Dr. Dixon Thomas while working as Associate Dean Clinical at Gulf Medical University College of Pharmacy completed his MBA in Consultancy Management. The official certificate was received in January 2022. The MBA offered from ‘The Birla Institute of Technology & Science’ was in a work-integrated learning mode. Dr. Dixon’s MBA project was assessing the impact of a ‘drug information management in interprofessional care’ course on healthcare professionals at Thumbay University Hospital.
Vice Chancellor for Quality & Global Engagement and Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Prof. Sherief Khalifa commented: “This is an example where working towards a degree helps improve academia and professional practice and contributes to the literature. A great way to maximize the utilization of available resources and achieve several goals simultaneously”.