Hamde Nazar is a qualified pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. She has teaching and research expertise in the areas of pharmaceutics, pharmacy practice, and public health. She has worked in academia since graduating in 2007, as she undertook a 6-month community pharmacy/academia pre-registration split placement. She has avidly contributed to MPharm programs in three different Schools of Pharmacy, held the role of MPharm Programme Director for the Newcastle undergraduate pharmacy program, and is now the Director of education. She has a keen interest in education pedagogical design and research.
Her experience of practicing pharmacy has been mainly gained from community pharmacy and in contributing to local professional groups such as the Local Professional Network and Local Pharmaceutical Committee. She works closely with the Director of Pharmacy and colleagues at Newcastle Hospital Trust, where she has a role as an Honorary Research Pharmacist. She has also developed her knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical public health and health service research by undertaking a Master's in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.