Your Guide for Postgraduate Study in the USA

5 Sep 2022

In line with the vision and mission of the Faculty of Pharmacy, which aims to prepare qualified pharmacists who can compete in various academic and professional fields, the Faculty of Pharmacy Career Development Committee organized a session for the junior and senior students and alumni.

The guest speaker was Asst. Prof. Dr. Islam Nabil, Assistant Dean of the College of Pharmacy at California North State University and Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Islam gave an overview of his scientific career and introduced the attendees to the difference between a Ph.D. and a Pharm D, degrees.

He also presented the field of clinical pharmacy and the most important requirements for obtaining a permit to practice the profession in the United States of America. Dr. Islam clarified the difference between achieving Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) Certification and obtaining a Pharm D degree, indicating the steps that must be followed to apply, whether for the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE), Pharm D, or Ph.D.