Qatar University’s College of Pharmacy (CPH) recently celebrated a number of student accomplishments at the 59th Annual International Pharmacy Student Federation (IPSF) World Congress held in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
CPH official delegation comprised students Dalia Sattar, Shorouk Abdelkader, Nada Khudair and Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) president Ibtihal Abdallah. They joined pharmacy students from around the world in the 11-day conference, attending lectures, workshops, general assemblies and competitions.
During the event, Ibtihal was elected to the position of Regional Relations Officer for the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the IPSF. Commenting on her new role, she said: “I will coordinate the operations of IPSF projects at the regional level and work closely with the IPSF executive group. I will be promoting these important health and pharmacy projects and ensuring that countries from Algeria to Iraq have the support and content they need to undertake their own projects successfully. My role as QPhUS president and the support that my college has given me over the past three years have prepared me for this challenging and important position”.
Fourth-year student Nada competed in the Patient Counselling Event (PCE) and advanced to the final round. “I am proud of my achievement and of the honourable mention I received alongside my counterparts from Canada and Australia”, she said, adding, “my intensive patient-focused training at the College of Pharmacy gave me the confidence to compete internationally.” She noted that last year, CPH student Ghadeer Daghash won the competition.
Acting CPH Dean Sherief Khalifa said: “I am proud of the achievements of Abdallah and Khudair. We at the College of Pharmacy are continuing to prove to the world how capable our students are, and look forward to further recognition at the international level, which bolsters our vision to be the leading pharmacy college in the region”.
Assistant Dean Banan Mukhalalati added: “It is important for QU students of pharmacy to have a voice in the region and a place on the international stage. We are the only pharmacy college from a GCC country that has successfully won an elected regional position. We are competing against well-established renowned pharmacy schools in these competitions and the only female-only college competing at the undergraduate level. We are doing remarkably well”.
The Peninsula
