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June 30, 2021
On June 30, 2021, the College of Pharmacy and the IVPN Network organized a webinar on “Pain Management”. The webinar aimed to shed the light on some of the complexities of how the pain system works. The speakers explained about the non-pharmacological alternatives to help patients cope with pain. The webinar also shared new approaches...
June 30, 2021
On June 30, 2021, the College of Pharmacy celebrated the continued certification of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program following the 2-year post certification focused visit by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Chancellor Prof. Hossam Hamdy and Vice-Chancellor Academics Prof. Manda Venkatramana of GMU...
June 28, 2021
College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University launched its Mentor-Based Student Portfolio. This e-portfolio serves as a tool to assess the student’s progression longitudinally throughout the 5 years of the PharmD program. The students upload signature assignments, personalized reflections and videos of their work reflecting program...
June 28, 2021
On 28th of June 2021, Gulf Medical University (GMU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Bradford (UoB), UK, to promote collaboration in research activities, seminars and student exchange. The MoU was signed by Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of GMU and Professor Shirley Congdon, Vice-Chancellor of the...
June 25, 2021
On June 25, 2021, the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation organized a webinar looking at the future of Pharmacy education. This is part of UNESCO Futures of Education initiative. Speakers: Rayene Abdelhadi: Students’ Place in Education Irene Bougenville: Solutions for Inequalities Ian Larson: Quality of Online...
June 24, 2021
On 24th of June 2021, College of pharmacy students from the PharmD program and Master of Clinical Pharmacy in addition to many Faculty attended an eye opening career counselling session with Dr. Ahmed Sultan, Senior Pharmacy Informatics Specialist at American Hospital in Dubai (AHD). During the session, Dr. Sultan introduced the...
June 24, 2021
Year 3 PharmD student, from College of Pharmacy, Ms. Fathima Sheik, won first place in Asthma Counselling Competition organized by IVPN Student Network by filming a role play video counselling an asthma patient based on clinical case scenario provided during the competition. Ms. Fathima Sheik reflected on her experience...
June 18, 2021
On June 18th, 2021, a group of students from the Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) had an online meeting with the Chair of Pharmacology & Toxicology department, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona (UoA), Professor Xinxin Ding. During the session, our students presented an overview of their current research...
June 17, 2021
On June 17, 2021, A group of GMU Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students in their drug information rotation had a chance to compare their drug information answers with their counterparts at Washington State University (WSU). The same questions from clinicians were answered by the student groups of GMU and WSU, their preceptors...
June 16, 2021
On June 16, 2021, Dr. Rizah Anwar Assadi, GMU alumni and Clinical Preceptor at Gulf Medical University College of Pharmacy, received the Clinical Pharmacist title from the Ministry of Health and Prevention after passing the Clinical Pharmacy license oral exam and interview. The license was granted following her two years of clinical...