No.15, 2015 Click here

September 2015
(In Academic Partnership with West Virginia University)
The Dean’s Office and Academic Affairs
Dr. Bayoumi’s Visit
OMC has been chosen for a pilot General Foundation Program audit. Dr. Riad Al Bayoumi, Professor
of Basic Medical Sciences in Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences,
UAE has been appointed as a consultant for audit report review of the college. On 6th August, a meeting
was conducted with Dr. Bayoumi, GFP faculty and QA committee members where Dr. Bayoumi
reviewed the draft copy of GFP audit portfolio and gave his feedback.
Student Interviews
Student interviews for the Batch 2015 -16 were conducted between 9th and 11th August. Around 300
students were interviewed for the Pre-medical and Pharmacy programs.
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The Dean’s Office and Academic Affairs
OMC Welcomes the New Cohort
Oman Medical College organized an orientation program for the newly admitted Medicine and
Pharmacy students at the Bowsher campus Auditorium on 8 September 2015. The major
objective of the program was to make the parents and students aware of the academic aspects of
the course, the rules and regulations of the institution and ensure parental participation in
monitoring the performance and progress of the students. Around 130 students were initiated into
the Premed program and 75 in the B.Pharm program.
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Dean of the Premed and Pharmacy program were the special guests of the event.
Note: the picture shows Dr. Abdullah Al Horthy, Deputy Director of Sultan Taboos’ University
Hospital with Dr. Saleh and Dr. Yaseen.
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Activities of Pharmacy Department
Publications
Following articles were published in peer reviewed journals
1. Majed M. AbuKhader (2015). Snack foods and beverages for children: Eat or not to Eat?.
Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 8, pp. 155-163. (on-line 21/8/15)
2. Fazil Mohammad, Singh Bhupinder, Lohan Shikha, Jain Atul, Baboota Sanjula, Sahni Jasjeet
K, Alka Ahuja and Ali Javed , Drug Nano Carriers, in the book"NanoBioMedicine”,
Chapter 11, Vol. 6, Pages 341-372 (ISBN:1-62699-056-5)(6 Volume Series; Series ISBN :
1-62699-050-6), Publishers M/s Studium Press LLC, USA
3. Mohd Rashid, Asif Husain, Ravinesh Mishra, Shahid Karim, Shamshir Khan,
Makhmur Ahmad, Naser Al-wabel, Amjad Husain, Aftab Ahmad, Shah Alam
Khan. Design and synthesis of benzimidazoles containing substituted
oxadiazole, thiadiazole and triazolo-thiadiazines as a source of new anticancer
agents. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Available online since Sept, 2015
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.08.019)
4. Sukhbir Lal Khokra, Jyoti, Chetan, Pawan Kaushik, M M Alam, M S Zaman,
Aftab Ahmad, Shah Alam Khan, Asif Husain. Quinoline based furanones and
their nitrogen analogues: docking, synthesis and biological evaluation. Saudi
Pharmaceutical Journal, Available online since June, 2015 (DOI;
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2015.05.002)
5. Md. Shamsir Alam, Zoheir A. Damanhouri, Aftab Ahmad, Lubna Abidin, Mohd
Amir, Mohd Aqil, Mohd Mujeeb, Shah Alam Khan. Development of Response
Surface Methodology for optimization of extraction parameters and quantitative
estimation of Embelin from Embelica ribes Burm by HPLC. Pharmacognosy
Magazine, 2015; 11(42) Suppl S1: 166-172. Medknow
6. Essential oils used in aromatherapy: A systemic review. Babar Ali, Naser Ali AlWabel, Saiba Shams, Aftab Ahmad, Shah Alam Khan, Firoz Anwar. Asian
Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2015; 5(8): 589-598.
7. Asif Husain, Munendra M. Varshney, Versha Parcha, Aftab Ahmad, Shah Alam
Khan. Synthesis and biological evaluation of new Hydrazide-Schiff bases.
Bangladesh J Pharmacol, 2015; 10(3):555-561.
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Dalia Waleed Al Abbasy, Nirmal Pathare, Shah Alam Khan*, Jamal Nasir Al Sabahi.
Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oil isolated from Omani basil
(Ocimum basilicum Linn.). Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 2015;5(8):645-649.
9. Asif Husain, Aftab Ahmad, Fahad Al-Abbasi, Shah Alam Khan. Synthesis and
anticonvulsant activity of Indolo-Imidazolone Hybrid molecules. Research &
Reviews-Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015;2(1): 23-28.
10. M Abrar Alam, M M Alam, M S Zaman, Shah Alam Khan, M Akhter.
Synthesis, in silico studies of new substituted pyrazolone based hydrazone
derivatives and their biological activities. International Journal of
Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis (IJPCA) 2015; 2(2):65-73. Innovative
publication
11. Asif Husain, Aftab Ahmad, Shah Alam Khan, Mohd Mujeeb, Zeenat Iqbal.
Studies on 1,1´-(4,6-dihydroxy-1,3-phenylene)diethanone based Diesters. World
J Pharm Sci 2015; 3(9): 1857-1861.
Invited speakers / Conferences attended
1. Dr. Chitme delivered a guest-lecture on “Critical Evaluation and Appraisal of Scientific Papers
for Practicing Pharmacy” on 31st August, 2015 at BVVS’s HSK College of Pharmacy, Bagalkot,
Karnataka, India.
2. Dr. Chitme was an invited speaker for One day Seminar on “Emerging Challenges in Practicing
Pharmacy” at RME’s College of Pharmacy, 1st September, 2015, Kalburgi, Karnataka, India.
3. Dr. Chitme delivered a talk as an invited Speaker on “Challenges and Opportunities of
Practicing Pharmacy in Middle East Countries” at 5th P4 “National Conference on Role of
clinical Pharmacist in Medication safety and Pharmacoeconomics” on 22nd -23rd August,
2015 at Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.
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4. Dr. Rasha attended Oman Health Conference from 7th - 9th September, 2015 held at
Oman Exhibition center, Muscat, Oman.
5. Ms. Muna Mohmmed Abdullah Al Dlali attended a forum in China from 10th -13th
September, 2015. It was about “China –Arab Corporation in Environmental protection
Issues’
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Student Affairs
Fresher’s Party
OMC organized a Fresher’s Party for the new students. The purpose of Fresher’s Day party
was to welcome newcomers in a friendly atmosphere. The event was held in the auditorium
on, 21st of September, and it was organized by the Students’ Affairs. It started with the
national anthem followed by ThooA lfakar the Students’ council member welcoming
everyone. The Fresher’s Party was celebrated with fun, a video on alumni was played, and
programs were organized, so as to generate the feeling of fraternity among students. The
audience was kept enthralled by games and programs. A song was sung by Hasan Tayyab, a
beat boxing performance by Zyad, and there was a competition between the staff and the
students. The program ended with the cake cutting ceremony by the Dean, and the fresher’s
loved the welcome given to them.
Newsletter committee Members:
Dr Yaseen, Dr Alka, Dr. Sudha, Ms Shabana, Ms Maha, Dr. Geetali, Ms Vasheena , Mr. Sultan
Hamed Al Bakri
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