Virtual graduation for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain students

Virtual graduation for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain students

A total of 92 students got their graduations in a virtual conferring ceremony by The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – the Medical University of Bahrain for their class of 2021, in an event reflective of realities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Held under the patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the ceremony was for 84 Bachelor students from the School of Nursing and Midwifery and eight Nursing Master graduates from the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research. Make "invaluable contribution to patient care" and "invaluable contribution to patient care" at this challenging time, Lieutenant General, Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, on behalf of HRH CP and PM, told the graduates in his address. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person graduation ceremonies have cancelled all across the world. President of RCSI Bahrain, Professor Sameer Otoom, President of RCSI, Professor P. Ronan O'Connell, and Chancellor of NUI (National University of Ireland), Dr Maurice Manning, were present. Professor Otoom said the graduates had overcome unexpected difficulties to reach this stage, thanks to the incredible support of partner hospitals. Professor of Surgery and