Dubai: Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, the first Pharmacy college in the entire Middle East, founded in 1992,  by the great visionary and philanthropist Late Hajj Saeed bin Ahmed Al-Lootah, has announced a first of its kind ‘Summer Camp’ for the students of 10, 11,12 grades from the 5th – 7th of July 2023 at its campus in Muhaisnah, Dubai. 

Prof. Saeed Ahmed Khan, Dean of the college announced that the 3-day camp is designed to inspire high school students as they explore pharmacy as a career option. Dispelling the myth that a pharmacist is limited to dispensing medicines in a community pharmacy, Prof. Khan explained that the pharmacists are the medication experts on the healthcare team. They work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare providers to treat and prevent illness, and to improve and monitor people’s health. Pharmacists’ professional training gives them full mastery of medication therapy, with the goal of improving a patient’s quality of life.

Pharmacists work in a variety of settings, including community-based pharmacies, long-term care facilities, hospitals, clinics, research labs and the medical and pharma industry. Careers in pharmacy consistently rank at the top in many European Countries, the United States, and the Middle East, for salary, job satisfaction, growth opportunity, and work-life balance. The demand for well-trained pharmacists continues to grow, especially for women, he said.
Elaborating on the details of the Summer Camp, Prof. Khan mentioned that the students will engage in hands-on activities that introduce pharmacy practice and perspective on the numerous ways a pharmacist contributes to improving people’s health. With a nominal fee of Dhs 200, students can enroll in the camp by the 20th of June 2023. The fee includes course activities, materials, refreshments, lunch every day and a certificate. Students can win many exciting surprise prizes and scholarships to enroll at the college.

Dubai Pharmacy College faculty, who are nationally known experts, who teach classes and facilitate activities, will train the students during the camp. The students will gain to learn Healthcare communication skills, pharmacy calculations basics, discussions with pharmacists from various specialty areas, Interaction with faculty and current pharmacy students, alumni, and the opportunity to explore a wide range of career options in the pharmacy field. There will be fun activities wherein students can learn to prepare tablets, syrups, cosmetics etc. It will also include Medication Safety, Compounding Workshops, Clinical Skills, Laboratory Experiments and sessions on Health Awareness and the role of pharmacists in promoting wellness, he concluded.