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April 10, 2023
In a recent community engagement activity held on April 10, GMU-IVPN Club pharmacy students took the lead in counseling patients on the proper use of medications during the month of Ramadan. During the holy month of Ramadan, the students recognized the importance of educating patients on how to manage their medications while fasting. ...
April 10, 2023
In an effort to promote the importance of pharmacists in the administration of drugs via feeding tubes, final year pharmacy students from Gulf Medical University organized an online webinar titled “The Role of Pharmacists in Drug Administration via Feeding Tubes” on April 10, 2023. The webinar, which was conducted via Zoom, was...
April 7, 2023
The College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University (GMU) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently hosted a heart-warming iftar gathering for faculty and staff to celebrate the spirit of Ramadan. The iftar gathering provided an opportunity for the GMU community to come together in a festive atmosphere, share in the blessings of Ramadan,...
April 5, 2023
During the Holy month of Ramadan, IVPN-Network and Lebanese Pharmacy Students Association (LPSA) co-organized a series of webinars related to Ramadan fasting and its health benefits, along with medications and nutrition management during the month of Ramadan. On April 5th, which marked the first session of this series, Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini,...
April 3, 2023
The College of Pharmacy hosted a research webinar on Monday, April 3rd, featuring a presentation by Dr. Amr Mahrous, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Neuroscience at Northwestern University in Chicago. He received his MSc in Pharmacology from Cairo University and his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Wright State University in Ohio,...
March 30, 2023
Between March 28 and 30, The International Pharmaceutical Student Federation organized Career Path Webinar Series. These series create a gate for student pharmacists to explore the wide range of career paths in Pharmacy and a chance to have unparalleled understanding of each career. On one of the sessions, March 29th, Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini,...
March 30, 2023
On March 30, 2023, the second quarterly meeting of the first cohort of GMU-WSU Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacy Research was conducted. Fellows Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini and Dr. Shabaz Gulam presented their research progress. A panel of experts provided feedback to the fellows to enhance their research, practice, teaching, and self-paced course...
March 28, 2023
On March 28, 2023, Dr. Sherief Khalifa, Dean, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University was a panelist as part of the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF). The topic was: Education Career path: Global Clinical Pharmacy Practice. The attendees were pharmacy students and junior pharmacists from around the world. Dr....
March 28, 2023
On March 28, Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini, Clinical Lecturer at GMU College of Pharmacy and Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist and Preceptor at Thumbay University Hospital, was invited to speak at the 82nd IVPN-AR under the theme: “Medications in Ramadan: Care Redefined.” During this presentation, clinical pharmacists from Saudi Arabia and UAE...
March 21, 2023
GMU College of Pharmacy participated in the First International Conference for Pharmacy Students which was held during March 20 and 21 at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The conference was under the slogan “Promoting Sustainability in Pharmacy”. The conference aim was to educate students about the pharmacy job market,...