Camp Includes Special Activities and Capstone Projects to Generate Interest in Pursuing Careers in Medicine and Health Sciences Ģż

Khalifa University has announced that the College of Medicine and Health Sciences will organize the ā€˜Summer Med-Camp 2021ā€™ to provide learning and growth opportunities for UAE National high school students with an interest in pursuing careers in medicine and health sciences.

The week-long Khalifa University CMHS Summer Med-Camp 2021 will run from 1ā€“5 August, targeting Emirati high school students to socially connect and get more information on medicine. The camp will include capstone projects in radiology, anatomy and genetics, during which students will engage and learn with Khalifa University faculty and medical professionals. Fun activities, quiz programs, and presentations from guest speakers are also part of the agenda.

There will also be an activity focusing on Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE) that is generally designed to prepare medical students for the clinical and communication aspects of becoming a doctor or a medical professional. Additionally, participants will be able to tour the state-of-the-art facilities at Khalifa University CMHS, while taking part in health and wellness activities, presentations of projects, and awarding of the winners. Moreover, they will interact with current MD students at Khalifa University CMHS.

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, said: ā€œThe Summer Med-Camp 2021 by Khalifa University CMHS will help Emirati high school students learn many ways to competently apply professional skills and knowledge, thus providing a learning-pathway experience. This is part of our initiative to create an overall healthcare ecosystem that inspires high school students to explore various options in the medicine and health sciences sector, and encourages them to develop special skills required for medical professionals. We believe student participants will gain an adequate understanding of this crucial sector.ā€

Dr. John Rock, Founding Dean, Khalifa University CMHS, said: ā€œThe Summer Med-Camp 2021 will include elements such as the capstone projects that will help students improve their critical thinking capability, solve challenging issues, and develop skills such as oral communication, public speaking, research skills, media literacy, teamwork, planning, and become results-oriented. It will also encourage students to connect their projects to community-specific challenges, and to integrate outside-of-school learning experiences, through activities such as interviews, and scientific observations.ā€

The Khalifa University CMHS recently received approval from the UAEā€™s Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) for the implementation of the Clinical Phase of the MD program. The milestone achievement demonstrates Khalifa University CMHSā€™ clinical educational experience, which comprises the third and fourth years of the four-year professional MD degree program.

Since its launch, the Khalifa University CMHS has published 45 research papers in respected international scientific and medical journals, covering a wide array of biomedical topics, ranging from the Arab genome to diabetes, nanoparticles to cardiovascular and medical education.

Clarence Michael
English Editor Specialist
27 July 2021

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Khalifa Universityā€™s College of Medicine and Health Sciences has launched new initiatives aimed at bolstering the UAEā€™s healthcare infrastructure to advance research and train highly skilled clinicians

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Khalifa Universityā€™s College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) has recently launched two initiatives designed to support the UAEā€™s goal of improving its healthcare research capabilities. The two initiatives together will strengthen the countryā€™s healthcare infrastructure by providing a mechanism for conducting and collaborating on healthcare research, and for improving research skills in the countryā€™s current and future healthcare workers.

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Research and Data Intelligence Support Center

The first initiative out of Khalifa Universityā€™s CMHS is the Research and Data Intelligence Support Center (RDISC), created to ramp up the UAEā€™s ability to conduct pioneering research in the field of healthcare.

The new RDISC was developed in response to the UAEā€™s efforts to support health research, which was explained in the report ā€œDevelopment of a National Research Strategy for the UAE,ā€ presented in May 2020 by Monash University Australia on behalf of the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention.

The RDISC aims to train researchers in relevant areas of health research; to support these researchers with the methodological infrastructure required; and to provide high-end computing capabilities to prepare health data for sophisticated research.

In this way, the Center will help to close the gap in the UAEā€™s health sector by providing the required infrastructure and building the necessary competencies needed to leverage the vast and diverse range of health data available for research in the UAE.

The Center will also serve as the education, training and support hub for health research in the UAE, allowing its collaborators and partners to achieve health research excellence.

The RDISC will enable Khalifa University to engage in meaningful collaborative work locally, regionally and globally.

The KU Certificate in Clinical Research (KU-CCR) Training Program

The second initiative is a high-quality, comprehensive, and internationally competitive training program in clinical research designed to train medical doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and anyone interested in clinical research.

Most modern healthcare professionals are mandated to have the skills and competencies necessary to understand, interpret, discuss, and perform clinical research. However, most standard training programs do not provide these skills and competencies regularly, and the absence of these core abilities in healthcare providers has become a critical problem.

The KU Certificate in Clinical Research (KU-CCR) training program is designed specifically to develop these clinical research skills and competencies and meet the need for such training.

The KU-CCR program will specifically provide graduate medical students, also known as residents, with the building blocks needed to perform clinical research. It will do this by giving students a real-world research problem to solve.ĢżThe aim is to give students the competencies to do research as lead investigators or co-lead investigators for complex projects.

In its first iteration, the program will train residents of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), which will in turn allow SEHA to receive accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The training will elevate SEHAā€™s residents to an unparalleled level regionally and globally.

Through these initiatives, Khalifa University’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences is carrying forwards its founding mission to enhance the healthcare ecosystem of Abu Dhabi and the UAE, while helping the country become a global leader in health research.

Erica Solomon
PublicationĢżSenior Specialist
15 March 2021

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