Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) – University of South Asia – Lahore

Course name: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Course overview:

Pharmacy today is about caring for patients. Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree program prepares students to become advanced pharmacy practitioners who possess the knowledge and skills required to function as authorities on the use of medicines, and who can apply pharmaceutical and biomedical science to the practical problems of drug therapy. Doctor of Pharmacy practitioners are capable of contributing to the interdisciplinary delivery of primary health care and can function as drug therapy information resource specialists. Faculty of Pharmacy immerses students in a demanding and comprehensive curriculum designed to meet the changing needs of today’s health care environment.

The intensive program of academic study – clinical in-class education with experiential education – integrates theory and practice, and provides students with the opportunity to independently identify, solve, and prevent complex drug therapy problems.

No. of semesters: N\A

Requirements:

1. Intermediate or ICS with a minimum of 50% overall marks or A level (with 3 Cs). However, for Engineering, Medical and Pharmacy programs students must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Math/Bio with a minimum of 60% marks.
   
2. Students awaiting results of Intermediate or A Level Examinations are awarded provisional admission for one semester.
   
3. Students with provisional admission are required to meet minimum entry requirement for the respective degree program by passing their previous qualification in order to continue studies.
   
4. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they pass the previous qualification exam and change their status from ‘Provisional’ to ‘Regular’.
   
5. Students of engineering program are required to take an entry test as advised by PEC. There is no entry test for all other programs.
   
6. An interview of every student is conducted before grant of admission.
   

Course duration: 5 Years

How to apply:

For admission, you can apply online at http://www.usa.edu.pk/Admission/Apply/ProgID .

Curriculum:

FIRST YEAR

SECOND YEAR

THIRD YEAR

FOURTH YEAR

FIFTH YEAR