Dr Al Gurg is the Director of Strategy and Institutional Excellence and a member of the Health Policy faculty at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU). She graduated from the University of Sharjah, UAE with a BSc in Medical Lab Technology in 2004, before being awarded master’s degrees from both King’s College London, UK and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dubai Campus, UAE. She subsequently undertook a PhD at the University of Bradford, UK, investigating ‘The factors that influence nutrition intervention in the United Arab Emirates’ healthcare system’.

Prior to her appointment at MBRU, Dr Al Gurg was Adjunct Faculty in the Health Science Department, Zayed University, Dubai and a Senior Executive of Medical Affairs at Dubai Health Care City, UAE.

Dr Al Gurg has been awarded several noteworthy accolades including the ‘Best presentation at the E-health conference (HBMEU)’ in 2009, the Sheikh Rashid award for ‘Outstanding scientific research’ (2016) and, this year, an ‘Inspiring women in healthcare’ award.