Master in Public Health (MPH)

MPH is a dual degree program which is being offered in collaboration with the University of Arizona which is ranked among the top 1% of the universities worldwide by QS World Rankings 2018. This is the only program of its kind in UAE with an internationally recognized curriculum. MPH program is designed for working professionals with a flexible learning schedule.

• Health professionals and professionals from general stream looking to enhance their careers in public health
• Graduates from health professions (Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy) and other education programs (Management, Engineering) who are keen to develop their research skills and pursue a public health career
• Researchers and public health practitioners who are passionate about ideas, collaboration, and solutions to today's global health challenges

The applicant shall be a Graduate of Science / Health or Biological Sciences in an accredited school in the UAE or a IMED-listed medical school outside the UAE with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.

• Medical and Health Services Manager
• Health Educator
• Community Health Worker
• Public Health Management Analyst
• Director of Programs and Services
• Health Communication Specialist
• Research Scientist
• Environmental Health Intelligence Analyst
• Epidemiologist

Degree is recognized and fully accredited by Ministry of Education, UAE. Graduates will be recieving dual degrees (GMU + University of Arizona)

Gulf Medical University is one of the most popular medical education destinations in the Gulf region. GMU has emerged as the biggest private medical university in the region with the addition of new programs, prestigious regional and international collaborations, multiple global accreditations, increasing student numbers and its transformation into the region’s only private Academic Health System.

Undergraduate programs include: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D), Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor in Healthcare Management & Economics, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBMS), Associate Degree in Pre-Clinical Sciences – International Medicine Program (Poland, Ghana, Egypt) and Bachelor of Science courses in Anesthesia Technology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Medical Imaging Sciences and Nursing.

GMU enjoys a robust collaboration with a number of prestigious universities around the world, such as the University of Arizona, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee - USA, University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy in Connecticut, German Heidelberg University, University of Ghana, Medical University of Lublin, Tokyo Medical Dental University as well as research institutes such as the Gustave Rossi Cancer Research Institute – France.

GMU uses latest technology in the classrooms for teaching and training students. One of the most prominent uses of technology in teaching is the Virtual Patient Learning (VPL), a simulation program based on Artificial Intelligence.