العربية 
Ibb– As part of the annual training plan for the Department of Pharmacy, fifth-year students in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Science and Technology Ibb branch organized distinguished scientific seminars covering Structured Field Training 1, in the presence of branch director Dr. Mokram Al-Jamali, alongside several faculty members and administrators.
These scientific seminars served as the culmination of the practical training period executed by students in pharmaceutical factories and companies in the capital city of Sana’a, where they observed closely pharmaceutical production lines across various dosage forms such as syrups, tablets, capsules, suppositories, creams, and vials, as part of the applications for the Structured Field Training 1 course.
During the seminars, Dr. Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti—course instructor and training supervisor—discussed student performance and the practical knowledge acquired during their scientific visits. He addressed the stages of pharmaceutical manufacturing, the safety precautions and standards mandatory in manufacturing environments, and the equipment and production lines utilized in each phase, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each.
The discussions also tackled the topic of quality assurance and the role of specialized laboratories in ensuring that medications comply with international pharmacopoeia standards (Pharmacopoeias), in addition to research and development phases aimed at improving pharmaceutical products and enhancing their therapeutic efficacy.
Dr. Mohammed Damaj, head of the Department of Pharmacy, affirmed that these seminars fall within the department’s plan aimed at elevating student competence, developing practical skills, and bridging theoretical learning with real-world applications inside pharmaceutical factories. He noted the faculty‘s keenness to prepare distinguished graduates capable of competing in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector locally and regionally.
For their part, the students expressed immense benefit from these seminars, confirming that they provided a realistic opportunity to understand operational mechanisms within pharmaceutical manufacturing environments and connect academic education with practical field application.
The event was attended by Dr. Mohammed Al-Harwi, Dr. Roufa Al-Shayea, and a number of faculty members, technicians, and administrators from the Department of Pharmacy.
