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December 14, 2022
On December 14, 2022, the first quarterly meeting of the first cohort of GMU-WSU Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacy Research was conducted. Prof. Danial Baker, WSU and Dr. Dixon Thomas, GMU presented two model papers in clinical pharmacy research. Fellows Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini and Dr. Shabaz Gulam presented their research plans. A panel of...
December 11, 2022
Gulf Medical University received a collaborative enhancement project grant funded by the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). The project is titled: Developing Patient Consultation Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for Evaluating Cultural Sensitivity Competences in Pharmacy Students Out of 65 submitted proposals, 16 Project were...
December 8, 2022
On December 08, 2022, International Pharmaceutical Federation released its debut sports pharmacy report; Sports pharmacy practice and education: A global overview. Dr. Dixon Thomas and Prof. Sherief Khalifa contributed a case study to the report; ‘GMU-UAE NADA collaboration in drugs in sport education and research’. The full report can...
December 8, 2022
On December 4-8, 2022, Leena Salam, a PharmD student at Pacific University, Oregon, presented her research at the 2022 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. The research work was jointly supervised by Dr. Marina Suzuki (Pacific University), Dr. Dixon Thomas (GMU), and Dr. Ashley Anderson (Sports Pharmacist). The poster presentation title was;...
December 7, 2022
7th December 2022, in the spirit of inspiring the young generation and spreading awareness on the pharmacy profession and the role of the pharmacist in patient care, College of Pharmacy, GMU hosted high school students from various districts attending the annual GMU Medical & Science Exhibition (MASE) of 2022. The event was held...
December 6, 2022
The College of Pharmacy, represented by Dr. Diana Malaeb, participated in the First Scientific Conference on Health and Medical Research in the UAE. The conference was organized by the National Centre for Health Research (NCHR), a division of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, and took place at Inter-Continental Hotel Dubai, Festival...
December 5, 2022
On December 5th, 2022, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University welcomed Dr. Alex Joseph, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Manipala, India, as the speaker for a seminar talk on “Multi-target drug discovery and design for complex diseases.” ...
November 30, 2022
The College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University has adopted the Virtual Reality (VR) platform as an innovative educational, hands-on practice tool used in Professional Skills Practical sessions. This platform helps students study various clinical cases on virtual patients, and perform examinations in real-time clinical settings to...
November 26, 2022
On November 26, 2022, Dr. Juny Sebastian, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University attended the of RAK College of Pharmacy’s third alumni meet. Dr. Sebastian delivered a talk in the symposium on ‘Pharmacy United in Action for a Healthier World’ scheduled as part of the alumni meet on the topic ‘Vaccine...
November 22, 2022
On September 13, and November 22, 2022 Dr. David Mottram, Emeritus Professor, Liverpool John Moores University, UK delivered educational sessions to GMU College of Pharmacy PharmD students. Professor Mottram has been involved in the development and delivery of medical and pharmacy services at major sporting events since 2001. He was...