GMU: ‘Best medical university in the region’
ajman — Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, a leading medical university in the Middle East region has been recognised as the ‘Best Medical Education University’ at the prestigious Forbes Middle East Higher Education Awards 2019, held to honour the region’s best universities at the Taj Dubai on April 24. The award was received by Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of GMU, in the presence of top decision makers from the region’s education industry as well as government officials and other VIP dignitaries.
With six colleges and 26 accredited courses, GMU has risen to the forefront of medical universities in the region becoming the biggest of its kind. The university has unique academic programmes to its credit. GMU’s recently launched College of Healthcare Management and Economics is a unique, specialised college of healthcare management and economics that aims to prepare graduates to pursue careers in healthcare management, health economics, policy-making and administration in the region and internationally. The programmes are offered in collaboration with leading international universities — the University of Milan, University of Arizona, American University of Cairo, University of Central Florida, etc. The college is a member of the European Healthcare Management Association.
Commenting on the Forbes award, Prof. Hamdy, the Chancellor of GMU said: “Recognitions like these explain why GMU is called the medical university of the future. We differentiate ourselves in the full spectrum of medical education. We are proud of our student diversity, the quality of our faculty and our highly advanced curriculum.”