|   May 09, 2025

 

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

VISION

To be a center of excellence of pharmacy education in the Sultanate of Oman.

MISSION 

To provide quality professional pharmacy education that prepares pharmacists as leaders who are able to influence change in the professions, society, and health care system at national and international levels.

Core Values and Principles

The SoP embraces the following core values and principles of University:

1. Academic Excellence

Promote academic excellence through the establishment of an innovative and resourceful academic institution serving, preserving and advancing the nation's heritage, identity and values via the use of high quality and affordable education programs, and research with accomplished faculty and staff to produce well-educated, highly skilled and ethical graduates.

2. Leadership through Research and Innovation

Leadership through the development of research and innovation in order to contribute to the advancement and progress of the Sultanate of Oman in particular, and humankind in general, the production, acquisition, and enhancement of knowledge and facilities a culture of sustainability and research, the enrichment of research capacity, scientific networking and ethical awareness.

3. Quality Management 

Develop an administrative and managerial culture of integrated quality management. Encourage the practice of self-assessment among faculty and staff in order to advance their efficacy. Achieve continuous improvement through critical thinking, effective stewardship and deployment of resources, and an outcome-based approach.

4.  Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development

Commitment to sustain the continuous development of the University. The University will sustain growth by maintaining innovative ideas, concepts and approaches that enhance university resources. Contributions to the university's growth and advancement will be achieved through partnerships, collaborations, consultancies, voluntary services, efficient linkage with private, public and civil sectors, as well as, innovative means to support students financially. This noble goal will be fulfilled by the establishment of a resourceful, non-profit entrepreneurial academic institution

Accordingly, the University will be defined and described by an unwavering and uncompromised commitment to the pursuit of personal growth, professional advancement, acquisition of new knowledge, discovery and celebration of truth, and realization and development of the highest standards and principles of conduct that are shared by educated men and women from across the globe.

Based on the core values and principles of UoN and CPN, SoP has adopted the following core values and principles;

  • Academic Leadership
  • Shared Governance
  • Research Excellence
  • Community Engagement
  • Professional Ethics and Integrity
  • Sensitive to National Priorities
  • Teamwork

Strategic Aims

The SoP aims to

1.Function within the social and cultural context of the Sultanate of Oman.

2.Develop leadership skills in transforming healthcare.

3.Contribute meaningfully both in the clinical setting and in the community.

4.Strengthen collaboration and participation in the national health care.

5.Meet the needs of increasingly cognizant consumers.

6.Adapt to the Pharmacy professions' emerging roles.

7.Promote skills for life-long learning

8.Enhance skills for scientific discovery and research.