Dr Hanan Abdul Rahim, dean of College of Health Sciences at Qatar University (QU), said more Qatari nationals will join the college as faculty members soon.
Dr Rahim said: “We are interested in attracting national cadres to join the faculty, and have succeeded in attracting eight Qatari male and female graduates. Through the university’s scholarship programme, we have sent them abroad to successfully complete postgraduate studies, after which they will return to the college as faculty members.”
The first batch of female physiotherapy graduates of the college with 17 students - two of them Qataris - graduated this year.
She noted that currently the college is working to add the health promotion track to the Master's programme in the public health department, which will constitute a significant addition to the programme and a new specialisation in speech therapy is being studied, as part of the college's expansion in the field of rehabilitation.
She noted that offering a professional doctorate programme in clinical laboratory sciences is currently under study and there is co-ordination between health colleges at Qatar University and health institutions in the country in the framework of preparing future plans and programmes.
“The college pays great attention to graduate studies, and is considered as one of the colleges most active in the field of research, and in 2021 the faculty members published 204 scientific papers in refereed journals, and the college implemented 43 internal and external research grants. In terms of programmes, we have four postgraduate programmes in biomedical sciences, human nutrition, public health and genetic counselling,” explained Dr Rahim.
The college also participates in the doctoral programme at the QU Health level in its two tracks, and three of its faculty members were included among the most cited 2% of researchers in their specialties worldwide.
“The college is keen to involve students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the field of research through graduation projects and research grants, and students have published many graduation research papers in refereed scientific journals,” she continued.
The college currently has four departments: the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Public Health and Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. The college accommodates approximately 100-110 students each year.
She also pointed out that the Biomedical Sciences Programme received the prestigious NACCLS accreditation until 2030 and is the first programme outside the United States to receive this accreditation. Meanwhile, the Human Nutrition Programme was accredited by the American ACEND for seven years starting in 2017, and it is one of the first programmes in the region to obtain full accreditation.
“Our goal is to contribute to achieving the health and well-being of the population in Qatar, by providing quality education, expanding specialisations that serve the needs of the health sector in the country, and producing useful and influential scientific research,” added the official.
Dr Rahim said: “We are interested in attracting national cadres to join the faculty, and have succeeded in attracting eight Qatari male and female graduates. Through the university’s scholarship programme, we have sent them abroad to successfully complete postgraduate studies, after which they will return to the college as faculty members.”
The first batch of female physiotherapy graduates of the college with 17 students - two of them Qataris - graduated this year.
She noted that currently the college is working to add the health promotion track to the Master's programme in the public health department, which will constitute a significant addition to the programme and a new specialisation in speech therapy is being studied, as part of the college's expansion in the field of rehabilitation.
She noted that offering a professional doctorate programme in clinical laboratory sciences is currently under study and there is co-ordination between health colleges at Qatar University and health institutions in the country in the framework of preparing future plans and programmes.
“The college pays great attention to graduate studies, and is considered as one of the colleges most active in the field of research, and in 2021 the faculty members published 204 scientific papers in refereed journals, and the college implemented 43 internal and external research grants. In terms of programmes, we have four postgraduate programmes in biomedical sciences, human nutrition, public health and genetic counselling,” explained Dr Rahim.
The college also participates in the doctoral programme at the QU Health level in its two tracks, and three of its faculty members were included among the most cited 2% of researchers in their specialties worldwide.
“The college is keen to involve students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the field of research through graduation projects and research grants, and students have published many graduation research papers in refereed scientific journals,” she continued.
The college currently has four departments: the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Public Health and Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. The college accommodates approximately 100-110 students each year.
She also pointed out that the Biomedical Sciences Programme received the prestigious NACCLS accreditation until 2030 and is the first programme outside the United States to receive this accreditation. Meanwhile, the Human Nutrition Programme was accredited by the American ACEND for seven years starting in 2017, and it is one of the first programmes in the region to obtain full accreditation.
“Our goal is to contribute to achieving the health and well-being of the population in Qatar, by providing quality education, expanding specialisations that serve the needs of the health sector in the country, and producing useful and influential scientific research,” added the official.
