Marwan Akel holds multiple degrees, including a BS in biology (2004) from the American University of Beirut (AUB), a BS Pharm (2007) and a PharmD (2008) from the Lebanese American University (LAU), a Master’s in Public Health MPH (2015) from the Lebanese University, and a PhD in Epidemiology from Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse III. He is a registered pharmacist (RPh) in the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists (OPL), and a member of the scientific OPL committee, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), and The Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique (FIP), where he is part of the Harm Reduction and Humanitarian Pharmacy Working Groups. He is a clinical assistant professor (2008 till present) pursuing teaching as a career along with working as a senior community pharmacist in one of the most known community pharmacies in town (2007-2010) and Volunteering in NGOs for the medication management of refugees all over the country. He is currently the chairperson of the Pharmacy Practice Department at the Lebanese International University; in addition to that, he has performed multiple School of Pharmacy-related tasks and participated in different committees, along with communicating with hospital directors and university research councils and organizing awareness campaigns. Throughout his pharmacy studies and work in academia and community pharmacies, he has had 10 years of experience in active research in clinical and community settings, public health and awareness. In 2008 he was awarded as the most active outreach community pharmacist of his class. Since then, he has presented his research in different national and international conferences, along with multiple publications in many renowned journals.