Vision
Be recognized as an outstanding innovative leader in pharmacy education and research, contributing responsibly to the continuous improvement of pharmaceutical services and patient-centered care within our community.
Mission
The Mission of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Kuwait University is to:
Educate our students and pharmacists to the highest standards of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice to meet the evolving needs of the population
Engage in relevant, interdisciplinary and high quality research that contributes to the development and better understanding of medicines and their therapeutic applications
Share the expertise and experience of its members, and its affiliates, with the community to promote health and the responsible and safe use of medicines
Develop its intellectual capital to be a reputable and efficient component of Kuwait University
Path towards our vision and the fulfillment of our mission
In Education:
Become a preferred professional educator to attract the best available students
Position “learning” as a shared responsibility of both educators and students
Encourage active learning practices to motivate students and develop life-long learning abilities and desire
Focus on developing experiential learning activities and competencies as a global approach to education
Adopt a patient-centered emphasis as an educational strategy
Engage in inter-professional education with our partner faculties
Seek international accreditation of our curriculum
In Research:
Develop focused inter-disciplinary research groups to contribute to cutting edge research
Develop core facilities with advanced technology to enhance our research capabilities
Improve the translational potential of our preclinical research programs
Promote high quality research in our postgraduate programs
Encourage participation of undergraduate students in Faculty research activity
Develop pharmaceutical services for the community through our consultation office, and leverage the outcomes to improve our research capacity
Recruit experienced and inspired academic staff with complementary and innovative research programs
In Contribution to society:
Advocate and promote an enhanced role for pharmacists in the healthcare system
Provide medication information and counseling as health educators
Improve the knowledge and skill base of current pharmacists through continuing education programs
Engage with appropriate partners in community-oriented activities
Lead the development of scientific or academic policy groups
In Management:
Adopt contemporary management practices throughout our organization, to improve communication and trust, promote teamwork and achieve job satisfaction
Embrace shared core values to achieve a harmonized internal culture.
Promote relevant training opportunities for professional development.
Establish a quality assurance unit to monitor all aspects of Faculty activities
Create occasions to share ideas and achievements
VALUES
Individual COMMITMENT: The journey towards our vision depends upon each and every individual contributing to our collective efforts by focusing on their specific tasks and being open to change to improve effectiveness in delivering the expected outcomes.
Intrinsic INTEGRITY: In order for our Faculty to succeed in its evolution, we must maintain the highest level of professional integrity in all aspects of our mission. This will foster mutual trust between ourselves and with both the higher university administration and our key external partners.
Intentional CREATIVITY: Our vision requires that we continually strive for focused and innovative outcomes that represent significant evolution from best practices.
Internal SOLIDARITY: To face current and future challenges during its evolution, our Faculty needs to be a strong and unified organization, with complete cooperation between academic and administrative departments communicating and working together to fulfill our mission. Our collective goals (of vision and mission) should prevail above our individual interests.
Social ACCOUNTABILITY: As a public organization, this Faculty is responsible for delivering the highest level of education, and for the creation of new knowledge to contribute to the advancement of our society. We are also ultimately responsible to actively contribute, by engaging with all relevant stakeholders, to the quality of healthcare offered to our population.
Let us be inspired by our values to achieve our mission and journey towards our vision
The Faculty of Pharmacy at Kuwait University accepted its first class of 32 full-time students into the first year of the curriculum in September 1997. Today, after a preparatory year, the Faculty accepts 60-70 talented young women and men to complete the remaining six years of the entry-to-practice PharmD program (PharmD: undergraduate Doctor of Pharmacy degree). This new, innovative and competency-based curriculum was launched during the 2020-21 academic year. Our vision is to be recognized as an outstanding innovative leader in pharmacy education and research, contributing responsibly to the continuous improvement of pharmaceutical services and patient-centered care within our community. Our new curriculum is one of many examples showing we are committed to our vision.
The Faculty also offers a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in pharmaceutical sciences, with sub-specialty in pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry or pharmaceutics. Previous cohorts of students are continuing their studies in the Bachelor of Pharmacy, which is gradually being discontinued. Moreover, BPharm graduates (and pharmacists) can elect to continue for two more years and develop their clinical skills in the add-on Doctor of Pharmacy program (add-on PharmD). The Faculty relies on the dedicated teaching and research activities of competent academic staff structured in four skillfully led departments: pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology & therapeutics and pharmacy practice (which includes clinical pharmacy). The Faculty of pharmacy also relies on skilled and committed academic support staff, laboratory and research technicians, and support staff working in teams and in a friendly atmosphere.
Housed in the Health Sciences Center of Kuwait University in Jabriya, the Faculty of pharmacy has access to excellent teaching and research facilities and is constantly working to improve the student experience, both at the undergraduate and the postgraduate levels.
The Faculty of pharmacy, together with its dedicated student association, is very active and organizes several events, through its office of consultation, studies and training. It is very much attuned to the needs of its community and strives to be relevant in its long and short-term education programs. Please take some time to browse through this website to discover some of our achievements and what we have to offer.