A delegation from the Faculty of Pharmacy, represented by its Dean, Dr. Samar Thiab, Dean of Scientific Research, Dr. Muhammad Al-Najjar, Dr. Amin Omar, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, and Dr. Reem Abu Tayeh, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drugs and Rapporteur of the Study Plan Committee, participated in a regional workshop held by the Gulf Medical University in Ajman - United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the Accreditation Council for Pharmaceutical Education, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the Commission on Academic Accreditation.
The workshop, entitled “Best Practices for Evaluation in Pharmaceutical Education,” presented methods for writing specific and measurable objectives for courses, methods for aligning evaluation elements with objectives and course content, as well as evaluation statistics used and employed for the purposes of improving student and teacher performance in theoretical and practical courses (laboratories and training), discussing quantitative and qualitative evaluation, accreditations of educational programs, and the foundations of educational programs based on achieving competencies.
The sessions included practical activities and presentations by some participating faculties on how to employ technology in evaluation processes in their faculties.
It is worth noting that the attendance included delegations from Jordanian, Emirati, Saudi, Egyptian and Iraqi universities.