{"id":17836,"date":"2025-10-23T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=17836"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:53:00","slug":"dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p align=\"justify\">On October 23, 2025 \u2013 The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) is pleased to announce the successful thesis defense of Gharisa Alsuwaidi, MPharm (Clinical Pharmacy) candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">Her thesis, titled \u201cEffectiveness and Safety of Combination Antihypertensive Therapy,\u201d explored the clinical outcomes and safety profiles of combination therapy in the management of hypertension. The research contributes to optimizing therapeutic strategies for improved patient outcomes in cardiovascular disease management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">Gharisa, was supervised by Dr. Semira Beshir and Dr. Doaa AlKhalidi. Her thesis was examined by Prof. Mirza Baig (Internal Examiner) and Dr. Ahmed Abuelhana, BPharm, PgDip, MSc, PhD, FHEA, PSPharmS, BSAC; Programme Director, MPharm (Hons); Co-Director, Centre for International Health Innovation &amp; Partnerships (CIHIP); Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, UK (External Examiner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">DMU congratulates Gharisa on her exceptional academic success and her meaningful contribution to clinical pharmacy research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25a.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">On October 23, 2025 \u2013 The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) proudly announces the successful thesis defense of Bashayer Raed Awlaqi, MPharm (Clinical Pharmacy) candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">Her thesis, titled \u201cTrend of Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Outpatient Clinics and Pharmacy: A Retrospective Study,\u201d examined prescribing patterns and utilization trends of antibiotics in pediatric outpatient settings. The study highlights the importance of antimicrobial stewardship and supports evidence-based interventions to promote rational antibiotic use in children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">Bashayer, was supervised by Dr. Semira Beshir and Prof. Kishore Gnana Sam. Her thesis was examined by Prof. Mirza Baig (Internal Examiner) and Dr. Ahmed Abuelhana, BPharm, PgDip, MSc, PhD, FHEA, PSPharmS, BSAC; Programme Director, MPharm (Hons); Co-Director, Centre for International Health Innovation &amp; Partnerships (CIHIP); Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, UK (External Examiner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">DMU extends heartfelt congratulations to Bashayer for her outstanding academic accomplishment and valuable contribution to pediatric pharmacotherapy research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25b-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 23, 2025 \u2013 The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) is pleased to announce the successful thesis defense of Gharisa Alsuwaidi, MPharm (Clinical Pharmacy) candidate. Her thesis, titled \u201cEffectiveness and Safety of Combination Antihypertensive Therapy,\u201d explored the clinical outcomes and safety profiles of combination therapy in the management of hypertension. The <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"blog-category":[55],"class_list":["post-17836","blog_post","type-blog_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog-category-pharmacy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense - Dubai Medical University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense - Dubai Medical University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On October 23, 2025 \u2013 The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) is pleased to announce the successful thesis defense of Gharisa Alsuwaidi, MPharm (Clinical Pharmacy) candidate. Her thesis, titled \u201cEffectiveness and Safety of Combination Antihypertensive Therapy,\u201d explored the clinical outcomes and safety profiles of combination therapy in the management of hypertension. The\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dubai Medical University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-20T11:53:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"980\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"588\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense - Dubai Medical University\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-23T11:49:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-20T11:53:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg\",\"width\":980,\"height\":588},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/blog-post\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/\",\"name\":\"dmu.ae\",\"description\":\"Dubai Medical University Explore world-class medical education at Dubai Medical Univeristy. We offer MD, BPharm, MPharm, and Nursing programs designed to shape future healthcare leaders. Join us for excellence in academics, research, and clinical training\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Dubai Medical University\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dubai Medical University\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/DMU.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/DMU.png\",\"width\":99,\"height\":102,\"caption\":\"Dubai Medical University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dmu.ae\\\/home\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/dubaimedicaluniversity\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense - Dubai Medical University","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense - Dubai Medical University","og_description":"On October 23, 2025 \u2013 The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) is pleased to announce the successful thesis defense of Gharisa Alsuwaidi, MPharm (Clinical Pharmacy) candidate. Her thesis, titled \u201cEffectiveness and Safety of Combination Antihypertensive Therapy,\u201d explored the clinical outcomes and safety profiles of combination therapy in the management of hypertension. The","og_url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/","og_site_name":"Dubai Medical University","article_modified_time":"2025-11-20T11:53:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":980,"height":588,"url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/","url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/","name":"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense - Dubai Medical University","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-23T11:49:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-20T11:53:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cop_mpharmtheses_nov25fe.jpg","width":980,"height":588},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dubai-medical-university-college-of-pharmacy-announces-successful-mpharm-thesis-defense\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Dubai Medical University \u2013 College of Pharmacy Announces Successful MPharm Thesis Defense"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/","name":"dmu.ae","description":"Dubai Medical University Explore world-class medical education at Dubai Medical Univeristy. We offer MD, BPharm, MPharm, and Nursing programs designed to shape future healthcare leaders. Join us for excellence in academics, research, and clinical training","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Dubai Medical University","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/#organization","name":"Dubai Medical University","url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DMU.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DMU.png","width":99,"height":102,"caption":"Dubai Medical University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dubaimedicaluniversity\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_post\/17836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17836"},{"taxonomy":"blog-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-category?post=17836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}