Dr. Doaa Kamal AlKhalidi

Assistant Professor

+97142120317
dr.doaakamal@dmu.ae

Biography

Dr. Doaa Kamal AlKhalidi is currently an Assistant Professor in the Pharmacy Practice Department at Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls. She obtained her doctoral degree in Pharmacy Practice from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) in 2020. Prior to this, she earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy from The University of Jordan in 2010. Dr. Doaa’s academic career began as a top-ranked student from Dubai Pharmacy College in 2002, where she later joined as a teaching assistant. Her research interests focus on medication safety, pharmacists’ roles in community service, and healthcare service improvements in pharmacy practice.

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Education

PhD in Pharmacy Practice, International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), 2020
Master’s in Clinical Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, 2010

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Research Interests

Public perceptions and attitudes towards medication safety and pharmacovigilance
Pharmacists’ contributions to pharmacy practice and community service
Healthcare service research with a focus on improving pharmacy practice and patient care

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Research Publications

Abbas, M. O., Beshir, S. A., Alkhalidi, D. K., Yahya, H., & Al-Maskari, F. (2026). Evaluation of a student-led breast cancer awareness campaign as a co-curricular model in pharmacy education: A mixed-methods study in the UAE. BMC Medical Education, 26(1), 1072.
Alkhalidi, D. K., Abbas, M. O., Hamad, A. S., Mohamed, M., & Jamshed, S. Q. (2026). Self-medication practices in the UAE: Prevalence, determinants, public awareness, and the impact of an educational intervention on safe medication use. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 19(1), 2600782.
Abbas, M. O., Beshir, S. A., Alkhalidi, D. K., Ghdaiba, H., & Adnan Al-Zeer, R. (2025). UAE pharmacists’ perceptions of the causes of unwanted or unused medications, their practices, and barriers to promoting safe medication disposal by the public. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 236.
Alkhalidi, D. K., Beshir, S. A., Mahdy, A., Alward, F. T., & Ahmed, H. Z. (2024). Parental knowledge, attitudes and practices on the use of antibiotics in children: A cross-sectional study in UAE. Pharmacy Practice, 22(3), 2973.
Katramiz, L. M., Alkhalidi, D. K., Ahsan, M., & Hamed, D. M. (2024). Physicians’ perceptions regarding the role of vitamin D in COVID-19 management: A qualitative study. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 17(4), 1551–1558.
Aslam, A., Mustafa, A. G., Hussnain, A., Fatima, A., & Alkhalidi, D. K. (2024). Assessing awareness, attitude, and practices of breast cancer screening and prevention among general public and physicians in Pakistan: A nation with the highest breast cancer incidence in Asia. International Journal of Breast Cancer, 2024, 2128388.
Jairoun, S. A., Alkhalidi, D. K., Jairoun, A. A., & Anbar, H. S. (2023). Over-the-counter antibiotic dispensing: Knowledge and practice of community pharmacists in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 14(3), 333–342.
Alkherat, A. M., & Alkhalidi, D. K. (2022). Assessment of knowledge and counseling practice of warfarin among pharmacists in UAE: A cross-sectional study. Pharmacy Practice, 20(4), 2741.
Alkhalidi, D. K., Jawad, R. M., Alsamak, M. J., Ahmed, M. M., & Aslam, A. (2021). An exploration of individual knowledge and behavior for utilizing OTC drugs and dietary supplements for health enhancement: An empirical analysis from Dubai. Pharmacy Practice, 19(4), 2564.
Al Jasmi, S. M., Khan, A. H., Saadah, L. M., Syed Sulaiman, S. A., & Alkhalidi, D. K. (2018). Concordance among methods for empiric renal drug dosing: Meropenem as a role model for clinical superiority of Cockroft–Gault or modification of diet in renal disease. Clinical Medicine Insights: Therapeutics, 10.
Mahdy, A., Hussain, N., Alkhalidi, D. K., & Said, A. S. A. (2017). Knowledge, attitude, and practice analysis of corticosteroid use among patients: A study based in the United Arab Emirates. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 7(6), 562–568.
Abu-Gharbieh, E. F., Alkhalidi, D. K., Baig, M. R., & Khan, S. A. (2015). Refining knowledge, attitude and practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) among pharmacy students for professional challenges. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 23(2), 162–166.
Alkhalidi, D. K., & Wazaify, M. M. B. (2013). Assessment of pharmacists' job satisfaction and job related stress in Amman. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 35(5), 821–828.
Khatib, L. A., Abbas, M. O., Masuadi, E. M., & Alkhalidi, D. K. (2026). Women’s awareness and experience of analgesic use during pregnancy in the UAE. Pharmacy Practice, 24(1), 3373.
Almurisi, S. H., Alkhalidi, D. K., AL-Japairai, K. A. S., Naidu, K. C. B., & Mohananaidu, K. (2021). Impact of COVID 19 pandemic crisis on the health system and pharmaceutical industry. Letters in Applied NanoBioScience, 10(2), 2298–2308.

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External Profiles

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-0007

Scopus: scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57467613300

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5bYuZjQAAAAJ&hl=en

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