Our Graduates… A Success Story (3): Farah Abdulhaleem

Our Graduates… A Success Story | Episode 3

Dr. Farah Abdulhaleem — 5th cohort · 2008–2009
Faculty member — Baghdad College of Medical Sciences

“My College gave me my start, and I gave it my loyalty and commitment… so we grew together.”

Education

• B.Sc. Pharmacy — Baghdad College of Medical Sciences, 5th cohort (2009) · second in her cohort
• M.Sc. (2015) and then PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2026) — College of Pharmacy, Mustansiriyah University

Career path

• Teaching assistant — Baghdad College of Medical Sciences (2009)
• Faculty member — Baghdad College of Medical Sciences (2015 – present)

Key milestones

• 17 years at the College: student, then teaching assistant, then faculty member
• Earned her PhD in 2026 with the College’s support

Her story in her own words

Her journey in one sentence: “I am proud to have graduated from Baghdad College of Medical Sciences and to still be working there as a faculty member.”

I graduated from Baghdad College of Medical Sciences in 2008–2009, second in my cohort, and was appointed as a teaching assistant immediately after graduation, continuing for three years. Then my College gave me the opportunity to complete my master’s degree, which I obtained in 2015, after which I worked as a faculty member at my College. In 2022 it again gave me the opportunity to pursue my doctorate, which I completed in 2026, and I currently work as a faculty member at my wonderful College.

A word to her College: “Our College, Baghdad College of Medical Sciences, is one of the best pharmacy colleges in Iraq.”

Dr. Farah Abdulhaleem’s advice to today’s students

“Your excellence in your studies today is what opens the doors of tomorrow — start with it, and don’t stop there.”

Are you a graduate of our College — Pharmacy or Nursing? Share your story through the success stories form. All episodes are on the series page.