Biography

Dr. Muna Al-Ismail received her educational training at Qatar University (QU) where she earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy (with honors) in 2012 and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2013. After graduating from QU, she joined the Heart Hospital in Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) as a clinical pharmacist in the ambulatory care setting mainly in cardiac rehabilitation department and anticoagulation clinic (2014-2017). Dr. Muna was the first clinical pharmacist to join the cardiac rehabilitation department where she initiated a medication therapy management clinic for her patients. At that time, Dr. Muna was a clinical preceptor for PharmD students (QU) and pharmacy residency program (HMC). Dr. Muna, then, worked as a clinical pharmacist in Ibn Al Haytham Hospital where she covered different areas including general medicine, surgery, ICU, and pediatric (Amman, Jordan 2018-2019). In addition, Dr. Muna was a clinical preceptor for PharmD students at the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan 2018).

Currently, Dr. Muna is a Clinical Lecturer at the Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Department at the College of Pharmacy, Health Sector, QU. Her teaching responsibilities include pharmacotherapy, integrated case-based learning sessions, pharmacy research, evaluation and presentation, and professional skills courses. In addition, she is a licensed pharmacist in Qatar and precept PharmD students and serves as a cross-appointed clinical pharmacy specialist in the ambulatory care setting at HMC.

In addition, Dr. Muna acted as the Assistant Dean for Students Affairs at the College of Pharmacy, QU Health, QU for two years where her office mission was to foster students’ academic learning experience and success, and promote their personal and professional development through providing distinctive services and opportunities.

Dr. Muna research interests include cardiovascular diseases, health promotion, and pharmacy practice. She has participated in various research projects that resulted in a number of peer-reviewed publications, research posters and presentations. She is also an author in the Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy.