Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City signs agreement to enhance postgraduate medical education

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City signs agreement to enhance postgraduate medical education

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), one of the UAE’s largest hospitals and a joint-venture partnership between Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and Mayo Clinic, has signed an agreement with Royal College Canada International (RCI) to enhance postgraduate medical education in Abu Dhabi.

Overall, the agreement will help facilitate SSMC’s application for Royal College Institutional and Program Accreditation. This will enable SSMC trainees, who have successfully completed all their postgraduate medical education (PGME) training, to undertake the specialty and subspecialty certification exams of the Royal College, and become eligible to receive the Royal College certification.

In addition, the collaboration will improve access to sub-specialization and fellowship-training opportunities in Canadian programs by facilitating introductions to Canadian programs. Moreover, it will also advance SSMC’s aim of strengthening PGME research capacity and infrastructure for faculty and resident trainees under the supervision of SSMC, including a program to train and develop clinician investigators.

Dr. Naser Ammash, chief executive officer at SSMC, said: “Education, innovation and research are the propeller of clinical practice and play a major role in building the complex care destination medical center that aligns with SSMC and Mayo Clinic model of health care delivery. SSMC’s three shields mission is