Second day of Lectures at FUE

Today was the second day of lecturing at FUE. Our Arabic is slowly improving, so much that we were able to begin the lecture by asking Zayak? (How are you?) and answering aNa Quise (I am doing fine). Its very hard to explain how the student body has accepted us as Visiting Professors. Embraced us to the point of requesting "our autograph" and wishing to have formal pictures taken with us. That was definitely the first time for providing a requested "autograph". It never fails that after each lecture, students line up to ask the most interesting questions about the material taught and many general questions about Clinical Pharmacy Practice in the United States of America. A few comparisons: Pharmacy at FUE is a 5-year program offering a Bachelors in Pharmacy, the current curriculum has intense training in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry, and Pharmacy Manufacturing. Students are exposed to Clinical Pharmacotherapy "Case Studies" and are required to complete a research project involving Patient-Care and Clinical Pharmacy controversies. Many of the medications, which would require a prescription in the USA, are available to the general public through consultation with the Pharmacist. The concept of Clinical Pharmacy Practice is in early stages in Egypt, however, the fact that there is a common practice of a thorough, one-on-one consultation with the Pharmacist, and the ability to recommend many medications, is already an important piece of the general framework that defines Clinical Pharmacy.