Chairperson:
| Sabra, Ramzi |
| Professor: | Sabra, Ramzi; Khoueiry Zgheib, Nathalie |
| Professor Emeritus: | Cortas, Nadim; Simaan, Joseph |
| Associate Professor: | El-Najjar, Nahed; Zouein, Fouad |
| Associate: | Puzanian, Houry
|
The field of pharmacology embraces knowledge of the history, sources, physical and
chemical properties, compounding, biochemical and physiological effects, mechanisms
of action, absorption, distribution, biotransformation, excretion, and therapeutic and other
uses of drugs. The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology offers mainly graduate
courses for students in the medical, biomedical and nursing fields. Only one undergraduate
course is available, specifically designed for students pursuing a BS in Nursing.
Graduate courses include those offered to medical students, graduate students in the
biomedical sciences pursuing either a MS or PhD, degree, and graduate students in the MS
in Nursing program. With the complete integration of the preclinical years in the medical
program, pharmacology teaching occurs throughout the first two years of medical training within integrated, mostly organ-system based, courses. In addition, sessions in clinical
pharmacology are offered during the third year of medical school as a separate 1-credit
course.
The MS graduate program in the department (in the discipline of Pharmacology and
Therapeutics) consists of a minimum of two years of didactic and research training leading
to the degree of Master of Science. Students who wish to enroll must have a BS and must
have taken undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry (including organic chemistry) and
physics. Required courses within the program include courses within the disciplines of
biochemistry, physiology and cell biology, and the PHRM 300 course (see below) for a total
of 21 credits, followed by a thesis (PHRM 399).
The PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology is offered within the PhD program in biomedical
sciences (refer to Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center – PhD Program in this catalogue).