Gulf Medical University and Jahezyia to promote medical education in disaster medicine

Gulf Medical University and Jahezyia to promote medical education in disaster medicine

Gulf Medical University (GMU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Medical Preparedness and Response Program (Jahezyia) to bolster medical education and mutual knowledge transfer between the two entities in Disaster Medicine and Emergency preparedness. The partnership will aim to promote ties between both parties through training programs, sharing of facilities and resources, and exchange of expertise. Gulf Medical University and Jahezyia plan to support each other to encourage training for students, professional staff, and faculty and to facilitate exchange of information and networking. Through this MoU and other efforts, Jahezyia seeks to build the capacity of the healthcare sector and upskill the medical workforce in the areas of disaster and emergency readiness. The two entities have identified areas of mutual interest and collaboration, which includes academic and educational exchanges and rotations for medical practitioners, students and faculty. This will also entail cooperative programming in the areas of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. These exchanges and programming will advance Jahezyia’s objectives in strengthening the research capacity and infrastructure for post-graduate medical education, including a potential programme to train clinician investigators. The MoU will also see the development of Ajman Disaster Medicine Center that will take the lead