Rate My Professor Hamzah Alzubaidi

Dr. Hamzah Alzubaidi serves as Associate Professor and Chair at the College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, where he also holds the position of Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics and Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics. He earned a Bachelor in Pharmacy from Ajman University of Science and Technology in 2004, a Master’s degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2006, and a PhD in Pharmacy Practice/Clinical Pharmacy from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, in 2013. Prior to his current roles, Dr. Alzubaidi held academic positions including Lecturer at Monash University Malaysia from 2013 to 2014, Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah starting in 2015, and Senior Researcher at Royal Nursing District Services in Melbourne in 2015. He maintains an honorary research fellowship at Deakin University in Australia.

Dr. Alzubaidi’s specialization is clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice. His research contributions include studies on diabetes stigma, glycaemic control in Arab immigrants, shared decision-making preferences, pharmacists’ roles in smoking cessation and screening services, COVID-19 perceptions, and interprofessional education among health sciences students. Selected publications encompass works such as “Impact of diabetes stigma in diabetes distress and diabetes self-management” (2023) and “Acculturation and glycaemic control in Arab immigrants” (2024). He coordinates the Improving Health Care Delivery and Medicines Use Research Group and has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed articles in journals including Diabetic Medicine, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, and BMC Medical Education. Professional email: halzubaidi@sharjah.ac.ae