NEWS
April 25, 2019
Gulf Medical University celebrated the World Malaria Day to recognize global efforts to control malaria in April 2019 with this year’s campaign, “Zero malaria starts with me” which emphasized the role of community in malaria prevention and care. The students across different programs used various activities including poster...
April 2, 2019
World Autism Day is observed on the 2nd of April every year. At Gulf Medical University, Autism Day celebration was organized on the 8th of April 2019 with an objective to increase awareness of the significance of Autism syndrome for individuals and the community. It highlighted the challenges of those trying to understand the...
March 11, 2019
GMU students from the MBBS, PharmD, Physiotherapy, Imaging sciences, Laboratory Sciences and Nursing programs worked up a case titled “BILATERAL KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS” collectively as part of the Inter-Professional Education activity and it was presented on March 11, 2019 at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman. Faculty and students from across...
March 4, 2019
Professor Jayadevan Sreedharan, Program Director, MPH Program, College of Medicine was the keynote speaker on the topic “Advantages and Disadvantages of Mixed Method Research ” at the International Conference on Mixed Methods Research organized by School of Behavioural sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India in February...
February 14, 2019
An Inter-professional education session was conducted at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman on 11th February 2019. “A case of Fracture of Right Little Finger” was presented by students from medical, physiotherapy, pharmacy, nursing and health sciences (imaging) programs. The session was leaded by Dr. Mujeeb Mahammad Shaik, Clinical...
February 14, 2019
National Burn Awareness Week is held in the first week of February every year, with an aim to raise awareness of the burn injuries and to promote good first aid in these cases. Students organized various activities, games, talks and video presentations at the campus for the GMU community which include not only the students and staff of...
December 27, 2018
“World Diabetes Day” is celebrated annually on 14 November every year which aims to promote the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to confront diabetes as a critical global health issue. This year theme was “The Family and Diabetes”. The day was celebrated at GMU as an interprofessional community engagement...
December 27, 2018
World COPD Day is celebrated on November 21 each year with the aim to raise awareness about a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world. The theme for the world COPD day for this year is “NEVER TOO EARLY, NEVER TOO LATE”. COPD is a leading cause of death and impacts an estimated 251...
November 27, 2018
Alumni of Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, the leading private medical university in the Gulf region, got together at Ajman Saray Hotel to celebrate their achievements at the ‘GMU Annual Global Alumni Summit’ on 27th November 2018. Dr. Thumbay Moideen – Founder, President Board of Trustees GMU was the chief guest of the...
November 19, 2018
“World Obesity Day” is celebrated on 11 October with the aim to increase global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity. Aligned with this aim, a group of First Year MBBS students organized an event at the Gulf Medical University campus for the immediate community which included students and staff. The emphasis of the event...