Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, a leading private medical university in the UAE owned and operated by Thumbay Group, celebrated the completion of its 17th year of service recently.

 

A cake-cutting ceremony was conducted at the university campus to mark the occasion, and was attended by B Ramanath Rai, the Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology of the state of Karnataka, India; A B Ibrahim, deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, India;  Thumbay Moideen - founder president of the Board of Governors of GMU; prof Gita Ashok Raj - provost of GMU; Akbar Moideen Thumbay – vice president of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group; the deans and faculty members of the colleges under GMU, the members of the administrative team of Thumbay Group, and a large number of students.

 

“The completion of seventeen years has provided a useful perspective to look back over the efforts undertaken so far to provide quality medical education to the aspiring students and the results achieved till date.  We have new responsibilities to shoulder and new opportunities to explore, as we step into the 18th year. Together let us take GMU to greater heights,” said Moideen.

 

Prof Raj recalled the journey of 17 years from a medical college to a medical university, and expressed confidence in GMU emerging as a full-fledged research-based university in the next five years. 

 

She added that with all the required ingredients in place, GMU was on track to emerge as one of the best research and innovation based medical universities in the region. 

 

The GMC was established in 1998, as an institution offering undergraduate programmes in medicine, physiotherapy, dentistry and pharmacy. 

 

The institution became a full-fledged medical university - the Gulf Medical University in 2008.

 

It now offers a range of courses including MBBS, BPT, DMD, PharmD and masters programmes in clinical pathology, public health, and toxicology, besides unique programmes like masters in human reproductive biology, bachelor of biomedical sciences and masters in physical therapy.

 

A 300-bed ultra-modern teaching hospital, a 50-chair dental hospital and an advanced rehabilitation centre under Thumbay Group, within the GMU campus in Ajman, are upcoming projects expected to be completed in 2016/2017. 

 

The GMU also houses the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Research and Innovation (CABRI), the biggest laboratory chain in UAE with four full-fledged laboratories and sample collection centres across the various Emirates, and Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare (CASH), a multidisciplinary educational facility integrating simulation as an educational tool for providing a state-of-the-art, safe learning environment that promotes professional development. - TradeArabia News Service