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August 29, 2019
Students enrolling in the fall semester of the new academic year gathered together on August 28th-29th, 2019 to be oriented more about the GMU PharmD program. The students, Class of 2024, were welcomed to the university by Prof. Sherief Khalifa, Dean, College of Pharmacy together with the faculty and staff members of the college with...
August 14, 2019
The GMU PharmD graduates appear in this photo were attending a pharmacist licensing ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria (Left to Right): Fatima Ambaya Bintu Bukar Goni Zainab Abubakar Zainab Abdulaziz Kaita Fatima Bukar Ngorgi Afandi Shehu Lauratu Zubairu Gulf Medical University PharmD program has been receiving many students from Nigeria...
July 24, 2019
Based on an MoU between Gulf Medical University (GMU) and Ajman University (AU) a group of high caliber Master’s students concluded their clinical pharmacy training at Thumbay Hospital Ajman under the supervision of GMU College of Pharmacy. A team of GMU faculty and clinical pharmacy preceptors provided a structured clinical...
July 16, 2019
On July 16, 2019, Dr. Jumana Al-Salloum, Clinical Preceptor at college of pharmacy, GMU delivered a motivational workshop style presentation to other preceptors and faculty of college of pharmacy, titled “Time Management: Tips and methods to improve the quality of time spent”. The presentation focused on tips and methods that help...
July 16, 2019
The College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University (GMU) takes serious measures towards quality improvement of pharmacy education. One of such measures is the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) studentfocus group. The focus group consisted of a representative group of graduating students who were gathered in the presence...
July 13, 2019
On 13th of July 2019, the GMU College of Pharmacy conducted an Exit Exam for the PharmD Class of 2019. The exam aimed at evaluating the competencies expected by the students during the PharmD program and thus ensuring all program learning outcomes have been achieved. The Exit Exam had two components; multiple choice questions (total...
July 6, 2019
College of Pharmacy, GMU receives ACPE Certification for its Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program making it the first internationally certified entry-to-practice PharmD program in UAE. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors reviewed the PharmD degree program of GMU College of Pharmacy, for purposes of...
July 4, 2019
On the 4th of July 2019, ten of our PharmD students from GMU College of Pharmacy participated in an Open House Event organized by Sandoz, a division of Novartis specialized in generic and biosimilar medicines. The main purpose of the Open House was to explain the multidimensional roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in...
July 1, 2019
On completion of year 1 of the Master in Clinical Pharmacy (MCP) program, students performed OSCE as a quality check before beginning year 2 of rotations and thesis. Four stations in the OSCE were general and three stations were specific to their major specialty in infectious diseases, cardiology, and parenteral nutrition. The...
July 1, 2019
Ms. Gadala Priyanka, a PharmD student from Bharat Institute of Technology, Hyderabad India has successfully completed 200 hours of Clinical Pharmacy training offered by College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University (GMU) at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman during the period May 20, 2019 to June 26, 2019. Thumbay Hospital, Ajman is the first...