Training program to support the development of future generations of Saudi's
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - As part of MSD Saudi Arabia's ongoing commitment to the local community and to the continuous education of medical professionals, MSD launched a summer training program to support the development of Saudi pharmacists. The program which was launched in collaboration with the King Saud University will run for three weeks providing future generations of pharmacists with an opportunity to understand pharmaceutical marketing and sales from an industry point of view. The three week program will provide students with the number of hours required for pharmacists to complete the academic portion of their training curriculum.
Talking about their decision to launch this program, Managing Director of MSD Saudi Arabia, Pharmacist, Wail Al-Qasim, said "At MSD we are committed to the development of future generations in Saudi Arabian and believe that supporting the growth of Saudi pharmacists is very crucial. Pharmacists play an important role in the society, not just supporting patients at local pharmacies, but also in hospitals and hospital pharmacies, purchasing departments, pharmaceutical & Manufacturing companies, government authorities like the Ministry of Health and FDA and even in the academic and research community. At MSD we believe in nurturing the vast talent pool of pharmacists by providing our industry expertise to these individuals, to ensure they have a greater understanding of the opportunities the pharmaceutical industry; providing Saudi pharmacists to expand their horizons."
Adding to Al-Qasim's comments, Dr. Hisham Aljadhey, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Medication Safety Research Chair for the College of Pharmacy at the King Saud University, said "Summer training programs by pharmaceutical companies, such as this one, are and important way for students to acquire knowledge and skills that will help him in his future career. This transfer of knowledge is important if the pharmaceutical community is to grow and improve. I would like to personally thank pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia that continue to support the development of pharmaceutical students."
The summer program will be conducted by MSD experts in the pharmaceutical industry who will train students in a variety of different topics including regulatory affairs, medical affairs, market access, government relations and customer service, in addition to focusing on key disease areas that affect Saudi Arabian community, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The launch of this summer program is just the latest in a long line of initiatives that the MSD Saudi office has undertaken to support the development of Saudi pharmacists. Since 2001, MSD has committed to numerous programs, including most recently, the sponsorship of the graduation ceremony of King Abdul Aziz University's class of 2013 pharmacists; the largest graduation of pharmacists in Jeddah to date.
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MSD, also known as Merck in North America, is the second-largest healthcare company in the world and a global leader in consumer products and animal care. For more than 30 years, MSD Saudi Arabia has been preserving and improving human life by promoting access to medicines and vaccines and making these products available to all who need them. Through its local distributors, MSD Saudi Arabia provides innovative products based on the highest level of scientific excellence including products for cardiovascular issues, asthma, pain and inflammation, osteoporosis, neurological issues, and ophthalmic pathological disorders, in addition to several specialized hospital products and vaccines. MSD Saudi Arabia works closely with health providers in the Kingdom to facilitate and update their scientific and medical knowledge to better serve their patients.
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