Pharmacy Student Omar M. Abuattieh Is Named a Rhodes Scholar
November 17, 2025
Omar M. Abuattieh, a Rutgers doctoral student at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, has been selected as a 2026 Rhodes Scholar, earning one of the most prestigious international academic honors available to college graduates.
Abuattieh is the first recipient from Rutgers to earn the honor since 1993 and the university’s ninth Rhodes Scholar overall. He is the first ever selected from the School of Pharmacy.
“It means a lot to me because much of what I’ve learned from my mother and my mentors is that this is not about me,” said the 23-year-old Palestinian American from Holmdel, N.J. “My name may be listed as a Rhodes Scholar, but this is really about the community and all the people who shaped me and whom I hope to give back to.”
Now in his final year of a six-year accelerated doctorate program in pharmacy, Abuattieh is completing a clinical rotation in the emergency department at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., and is expected to graduate in May.