ALAA BADR ALQUAYT
Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Summary
Clinical pharmacist with years of experience in hospital settings. Skilled in providing high-quality patient care and collaborating with healthcare teams as as well as leading the clinical pharmacy unit . Demonstrates talent for medication management, reviewing and approving medication orders, and monitoring for drug interactions and adverse reactions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4029
4029
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor
Eradah Psychiatric Complex and Mental Health
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
2017.11 - Current
- Establish, coordinate, implement and provide all aspects of clinical pharmacy.
- Supervising two medication counselling clinics while improving services and increasing number of patients from 30 to almost 300 critically resistant schizophrenic patients per month.
- Training more than 20 clinical pharmacists
- Develop and implement policies, practices and procedures for clinical pharmacy services.
- Provided constructive feedback to staff for improved performance levels.
- Improved team efficiency by implementing new scheduling practices.
- Reduced workplace conflicts through effective communication and negotiation skills.
- Assisted in recruitment process for hiring quality staff members.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly, resulted in increased customer satisfaction rates.
- Promoted safe work environment by enforcing strict adherence to safety regulations.
- Identified potential risks and mitigated them through proactive measures.
- Conducted performance appraisals with employees for career development discussions.
- Led team meetings, ensured clear communication amongst all members.
- Delegated tasks appropriately, achieved balanced workload among team members.
- Trained new hires and set up mentoring relationships to drive team performance.
Residency Program Director
Eradah Psychiatric Complex and Mental Health
Riyadh
2020.11 - 2025.01
- Creating two consecutive accredited residency programs in 2020 and 2022.
- Established residency program committee which is formed to select residency candidates and facilitate training program needs.
- Form residency program trainers’ team
- Hold residency program committee meetings.
Staff Pharmacist
Eradah Psychiatric Complex and Mental Health
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
2012.04 - 2014.09
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals for optimal patient care.
- Reviewed and updated patient profiles, ensuring accuracy of information.
- Ensured regulatory compliance in handling controlled substances.
- Assured quality control for all prescriptions filled.
- Performed regular audits of drug inventory, identified discrepancies promptly.
- Streamlined pharmacy operations to enhance customer satisfaction.
Internship
King Faisal Hospital
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
2011.11 - 2012.04
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
Education
Master’s Degree - Clinical Pharmacy
King Saud University
Riyadh02.2017
Bachelor’s Degree - Pharmaceutical Science
King Saud University
Riyadh01.2011
Skills
- Patient relations
- Customer experience
- Staff training
- Marketing expertise
- Goal orientation
- Community service
- Planning and organization
- Leadership skills
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Time management
- Communication proficiency
LANGUAGES
Arabic Language
Native
English Language
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Accomplishments
- For efforts and outstanding services at Eradah Complex | 2023-2025
- For Efforts in Infection Control Activities | 2022 Riyadh Third Health Cluster
- For Efforts and Contributions in Education using Antibiotics for Health Practitioners | 2023
- For Effective Contributions in the Clinical Pharmacy Program | 2023
- For efforts, dedication and outstanding performance in the project of Improving the Pharmacy consultation phone clinic | 2021
- For Efforts and effective participation in the (Good Catch) Program and event reporting | 2020
Certification
Mastering Biostatistics: Hands-on approach using SPSS | 12/2023 •
Training of Trainers TOT | 10/2023
Publications
Evaluation of neutropenia induced by clozapine in patients with resistant schizophrenia in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cohort study. (First author) Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. Alquayt A, Baashar Z, Alshaya O, Alqahtani T, Alhajaji R, Alwosidi Y, Nasser S, Badr A, Aldosari B, Alqhtany D, AlShuraim R, Aburass M, Dighriri I, Alrumaihi H.
Poster presentation at SIPHA 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (First author: Alquayt A.)
Ethical, data security, and resource allocation considerations in AI integration during Hajj.
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2026. (Co-author)Al Sulaiman K, Alharthi AF, Alqahtani R, Aljouie A, Khan A, Al-Jedai A, Badreldin HA, Alhajaji R, Alquayt A.
AI-driven healthcare innovations for enhancing clinical services during mass gatherings (Hajj): task force insights and future directions. BMC Health Services Research. 2025;25:876. (First-author)Alquayt A, Aljuhani O, Alharthi AF, Alqahtani R, Khan A, Al-Jedai A, Almoeen A, Alshennawi M, Badreldin HA, Al Sulaiman K.
REGISTRATION
- Registered as a Senior Pharmacist | 2019 Saudi Commission for Health specialties