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It also supports national efforts to strengthen evidence-based integrative healthcare and deepen collaboration between academic institutions and healthcare stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. Sherief Khalifa, Vice Chancellor \u2013 Academic Affairs at Dubai Medical University, commented: \u201cOur vision in establishing the UAE\u2019s first Department of Integrative Medicine is to advance a model of healthcare that brings together modern Western medicine and traditional practices in a safe, responsible, and evidence-based manner. 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