Strategic Goal 1: Improving educational quality & growing portfolio of programs
Objective 1: Pursue full accreditation by CAA, Ministry of Education, UAE and undergo ACPE certification process in the January 2018 cycle.
Examples of projects
- PharmD CAA accreditation
- Master in Clinical Pharmacy CAA accreditation
- PharmD ACPE certification
Objective 2: Perform ongoing program evaluation strategies, analyze results, recommend improvement action, implement these actions and monitor impact of improvement actions on student learning and program quality.
Examples of projects
- Course/Rotation evaluation by students
- Pharmacy curriculum outcomes assessment
- Student e-portfolio
- Exit survey
- Alumni survey
- Employer survey
Objective 3: Initiate partnerships and collaborations with international universities for benchmarking, exchange of ideas and overall program enhancement.
Examples of projects
- Partner with national institutions
- Partner with international institutions
Objective 4: Build skills lab, incorporate educational technologies and skill building educational pedagogies, like team-based learning and OSCEs to enhance teaching, learning and assessment.
Examples of projects
- Sterile Compounding Laboratory
- Pharmacy Practice Laboratory
- Educational technologies
- Team-Based Learning
- OSCE
- Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Objective 5: Offer master programs in clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Examples of projects
- Master program in clinical pharmacy
- Master program in pharmaceutical sciences
Strategic Goal 2: Developing solution-focused research for public impact
Objective 6: Increase number of faculty members with high quality and quantity research output.
Example of project
- Recruitment of research active faculty members.
Objective 7: Increase the number of yearly peer-reviewed publications for the College of Pharmacy.
Examples of projects
- Establish a drug discovery and development lab
- Upgrading of available online resources
- Research rewards for publishing in high impact Scopus indexed journals.
Objective 8: Partner with other academic, health and industrial institutions to produce research that is responsive to societal needs.
Examples of projects
- Partnerships with national institutions
- Partnerships with international institutions
Objective 9: Communicate research news of the College through the website and other media to communicate with the public on the social impact of our research.
Examples of projects
- Peer-reviewed publications on the college website.
- National and international conference participation.
- College annual conferences to be more international.
Strategic Goal 3: Building GMU-AHS brand through engagement
Objective 10: Partner with internal and external stakeholders.
Examples of projects
- Utilizing all Thumbay group healthcare facilities.
- Partnering with Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman and others.
- Enriching College advisory board.
Objective 11: Participate in professional activities nationally and internationally to represent the College and its contributions to science and to the pharmacy profession.
Examples of projects
- CME program for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
- Community engagement program.
- Working with Emirati Pharmaceutical Society, FIP, ISPOR, ACPE, AACP, and others
Strategic Goal 4: Structural alignment for efficient and effective GMU operations
Objective 12: Create an organizational structure and job responsibilities within the College that is in alignment with GMU and monitor effectiveness in operations.
Examples of projects
- Revising organizational structure
- Utilizing GMU Academic Health System
- Updating Job Descriptions
Objective 13: Improve communication between faculty, preceptors, and students.
Examples of projects
- Full utilization of Learning Management System
- Exclusive use of GMU email for Faculty & Students