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Collaborating Center

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The World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Health Professionals’ Education Development

The College of Medicine and Health Sciences has recognized the relationship between health professions education and evidence-based health care and has been a pioneer in the region in both fields. To emphasize the need for more research and to provide further impetus to the efforts in the two areas, the university has established a Centre which offers training evidence-based healthcare and medical education. Since August 2006, the College has been designated as a WHO collaborating centre for educational development and training. In January 2019 the Center was redesignated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Professionals’ educational Development. The Center serves as a Centre for human and technical resources and organizes national and regional workshops and training courses in both evidence-based healthcare and medical education for all the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

The University participates in several regional initiatives such as the GCC Medical College Deans’ Committee which provides a framework for regional standards for medical education and training and initiates and supports the provision of quality medical education in GCC member countries using international quality assurance programmes. Several projects have been initiated and implemented by the GCC Medical College Deans’ Committee. The Centre is also active in other international collaborative activities such as the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME).

Terms of Reference

Support the implementation of the WHO global strategy on human resources for health and regional strategic framework on health workforce development.
Strengthen and build capacities of faculty at the regional level in health professions education.
Carry out studies to explore the ways of improving the contribution of WHO collaborating centers in the field of health professions education.