History
The university was formally established in 2005. The advanced medical facilities at the King Abdulaziz Medical Cities in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Ahsa proved to be critical foundations for the successful inception of the university. KSAU-HS's main campus is in Riyadh with two additional campuses in Jeddah and Al-Ahsa. The main campus in Riyadh hosts seven colleges: College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, College of Applied Medial Sciences, College of Nursing and the College of Science & Health Professions. Jeddah Campus hosts College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences and College of Sciences and Health Professions. Finally, Al-Ahsa Campus hosts College of Applied Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, and College of Sciences and Health Professions. The umbrella of NGHA has given the KSAU-HS students access to King Abdulaziz Medical Cities in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Ahsa, which are considered to be the most advanced medical complexes in the region. Furthermore, it has enabled KSAU-HS to enhance its curricula and academic programs with clinical applications and training under health professionals. == Goals ==
Goals
• Achieve national and international recognition and reputation through the continuous development of academic programs to graduate highly competent health professionals and active citizens. • Focus on scientific research and health-related activities of national value and global significance. • Ensure comprehensive university participation in promoting community health and contributing to national social responsibility. • Retain qualified faculty members and an outstanding workforce, while providing them with professional development opportunities. • Strengthen the university's financial foundation. • Enhance campus quality and foster a strong sense of belonging within the university community. • Ensure high administrative performance to facilitate timely decision-making at all levels of the university. • Promote integration between the University, the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center to achieve a unified health system. • Strengthen the internal quality assurance system to ensure the sustainability of quality assurance processes and achieve timely accreditation. ==Campuses==
Campuses
The university is located across three campuses in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al-Ahsa, as follows: Riyadh Campus Established on April 23, 2013, in Riyadh next to King Abdulaziz Medical City, the campus spans approximately six million square meters and has a capacity for 10,000 students, with potential for future expansion. The campus includes the administrative building connected to a conference center with halls accommodating over 1,500 attendees, in addition to buildings for seven colleges: • College of Medicine • College of Dentistry • College of Pharmacy • College of Public Health and Health Informatics • College of Applied Medical Sciences • College of Nursing • College of Science and Health Professions It also hosts the Deanship of Graduate Studies, the Clinical Skills Development Center, the Main Data Center for data storage and processing, and a residential area that includes medical clinics, sports, recreational, and service facilities, and three mosques. All facilities on the campus are connected to King Abdulaziz Medical City via electric shuttle vehicles that stop at 12 dual boarding stations, starting from the residential area through entertainment and academic facilities and ending at the southern area of the medical city where the Colleges of Medicine and Nursing (female section) are located. Jeddah Campus Opened in Dhu al-Qi'dah 1436 AH (August 26, 2015), the campus was designed to integrate with King Abdulaziz Medical City. It accommodates 4,000 students and allows for future expansion. The campus includes the administrative building, conference center (housing all university departments), Deanships of Admission and Registration, Student Affairs, Libraries, and a Grand Auditorium. It also includes buildings for four colleges: • College of Medicine • College of Applied Medical Sciences • College of Nursing • College of Science and Health Professions In addition, the campus features the Deanship of Graduate Studies, the Clinical Skills Development Center, the Information Center, and a fully equipped residential area with sports, recreational, and service facilities. Al-Ahsa Campus Opened in Muharram 1436 AH (October 27, 2014), the campus accommodates 3,000 students and is designed for future expansion. It includes the administrative building, a conference center hosting all campus management departments, a large lecture hall, library, dining hall, and buildings for three colleges: • College of Applied Medical Sciences • College of Nursing • College of Science and Health Professions The campus also includes buildings for the Deanship of Graduate Studies, the Clinical Skills Development Center, the Information Center, and a residential area complete with all necessary sports, recreational, and service facilities. Main units on campus Academic Programs at the University ---- College of Science and Health Professions • Preparatory Program College of Medicine – Riyadh • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery • Track 1: For high school graduates (Natural Sciences stream) • Track 2: For holders of a bachelor's degree in science, Applied Medical Sciences, or Pharmacy • Master of Medical Education College of Medicine – Jeddah • Track 1: For high school graduates (Natural Sciences stream) • Track 2: For holders of a bachelor's degree in science, Applied Medical Sciences, or Pharmacy College of Dentistry – Riyadh • Bachelor of Dental Surgery College of Pharmacy – Riyadh • Bachelor of Clinical Pharmacy College of Public Health and Health Informatics – Riyadh • Bachelor of Health Informatics • Master of Health Informatics • Master of Health Systems Management and Quality • Master of Epidemiology and Biostatistics • Master of Public Health • Master of Bioethics – in collaboration with King Abdullah International Medical Research Center College of Applied Medical Sciences Riyadh: • Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy • Bachelor of Emergency Medical Services • Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy • Bachelor of Radiological Sciences • Bachelor of Clinical Nutrition (Females only) • Bachelor of Anesthesia Technology (Males and Females) • Bachelor of Cardiac Catheterization (Males only) • Bachelor of Echocardiography (Females only) Jeddah: • Bachelor of Emergency Medical Services • Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy • Bachelor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy • Bachelor of Anesthesia Technology • Bachelor of Clinical Nutrition • Bachelor of Radiological Sciences • Bachelor of Cardiac Technology (Echocardiography) Al-Ahsa: • Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Males only) • Bachelor of Emergency Medical Services (Males only) • Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Females only) • Bachelor of Clinical Nutrition (Females only) • Bachelor of Radiological Sciences (Males only) College of Nursing – Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al-Ahsa • Bachelor of Nursing (Females) Deanship of Graduate Studies – Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al-Ahsa • Saudi Board Program (Includes 21 specialties) • Fellowship Program in Subspecialties (Includes 29 specialties) • Master of Science in Nurse Midwifery ==International collaboration==
International collaboration
KSAU-HS has a number of agreements and memoranda for
academic collaboration with reputable
North American,
European, and
Australian universities and institutions. Memorandum of understanding with
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, for the establishment of a Collaborating Center for CanMEDS competencies in Saudi Arabia. It will serve as the hub of a network of medical educators, trainers, and faculty committed to support, develop, and facilitate CanMEDS in all domain of medical education at both undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, as well as in the professional practice. The center will host and present a series of conferences & workshops on residency training, and develop network of medical educators, and deliver education and training to the trainees in postgraduate medical education programs in
Saudi Arabia. In Nov 2010, KSAU-HS hosted The Saudi Arabian Conference on Residency Education (SACRE). This conference was a landmark event that highlighted the collaboration KSAU-HS has with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Topic discussed in the conference program included key trends in development of residency education, quality in residency program, contemporary and emerging tools for assessment of resident competence, simulation technology to teaching & learning in postgraduate medical education, teaching the domains of physician competence using the CanMEDS framework, best research in residency education, new approaches for enhancing excellence in teaching and assessment in residency, current controversies in residency education and the implications for their own program.
The Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR) selected King Saud bin Abdulaziz University to be its headquarters. This decision came at the Association's 2010 General Assembly, which College of Medicine at KSAU-HS hosted. Twenty-three representatives from fifteen countries and a representative for President of
World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) attended the meeting. KSAU-HS has a number of licensing agreements to develop its academic programs with prestigious universities worldwide:
University of Sydney (Australia);
University of Liverpool (UK);
South Alabama University (USA);
Flinders University (Australia);
University of Arkansas (USA),
Thomas Jefferson University (USA)
University of Maryland (USA),
Maastricht University (Netherlands), The
University of Oklahoma (USA) and the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (USA). ==Contact Information==