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Gulf Medical University: Pursue your dreams to help humanity

The university offers courses that are world-class as well as job-oriented

Gulf Medical University (GMU), established by Thumbay Group in 1998, has six colleges and offers 26 accredited programmes with students of over 86 nationalities. 
The undergraduate programmes offered by GMU include medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, biomedical sciences, healthcare management and economics, anaesthesia technology, medical laboratory sciences, physiotherapy, medical imaging sciences and associate degree in preclinical sciences.

Graduate programmes are offered in public health, physical therapy, endodontology, periodontics, clinical pharmacy, healthcare management & economics, health professions education and medical laboratory sciences.

GMU's College of Healthcare Management and Economics' programmes (bachelors and executive masters) are unique, aiming to prepare the graduates to pursue careers in healthcare management, health economics, policy-making and administration in the region and internationally.

Located in Thumbay Medicity, Ajman, it is a hub of state-of-the-art Academic Health System integrating medical education, healthcare and research, GMU provides clinical training to its students through its hospitals which include Thumbay University Hospital, Thumbay Dental Hospital and Thumbay Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Hospitals located in the campus at Thumbay Medicity. In addition, clinical training takes place in government hospitals like Sheikh Shakhbout Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

GMU graduates are given priority for employment with the various healthcare establishments of Thumbay Group, including the Thumbay Hospital network, as well as Thumbay Clinics, Thumbay Pharmacies and Thumbay Labs. GMU has a global network of top collaborating universities like University of Arizona, Virginia, Commonwealth University, Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee - USA, University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy in Connecticut, Tokyo Medical Dental University, etc.
Students volunteers share their thoughts

Salwa Ali (UAE national), 4th Year BBMS
"I consider it my duty as a UAE citizen and a healthcare professional, to provide whatever assistance I can in the fight against Covid-19. As soon as the MOH asked final year students of medical professions to volunteer, my university immediately contacted us and encouraged us to volunteer."



Sajadhossein Bazrafshani (UK national), 5th Year MBBS
"One of the key pillars of our University has always been community engagement, and I think GMU is currently the only university in the UAE that has given the students an opportunity to help as volunteers, to utilise our training for the better good."