NEWS
January 31, 2023
I Khadija Jalal and my teammates, Athira Suresh Kumar, Afnan Nurul Aman Shaikh and Swetha Kannan, all from the 3rd year of the MBBS program from College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, presented a poster on our research titled ‘Predictors of literacy, and attitude of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among adults in Ajman,...
January 11, 2023
Ms. Purnima Singh, a year 4 MBBS student and Dr. Hamza AlKowatli, GMU MBBS Graduate from Class of 2022, currently undergoing internship training at the Emirates Hospital, Dubai, recently passed the USMLE Steps 1 and 2 respectively. Feeling accomplished, they shared their experiences with our current students as part of Career Advising...
January 3, 2023
A Community Engagement activity conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University at the Ministry of Community Development on Jan 3, 2023 involved a screening campaign for risk factors for the inmates. The target population included people of different age groups, particularly older adults; and...
December 21, 2022
The Risk Factor screening camp was conducted in The Oberoi Beach Resort, Al Zorah, Ajman on the December 21, 2022 in collaboration with Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman as part of our Community Engagement activity. The camp was focused on screening the employees of the Resort for risk factors to the ‘Big 4 Diseases’ prevalent in the...
December 20, 2022
“The risk factor screening campaign gave us the opportunity to interact with the workers from diverse background, perfect our communication skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the problems faced by the labour community who are particularly at-risk for the development of chronic conditions,” said an excited medical student on the...
December 16, 2022
A free Health Camp organized by College of Medicine, College of Dentistry and Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman for the workers of Al Suad Construction Company, Ajman on December 16, 2022, consisted of various ‘screening stations’ beginning with gathering demographic information like age, gender, height and weight measurements to...
December 9, 2022
A screening campaign was conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University and Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, to assess the predominant modifiable risk factors prevalent among the construction workers of Darwish Construction Company, Ajman, UAE on December 9, 2022 as part of our being...
December 6, 2022
The National Centre for Health Research (NCHR), a division of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), organized the country’s first Health and Medical Research Conference 2022 in priority research areas identified in the National Health Research Strategy 2021. The Conference was held from December 5 – 6, 2022 at...
November 28, 2022
The risk factor screening camp was conducted on November 28, 2022 in collaboration with Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, for the workers of Sewage Treatment Plant, Ajman, UAE. The aim of the camp was to assess the physical health and risk of the workers for developing various conditions. The workers included both males and females who...
November 14, 2022
College of Medicine organized Diabetes Awareness Campaign on November 14, 2022, to celebrate World Diabetes Day. The interprofessional educational event was held in collaboration with Thumbay University Hospital and Thumbay Labs, Ajman. Dr. Mahir Khalil Jallo, Clinical Professor of Medicine & Senior Consultant at Thumbay University...