Doha: Professional Year 4 pharmacy student Halima Sadia from the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University Health and teammate Nafis, a pharmacy student studying in Year 5 at Gulf Medical University secured top position in the first Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) competition organised by GMU’s Intravenous and Parenteral Nutrition (IVPN) students club in collaboration with IVPN student listserv.
The two-day competition consisted of two rounds. In the first round, students dealt with an integrated clinical case and were asked to prepare a comprehensive pharmaceutical care plan to be submitted within two hours. The students used relevant resources to provide appropriate recommendations for multiple drug-related problems that the patient had. Students were able to secure the highest score in this round and were then eligible for Round 2 along with two other teams.
On the second day of the competition, students presented the patient’s case with their recommendations in five minutes. In this round, they were judged on their presentation skills (verbal, non-verbal and interpersonal compassion, and professionalism among the team members), demonstration of pharmacotherapeutic knowledge and using evidence to support their answers, and how they respond to judges’ questions.
Halima Sadia commented: “I would like to highlight that I am extremely grateful to my college and the faculty members who have trained us to do effective SOAP documentation throughout our academic years. I am happy that I was able to carry this knowledge forward and succeed in this competition.”
Dr. Feras Alali, Acting Dean of the College of Pharmacy said: “I am really proud of our students’ achievements as it validates our clinical and patient-focused quality education and experiential training. We are also thankful for the host organisation for offering such valuable opportunities to our students.”
The IVPN students club club was launched last year by the GMU College of Pharmacy and encourages students to avail opportunities to build their leadership skills and open doors for networking with professional pharmacy practitioners, administrators, and professors worldwide. Skill building opportunities include pharmacy practice, evidence-based pharmacy, mentorship, and many others.
