RCSI Bahrain partners with the University of Keele to launch Nursing program

RCSI Bahrain partners with the University of Keele to launch Nursing program

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) hosted Professor Julie Green, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Keele University, United Kingdom, for a partnership launch under the Patronage of Her Excellency Dr Shaikha Rana Bint Isa Bin Duaij Al Khalifa, Secretary General of the Higher Education Council and Deputy Chairperson of the Higher Education Council Board of Trustees, in the presence of His Excellency Mr Roderick Drummond, British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain and Dr Jamila Jassim Mukhaimer, President of Bahrain Nursing Society. Thanks to the partnership between Keele University and RCSI Bahrain, a nursing student exchange programme will take place annually where nursing students from both universities will visit one another’s campuses to participate in learning and teaching activities and attend clinical observerships in local healthcare facilities. Professor Sameer Otoom, President of RCSI Bahrain, stated: “To advance healthcare in Bahrain and beyond, it is critical that nursing students experience a diversity of interactions with patients, interprofessional relations and healthcare environments. Nurses play a vital role in the delivery of primary and community care, and their understanding of patient care in an international context is key to evolving current practices.” He