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July 6, 2021
On Tuesday, July 6th, the first-year Master in Drug Discovery and Development students presented their research proposals as part of the Directed Research course, which is considered the first part of the approval process of their research proposals. The meeting had all the MDD and pharmaceutical sciences department faculty with their wide...
July 5, 2021
On July 5, 2021, PharmD students (Ms.Omaimah, Ms.Farhana, Ms.Nafis, Ms.Mohsina and Ms.Affana) published a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, indexed in SCOPUS (cite score 1.5, Q3), PubMed and other databases. The students’ conducted this research under the supervision of Dr....
June 30, 2021
On June 30, 2021, PharmD students (Saba, Afifa and Fawaz) published a systematic review of recent literature in Journal of Education and health Promotion, indexed in SCOPUS, PubMed and other databases. This article highlights the medication error trends and the impact of healthcare services in prevention of drug related problems in the...
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...