Master in Clinical Pharmacy (MCP) students at the College of Pharmacy, GMU successfully completed their Research Thesis Defense examination from August 02 to 05, 2021. On August 3, 2021, Prof. David Holdford was in a panel of examiners to evaluate one of our students. The panel of examiners included a pharmacy professional from Gulf Medical University, a senior medical professional from Thumbay University Hospital, and Prof. Holdford, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
The thesis work spread over one full year. Students were able to complete their research starting from conceiving the idea, Institutional Review Board approval, data collection, analysis, preparation of a research manuscript and thesis before finally defending their work before the examination panel.
Vice Chancellor for Quality and Global Engagement and Dean College of Pharmacy Prof. Sherief Khalifa commented: We are proud of our partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and are grateful to their efforts in enhancing the quality of our programs and the training of our students.