On April 06, 2021, GMU Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing conducted a Flu & COVID-19 Vaccination Workshop for Pharmacy and Nursing students. In 2020, the College of Pharmacy conducted a workshop on Flu vaccination with the College of Nursing for Pharmacy students. This year, the workshop expanded to include nursing students for interprofessional education. The Workshop systematically trains with the required knowledge and skill in enabling them as independent vaccination providers. Competencies of the students were assessed using team-based learning approach, after iRAT and tRAT, the students performed injections as the final application step.
The workshop was conducted in collaboration with Washington State University (WSU). Dr. Kimberly McKeirnan from WSU, Dr. Baljinder Sing from Thumbay University Hospital and Ms. Sija Binoy from GMU College of Nursing presented their sessions on Flu and COVID-19 vaccination. Faculty from the GMU Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing managed team-based learning, examination, hands-on training, and practical assessment.
Vice Chancellor for Quality and Global Engagement and Dean College of Pharmacy Prof. Sherief Khalifa commented: “Collaboration between GMU Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing was very valuable as it brought together the different expertise and the sharing of complementary knowledge and skills with the ultimate goal to provide the best possible care for our patients. This collaboration was for sure a role model approach for our students to see first-hand the value of working together across different healthcare professions. Our next step is a collaborative project with IVPN network and the American Pharmacist Association to strengthen the advocacy and local capacity building in vaccination training for pharmacists. We expect that soon pharmacist in UAE will fully engage in all types of immunizations”.