The Arab Experts' OfficeArab Union of the Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Appliancesالعربية

Membership

Join the Experts’ Office.

General membership is open to anyone connected with pharmacy. Choose the general route or apply for expert membership under its criteria.

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General membership

For anyone connected with pharmacy

Anyone connected with the pharmacy profession can join the Office through general membership. This route does not require 15 years of experience and does not confer expert status.

Start a general membership enquiry

The link opens an email draft for you to review and send to the Office. The Office will explain the completion steps; opening the draft does not send it or confirm membership.

If your email app does not open, contact: o.abdelrahman@aupam.org

Expert membership

For applicants meeting expert criteria

The 15-year practical experience requirement applies only to expert membership, alongside the published conditions, documents and review below.

Review expert criteria and apply

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Prepare a general membership enquiry

Two steps: enter a few details, then review the message and copy it or open it in your email app to send to the Office.

These details are used here only to prepare a draft. The site does not save or automatically send them. Do not attach identity documents, certificates or a CV at this stage.

Your name and connection with pharmacy are required. All other fields are optional.

For example: pharmacy student, graduate, pharmacist, researcher, or someone working with pharmaceuticals or medical supplies.

Leave blank if you would like a reply to the email address you send from.

Expert membership conditions

The following eight conditions, including experience and annual subscription, apply to the expert route.

  1. University qualification

    At least a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university in pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, science — biology, microbiology or chemistry — or civil, mechanical or chemical engineering. Priority is given to master’s and doctoral graduates.

  2. Practical experience

    At least fifteen years in pharmaceutical work with Arab authorities or manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical appliances.

  3. Complete application file

    A copy of national identification, required certificates, a CV and a named reference. Follow the paper and electronic submission requirements in the current system.

  4. Signed application

    Address the application to the Office Chairman and sign it as the applicant.

  5. Scientific review & decision

    The Scientific Committee reviews the completed file and required speciality, then refers it to the Board for acceptance or decline.

  6. Annual subscription

    A symbolic annual subscription of one hundred U.S. dollars for working members, under the published conditions.

  7. Arab and specialist representation

    Representation across Arab countries, with no more than two members for each distinct pharmaceutical speciality under the current conditions.

  8. Monthly review

    The Scientific Committee meets monthly to assess applications. The Office Chairman reports new admissions to the President of the Union’s Board.

Go to the expert membership application

The link opens the membership section on the original page; choose “Request to join” to open the form. Completed applications are reviewed by the Scientific Committee.