GMU inaugurates Thumbay Institute of Clinical Simulation
anchoring the UAE’s largest network of healthcare training centers
Ajman, UAE (Press Release): Gulf Medical University today opened the Thumbay Institute of Clinical Simulation at its Ajman campus, a next-generation training hub designed to let students, residents, and practicing clinicians learn, rehearse, and master real-world care in a safe, high-fidelity environment. The inauguration took place at 10:00 AM at Gulf Medical University in the presence of academic leaders, faculty, and healthcare partners.
Great clinicians aren’t built in lecture halls alone. They’re shaped by repeated, guided practice on lifelike scenarios until the right response becomes second nature. The new institute delivers exactly that—team-based drills, OSCEs, crisis resource management, and procedure training across medicine and allied health—using advanced manikins, task trainers, simulated wards, and digital recording for debrief.
With today’s opening, GMU and the Thumbay academic health system are assembling the UAE’s largest integrated network of healthcare simulation centers. This network includes:
- Thumbay Clinical Simulation Centre
- Dental Simulation Centre
- Physiotherapy Simulation Centre
- Thumbay Surgical Skills Center
- Upcoming Thumbay Veterinary Simulation Centre (small and large animals)
- Upcoming Thumbay Simulation Centre at Dubai
Together, these facilities will standardize skills training across disciplines and raise the bar for patient safety across the region.
Prof. Manda Venkatramana, Chancellor of Gulf Medical University, said:
“Simulation changes outcomes. It lets our learners make mistakes without harm, learn as teams, and return to the bedside more confident and more prepared. With this institute and our growing network across medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, surgery, and soon veterinary medicine, GMU is setting a national standard for hands-on health-profession education.”
What this really means is more competent graduates, faster onboarding for interns and residents, stronger interdisciplinary teamwork, and safer care for patients. The institute will serve GMU’s undergraduate and postgraduate programs, support continuous professional development for clinicians across the Thumbay healthcare network, and host certification courses with international partners.
The facility features simulation suites replicating ICU, emergency, operating theatre, primary care, inpatient wards, and home-care settings. Every session is recorded for structured debrief so learners can see, measure, and improve performance. The curriculum spans communication, ethics, cultural competence, and leadership under pressure, not just procedures and protocols.
- Memberships, Accreditations & Affiliations:
- American Heart Association (AHA) International Training Centre
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
- Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM)
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRC PUK)
- (Jaheziya) Emirates Medical Preparedness and Response Program
- Health and Safety Institute (HSI)
Gulf Medical University has long championed practice-ready education across its colleges and clinical partners. Today’s launch strengthens that promise and creates a unified simulation pathway from classroom to clinic to community care—covering human and, soon, animal health—while opening the door to joint research on human factors, AI-assisted training, and patient-safety outcomes.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
