Gulf Medical
University (GMU), the leading private medical university in the region
owned and operated by Thumbay Group, UAE, conducted the 7thAnnual
Scientific Meeting at its campus in Ajman on 4thand 5thNovember 2015.
The theme for this year’s meeting was ‘Enhancing Healthcare Delivery
Optimizing the Last Mile’.
Speaking at the
opening ceremony, GMU Provost Prof. Gita Ashok Raj said that the Annual
Scientific Meeting was being conducted every year to coincide with the
date of founding of GMU, 5thNovember 1998. She described the two-day
annual event as one of the significant steps taken to transform GMU into
a research and innovation based university. “Every year we see that
more and more students are taking up research activities. The interest
and enthusiasm among the students for engaging in research has been very
encouraging. With the establishment of the Centre for Advanced
Biomedical Research and Innovation (CABRI) in GMU, our research
initiatives and programs have received a major boost,” she said. She
added that the Annual Scientific Meeting was instrumental in fostering
both inter-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary interactions, which was
beneficial to research, in the long run.
Dr. P. K. Menon,
Director of CABRI explained the theme, format and objectives of the
Annual Scientific Meeting, in his speech at the opening ceremony. He
stressed that the program sought to inspire future studies and enhance
research in the medical field. Explaining the achievements of CABRI
since its inception, Dr. Menon outlined the new super specialty tests,
accreditations, tie-ups with foreign universities, research
grants/projects and submitted projects of CABRI. He said that the
part-time clinical research opportunities provided by CABRI to GMU
students was proving very beneficial. He added that CABRI’s part-time
clinical research program had started attracting bright students from
other universities as well, as many of them were impressed by its
excellent facilities.
The 7thAnnual
Scientific Meeting had oral as well as poster presentations by GMU
faculty and students. A wide range of topics were covered under three
main categories: Biomedical Sciences & Clinical Practice, Dental
Sciences & Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences & Clinical
Pharmacy. Prizes and certificates were awarded to faculty members and
students for the oral and poster presentations.
