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Table of contentI1 The 9th Annual Dubai Medical Education Symposium 2015 addresses the recent strides in medical education and clinical practiceFouzia Shersad, Hajer SheikhS1 Acute lower limb ischaemia — Snow White and the Seven "Ps"Munther I. AldooriS2 Learning styles in medical educationMohammed Galal El Din AhmedS3 Reflection and feedback in teaching in clinical settingsJoseph Michael Muscat-BaronS4 Medical Education in the Millennial EraDima AbdelmannanS5 Current trends in the assessment of clinical competency at the workplaceHossam HamdyS6 Influence of culture in delivering educationSyed Tanzeem Haider RazaS7 Medical education – its day-to-day value in caring for patientParveen J KumarS8 IgG-4 related diseases (IgG-4 RD): what the clinician needs to knowFatheia Ali BayoumyS9 From fetus to infant: the pediatric surgical care come into its ownGloria PelizzoS10 20 minutes to know rheumatic diseaseMike IraniS11 Research trends at Dubai Medical CollegeFouzia Shersad, Doaa SultanP1 The Clinical Skills & Simulation Center (CSSC): Facing challenges in implementing the standardized program during OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) for undergraduate medical studentsSumaiah Ali AbdulwahabP2 Informed consent education in a multicultural medical environment: clinical clerks’ perspectivesTahra AlMahmoud, M. Jawad Hashim, Margaret Ann Elzubeir, Frank BranickiP3 Effectiveness of information literacy on the information retrieval activity of medical studentsBushra ParveenP4 Opportunistic infections in AIDSR. Subha Parameshwaran, Shubhangi PathakP5 From transactional to transformative learning: engaging early-stage students in community engagement activitiesGhazala Khan, Sabeena Salam, Nabeerah AftabP6 A study of drug utilization of over the counter (OTC) drugs in private pharmacies of a residential area of Dubai, UAETasneem Sandozi, Aksha Memon, Maira Khalid Mehmood, Nayyab Mohammed Tayyab Mustafa, Almas Parker, Kawther HamdiP7 General education matters for envisioning holistic integrative thinking in healthcare professionalsSabeena SalamP8 Course report: multidimensional imaging and capturing the quality of offered coursesEman Abu-Gharbieh, Sabeena SalamP9 Recent advances in medical educationM. Jawad Hashim

Purpose: To examine the impact of applying Qualifications Framework Emirates (QFE) on the undergraduate Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) curriculum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) context. Method: Curriculum developers (faculty and other stakeholders) have selected appropriate teaching, learning and assessment strategies for their course/s according to the level descriptors defined by the QFE. Such level descriptors serve as a common platform to support national and international accreditation requirements. In order to align the BPharm curriculum with QFE, an outcomes-based approach had been adopted. Results: The program benefited in many aspects, particularly, in providing a frame of reference, enabling the offered qualification to be described and compared with similar programs, providing a baseline to compare UAE qualifications with other national and/or international ones, recognising the achievement in learning with different complexity levels. Other benefits include enabling the recognition of prior learning, identifying the learning outcomes needed for new qualifications, facilitating alignment and integration of the quality of educational and experiential outcomes with economic and social development and improving transparency of the individual qualifications through learning outcomes mapping. Conclusion: Application of QFE to BPharm curriculum at Dubai Pharmacy College ensures a systematic approach in designing and implementing the curriculum, and awarding a principal qualification, which in turn are necessary for effective quality assurance.

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Objective: Designing a region's need-based programs can be an exceptional complement boosting the knowledge economy of the country. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is increasingly focusing on the pharma and biotech sectors. As a result, there have been increasing demands for qualifications in pharmacy education to fit into higher roles in pharmaceutical industries and multinational companies (MNCs) in the region. Method: This study is a case demonstration that details the design processes authors used for the graduate program 'Pharmaceutical Product Development'. Results: The three stages in program positioning; identifying the need for the new program, program design, and development, and program effectiveness are illustrated in this manuscript. Conclusion: The authors believe that this manuscript serves as a valuable resource for novice curriculum developers in the development of new educational programs.