
1 ـ الأهداف العامة للبرنامج :
1- Program aims :
The overall aims of the program are :
Providing postgraduate student with appropriate knowledge , intellectual , practical skills that enable him to :
1.1. Understand the core knowledge and essential research methods in pharmacology and relevant basic sciences and their appropriate application in fulfilling research , teaching and consulting goals of drug research.
1.2. Identify the main domains of research in pharmacology and the main professional problems related to drug use either in therapy or research as w ell as the possible environmental hazards associated with their dealing and use analytical methods to resolve them.
1.3. Analyze methods in resolving professional problems relevant to pharmacotherapy.
1.4. Master and select, maintain and maximally utilize appropriate tool to investigate drug action, kinetics , side effects and interactions.
1.5. Master communication methods that enable him to act as teacher, research and advisor in pharmacology.
1.6. Interpret scientific information in pharmacology in logic manner and their application in solving drug related health problem.
1.7. Ensure and show commitment with ethical and moral values required for good researcher , teacher and advisor in pharmacology regarding credibility , transparency and self development.
2- المخرجات التعليمية المستهدفة من البرنامج :
2- Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOS) :
2.a Knoledge and understanding
By the end of this program the graduate must be able to :
2.a.1. Understand the main theories related to drug action and pharmacokinetics as well as to know the effect of the a particular drug on main body organs as well as therapeutic uses and side effects and predict new ones.
2.a.2. Know the main principles of other basic sciences relevant to pharmacology namely physiology , biochemistry , pathology , bacteriology and parasitology .
2.a.3. Describe the main side effects , overdose toxicity and estimate environmental hazards associated with drug use.
2.a.4. Understand the basis of drug use in treatment of diseases and health associated environmental hazards.
2.a.5. Memorize the most recent drugs compare them with old ones and evaluate their therapeutic potential.
2.a.6. Know his duties as junior researcher or staff assistant in pharmacology and understand his legal rights in this respect.
2.a.7. Outline the principles required to prepare a research plan addressing the screening the biological effect of recent drug or chemical or botanical product as well as its kinetics ,adverse reaction and its possible role in therapy in comparison to already used drugs.
2.a.8. Understand the ethical principles of experimenting drugs on animals and humans.
2.2 ب ـ القدرات الذهنية :
b. Intellectual Skills:
On successful completion of the program, the graduate will be able to :
2.b.1.Construct therapeutic plan to a given health problem based on proper evaluation of drug action , kinetics and side effects.
2.b.2. Jude the capacities and Select properly suitable research tools appropriate for investigating particular drug related health problem and their proper employment in compensating for missing ones.