Sheikh Khalifa Medical City earns the Emirati Board Accreditation

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City earns the Emirati Board Accreditation

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Pediatric Residency Program at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has earned Emirati Board Accreditation from the National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS).

The SKMC Pediatric Residency Program has become the first program in SKMC, and among the first group of programs in the UAE, to achieve NIHS Accreditation.

Earlier this year Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) was the first teaching hospital in the United Arab Emirates to be accredited by the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS); a medical accreditation body that acts to lead, regulate, and organize the professional development of staff working in the UAE’s healthcare sector, emphasizing specialty training. Located within United Arab Emirates University, NIHS is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by His Excellency Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, the UAE’s Minister of Education.

SKMC’s Pediatric program is now accredited by the Arab Board of Medical Specializations, the Jordanian Board, the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education-International (ACGME-I), and the National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), and is currently preparing for a Royal College of Physicians of Canada - Pediatric accreditation application.

“The Pediatric Residency Program maintains a strong