Physiotherapy students of Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University conducted a community engagement activity on 5th May 2023 at Dulsco Village, Dubai.
Around 100 employees of the Dulsco Industry were screened for musculoskeletal problems and treated with musculoskeletal health awareness education and appropriate physiotherapy treatments.
BPT and MPT students of different years namely Ms. Fatima Abdul Rashid (2022MPT07), Ms. Wajiha Anwar (2022MPT06), Ms. Sareh (2020PT01), Mr. Magda (2020PT02), Ms. Shahwar Fatima (2020PT19), Mr. Osman (2020PT23), Ms. Areej (2020PT29), Ms. Anjela Davis (2020PT17), Mr. Ammar (2020PT18) and (Ms. Tanzina (2019PT12), under the guidance of Dr. Sukumar Shanmugam conducted this activity.
The office bearers and labourers of the Dulsco Industries were satisfied with the community services provided to them and they also requested us to deliver similar awareness program to the others industrial workers.
Praveen Kumar Dean, CoHS commented “Community engagement is a very crucial role to be played by all health care professionals which is imparted in GMU students right from the early years of professional education”.