Master in Clinical Pharmacy (MCP) students at the College of Pharmacy, GMU successfully completed their Research Thesis Defense examination from August 02 to 05, 2021. On August 3, 2021, Dr. Mark Maas was in a panel of examiners to evaluate 1 student. The panel of examiners included a pharmacy professional from Gulf Medical University, a senior medical professional from Thumbay University Hospital, and Dr. Mark, Department of Pharmacy Services, VCU Health System, USA.
The thesis work spread over one full year. Students were able to complete their research starting from conceiving the idea, Institutional Review Board approval, data collection, analysis, preparation of a research manuscript and thesis before finally defending their work before the examination panel.
Vice Chancellor for Quality and Global Engagement and Dean College of Pharmacy Prof. Sherief Khalifa commented: Having a medical doctor on the examination team adds value to students’ work and brings about interprofessional collaboration in clinical research. External examiners from top ranked universities and academic health systems around the world serve to assure the quality of our graduates and our programs.