The Faculty of Pharmacy has organized a meeting between the newly accepted students in the faculty and the Dean Dr. Mervat Al-Sous as well as a number of faculty members.

Dr. Al-Sous started by greeting and welcoming the new students, and provided an introduction to Yarmouk University and the College of Pharmacy. Al-Sous also focused on the university and college missions, their vision, goals, and values, in addition to introducing them to the programs offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy and the new study plan implemented, its most important axes, and the importance of academic advising.

Dr. Alaa Al-Jabali, Vice Dean, also spoke about the importance of adhering to the health protocol, the importance of the vaccination, adherence to the means of prevention and social distancing in limiting the spread of the Corona virus. Dr. Al-Jabali also continued his speech to urge the students on the importance of reviewing the student’s guide and code of conduct, adhering to the instructions, and knowing the student’s duties and rights.

Dr. Bilal Al-Jaidi, Head of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, also spoke about the importance of adhering to the advisory study plan and stressed the importance of communication between students and academic departments in the college, encouraging students to continuously communicate to receive advice and proper guidance to help them overcome obstacles and difficulties they may face during the study phase.

Dr. Saja Al-Nahar, Assistant Dean for Quality Affairs, also addressed the students to inform them about the courses, activities and workshops that the university provides on professional and self-development levels as well as working to improve their abilities and skills such as language and communication skills and the importance of continuous email follow-up and the E-learning system on a daily basis to stay updated. She also stressed the importance of mutual respect between Student and teacher.

The meeting concluded with a presentation of the experience of one of the distinguished students in the Faculty of Pharmacy, student Hamza Al-Rawashdeh, describing to his colleagues how to deal with the qualitative shift between pre-university life and university life, explaining the role of university life in refining the student’s personality, stressing the importance of participating in systematic and extracurricular activities alike.