Overview
The Department of Veterinary Pharmacology started functioning in 1986 with the establishment of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, at Ismailia affiliated to Suez Canal University. The Department was started with 2 major specialty include Veterinary pharmacology & toxicology and second is Forensic Medicine. Then later on 2001 the veterinary pharmacology Dept came into being as an independent existence with a skeleton staff of two Professors in position, one associate professor & one assistant professor. Since then the department has been fast
developing to achieve excellence. The department was shifted to the present building in the year 2005, and was named as department of Veterinary Pharmacology headed by prof. Dr. Mostafa Fayez who raised the department to a compatible level in terms of teaching staff, reproductive endocrinology, and Research approaches employ a wide variety of biochemical pharmacological and microscopic techniques, utilizing cell culture and whole organisms, instrumentation and appearance. One senior professor in pharmacology Dept, Dr. Hatem Abdel-khalik Gammaz, had a position as dean of the college during October, 2011 till he gone to Allah on March 2012.
Mission
Preparing a Veterinarian who has the knowledge, mental concepts, and professional skills that qualify him to compete in the labour market at the local and regional levels. Moreover, distinguished in the manufacture use and control of veterinary drugs and able to keep abreast of scientific and technological developments. In addition to, conducting research that contributes to solving livestock problems and serving society.
The department strives to maintain excellence in the areas of research, teaching, and service to the faculty, university, and community. The department extends its cooperation to all other departments of the faculty as well as other collaborative studies with other institutions.
Vision
The Pharmacology department aims to become a reference and a house of expertise in the field of Veterinary Pharmacology based in the offered courses discriminating educational programs, research, and community activities.