based biopharmaceutical company, has completed its training program for pharmacy students from King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of the Human Resources Development Training Programs. The three-week program, consisted of a series of intensive courses conducted for 8 to 10 hours daily allowing a larger variety of subjects covered. "The participants in our training program are about to graduate from KAU and the objective of the program is to introduce the students to the biopharmaceutical industry and help them make their future career decisions, whether in the Kingdom's private or public sector", said Rami Fayed, General Manager of AbbVie in Saudi Arabia. Expressing his appreciation of AbbVie's training initiative, Professor Zainy M. Banjar, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at King Abdulaziz University, said: "This annual program is much anticipated by our students who are keen to learn about the many different aspects of the Saudi pharmaceutical sector and benefit from expert guidance in order to take the right direction when starting out on their professional careers." This year, the agenda of the training program was extended to cover communication skills, the latest medical information on advanced therapies currently in use by the global medical industry and to educate the student on how to be a successful person by following proven practices of success. In addition, the trainees met with Saudi pharmacists working with AbbVie who shared with them how they have benefited from working with multinational pharmaceutical companies. The program also provided advanced on-the-job training across the variety of career opportunities for young Saudi pharmacists. Summing up the success of the training program, Saeed Al Ghamdi for the trainee students, said: "My fellow students and I thank AbbVie for this brilliant initiative which complements our university studies by giving us valuable insights into the real world of the pharmaceutical sector where we will be making our futures. The range of subjects covered by the program opened our eyes to many areas of the profession of which we were previously unaware and we can now explore the wide range of opportunities open to us in readiness for our transition from students to practitioners of our chosen profession." — SG
