Gulf Medical University (GMU) established in 1998 is a leading medical university in the Gulf region. GMU offers Medical and Health Professional Education in the field of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Anesthesia & Surgical Technology, and Medical Imaging Sciences. GMU offers postgraduate programs in Toxicology, Public Health, Clinical Pathology. In addition, the university also offers Short Term Certificate Courses for Health workforce development and career enhancement. GMU differentiates itself having its own network of hospitals, clinics, and institutes.

The Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine, Thumbay institute for population health and Thumbay Institute of health workforce development are the hubs for research, post-graduate studies, and continuous professional development. The university programs are accredited by Ministry of Education, UAE. All programs are recognized by World Health Organization (WHO) and listed in the WHO Directory of Medical Schools and IMED under the auspices of FAIMER and the list of program offerings in universities of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) of the WHO. It has graduated about 1300 graduates and another 900 are graduated under Continuing Medical Health Education program.

At present, the university has 100,000 Sq. meters. of built-up area and 29,728.97 sq. meters. The Thumbay University Hospital Complex includes the 350-bed Thumbay University Hospital – the largest private academic hospital in the region, Thumbay Dental Hospital – first private dental hospital in the country and the largest academic dental hospital in the Middle East region’s private sector and Thumbay Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital – the biggest and most advanced hospital for physical therapy and rehabilitation. The hospital will feature a special robotic pharmacy, a first of its kind in the region, and will have quaternary care facilities. The hospital’s state-of-the-art laboratory will be connected to Thumbay Labs to offer highly specialized tests and diagnostic facilities. The upcoming dental hospital is a dedicated dental unit for the teaching and training the students of Dentistry which will have all dental specialties under one roof, In order to train the physical therapy students of the university, a hi-tech rehabilitation center hosting a unique state-of-the-art Sports Medicine, Hydrotherapy unit, GAIT Analysis lab and an Ergonomic simulation lab that will promote analytical and therapeutic services is under construction. The center will provide specialized physiotherapy services in the fields of Musculoskeletal, Cardio-respiratory, Neurology, Pediatrics and Women’s Health.

Thumbay Labs has three main areas of function – Clinical Research, High Complexity Laboratory Testing for super-specialties and Statistical Support for analysis of clinical research data and for the generation of evidence-based clinical practice. It has super specialty diagnostic facilities for Neonatal Screening of infants for various inborn errors of metabolism, HLA Allele Specific Sequencing, Beta Thalassemia Mutation Detection by PCR, Chromosomal Analysis, Microarray-based genetic testing and Immuno-histo-chemical assays for cancer screening.

Gulf Medical University is owned and operated by Thumbay Group, a diversified business conglomerate headquartered in DIFC – Dubai. From humble beginnings in 1998 when its Founder Mr. Thumbay Moideen, a third generation business entrepreneur from India migrated to the UAE to establish Thumbay Group, today, more than a decade and a half since its inception, the Group under his Presidency operates across 20 different verticals including Education, Healthcare, Medical Research, Diagnostics, Retail Pharmacy, Health Communications, Retail Opticals, Wellness, Nutrition Stores, Hospitality, Real Estate, Publishing, Technology, Media, Events, Medical Tourism, Trading and Marketing & Distribution. Thumbay Group today employs close to 5000 people, which is projected to increase to around 20000 by the year 2022, with the completion of ongoing and upcoming projects.