Dr Derek Stewart, Qatar University’s (QU) manager of Academic Quality Assurance at the Vice-President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, and professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice at the QU College of Pharmacy, has been elected to serve as a member of the General Committee of the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy.
The European Society of Clinical Pharmacy is an international leader in advancing quality and innovation in clinical pharmacy education, practice and research. The mission of the organisation is to promote, support, implement and advance education, practise and research in clinical pharmacy in order to optimise outcomes for patients.
Membership of the society is global and growing within the Middle East. The general committee is the strategic planning and decision-making body of the society with members elected by the society's members.
Dr Stewart said, “I am delighted to have been elected by the members to this committee. This provides opportunities to showcase the contribution of Qatar University on the global pharmacy and to influence clinical pharmacy practice, education and research.”
Dr Stewart was the chair of the research committee for three years. He joined Qatar University in April 2019 from Scotland where he was a professor of pharmacy practice at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
He is a highly acclaimed international researcher and academic, having published almost 200 research and education papers, and has collaborated with individuals at Qatar University and Hamad Medical Corporation for over 10 years.
Membership of the society is global and growing within the Middle East. The general committee is the strategic planning and decision-making body of the society with members elected by the society's members.
Dr Stewart said, “I am delighted to have been elected by the members to this committee. This provides opportunities to showcase the contribution of Qatar University on the global pharmacy and to influence clinical pharmacy practice, education and research.”
Dr Stewart was the chair of the research committee for three years. He joined Qatar University in April 2019 from Scotland where he was a professor of pharmacy practice at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
He is a highly acclaimed international researcher and academic, having published almost 200 research and education papers, and has collaborated with individuals at Qatar University and Hamad Medical Corporation for over 10 years.
