When Saad Shakir embarked on his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Baghdad in the 1970s, he didn’t consider a career in pharmacovigilance.
He didn’t even know what it was. He was focused on learning medicine, completing his degree and gaining the vital experience needed to ensure he delivered quality medical care to patients.
In 1980, Saad moved to Scotland to undertake his postgraduate training in general medicine at Glasgow teaching hospitals.
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