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Gulf Medical University

Gulf Medical University
جامعة الخليج الطبية
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Seal of Gulf Medical University
Former names
Gulf Medical College
Motto Learn from the World
Type Private
Established 1998
Chancellor Prof. Hossam Hamdy
President Thumbay Moideen
Undergraduates 1144 Students
Postgraduates 09 Students
Location Al Jurf, Ajman, UAE
Coordinates: 25°25′3″N 55°29′59″E / 25.41750°N 55.49972°E / 25.41750; 55.49972
Publications GMU Health
Colors Red & Gold
Affiliations MOHESR
WHO
Avicenna Directories
IIE
IMED
AUAP
EURAS
AARU
IMSA
Website www.gmu.ac.ae
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Gulf Medical University (Arabic: جامعة الخليج الطبية‎‎), (GMU) formerly known as Gulf Medical College, established in 1998, is a private university in the United Arab Emirates. It offers various courses in medicine.

Gulf Medical University is the first medical school in the U.A.E to offer admission to both males and females of all nationalities.

Thumbay Moideen is the Founder, President of Board of Governors of Gulf Medical University. It is owned and promoted by Thumbay Group.

Prof. Hossam Hamdy is the Chancellor of GMU, and Prof. Gita Ashok Raj is the Provost.

GMU was listed in Asia’s 100 best and fastest growing private education institutes by WCRC Leaders-Asia magazine.


Gulf Medical University (GMU) is located in the emirate of Ajman, on the western coast of the UAE. GMU was founded in 1998 as Gulf Medical College (GMC) by the Thumbay Group, and offered certified courses in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Physiotherapy. The college was opened under Decree Number 1, issued on 28 January 1998, by His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al-Nuaimi, the ruler of Ajman and Member of the Supreme Council, UAE.

The institution became a University in the year 2008 following a Decree by Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates.

Today, the focus of Gulf Medical University has extended into three core areas: Medical Education, Healthcare and Research.

The Gulf Medical University is located on a vast stretch of land extending up to a 1 Million Sq.ft. and a built area of 1 Million Sq.ft. (being built in phases) that currently houses the main campus and its support facilities. It has within itself laboratories, classrooms and administration buildings, a stand-alone building that houses the library and the modern multimedia centers, a Restaurant and a sports complex with courts for tennis, basketball, volleyball and grounds for cricket and football.

The Information and Learning Centre covers a huge area spread over two floors incorporating a computer laboratory having 80 terminals with 8 multi-media labs, a graduate study centre, 8 small group learning rooms and internet browsing facilities, Medline abstracts for viewing and printing, medical data bases for accessing full-text articles covering 400 journals, and hard copies of journals, text books and monographs covering both areas of basic and clinical sciences are available. Wireless connectivity in the whole campus provides access to both the internet and intranet resources for students and faculty.


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