Developing Research Skills in Pharmacy Students: An Artwork of College of Pharmacy, GMU, UAE

On December 25, 2019, Pharmacy students (Pharm D & Master in Clinical Pharmacy) published three articles with dr. Syed Wasif Gillani (Assoc.Prof). Two of them in Q4-Scopus and Scimago indexed journal and one in peer-reviewed EMBASE & EBSCO indexed. The pharmacy students are the future practitioners of the healthcare system, critical thinking and research development skills are the mandatory requirements in the pharmacy curriculum. The college of pharmacy (GMU) focused in the learning and competency development to produce proficient pharmacist. This vision has led us to student-based publications as following;

a. Clinical Review of Therapeutic Updates of IBD among GDM pregnancy.

Authors: Naseeha Abduljalal, Syed Wasif Gillani*, Sharrol Jesmine, Runyararo Makona, Ikran abdishukur, Aisha Muhammed, Rukayya Namtari

b. Clinical Review: management of Lower respiratory tract infection in pediatric population

Authors: Ghasna Mohiuddin, Syed Wasif Gillani*, Anam Azhar, Rukhsar A. Majeed

c. Therapeutic drug monitoring of cyclosporine versus mycophenolate mofetil in patients with renal failure and type II diabetes mellitus: Safety and efficacy

Authors:  Rana Kamran Mahmood, Syed Wasif Gillani*, Muhammad Waqas Saeed, Umar Ahmad, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam, Kishore Gnana Sam

All the faculty members of college of the pharmacy together with Dean (Prof. Sherief) congratulate students on successful publication and contribution to the scientific community. College of Pharmacy has achieved a great milestone in student-based research publication.

Dean Sherief Khalifa commented: We are very proud of our students and we firmly believe they will lead the change in the pharmacy profession for better health care for the people of UAE and beyond.