Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned
The MD Programme of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, has been accredited recently. The College has been preparing for this event for more than ten years and wishes to share its experience with other regional medical colleges. The process of accreditation per se...
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doaj-2b5816e0990349a1a6bbb8cc2a1ef09d2020-11-24T22:43:32ZengElsevierHealth Professions Education2452-30112015-12-0111505710.1016/j.hpe.2015.11.011Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons LearnedSulayma AlbarwaniMuna Al-SaadoonOmar Al-RawasSaif Al-YaarubiRashid Al-AbriLamk Al-LamkiMusbah TaniraThe MD Programme of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, has been accredited recently. The College has been preparing for this event for more than ten years and wishes to share its experience with other regional medical colleges. The process of accreditation per se took less than three years to complete and most of the time was spent to prepare for the process; to build-up capacity in addition to implementing curricular reforms and other requirements that were needed to comply with accreditation standards. In the end of this exercise, the College has earned many benefits as well as learned some lessons. This article describes the most notable activities and events and discusses how the College responded to the challenges posed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301115000127COMHSAccreditationTeaching facilitiesMD Programme |
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Sulayma Albarwani Muna Al-Saadoon Omar Al-Rawas Saif Al-Yaarubi Rashid Al-Abri Lamk Al-Lamki Musbah Tanira Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned Health Professions Education COMHS Accreditation Teaching facilities MD Programme |
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Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned |
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Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned |
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Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned |
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Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned |
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Accrediting the MD Programme in Sultan Qaboos University: Process, Earned Benefits, and Lessons Learned |
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accrediting the md programme in sultan qaboos university: process, earned benefits, and lessons learned |
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Health Professions Education |
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The MD Programme of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, has been accredited recently. The College has been preparing for this event for more than ten years and wishes to share its experience with other regional medical colleges. The process of accreditation per se took less than three years to complete and most of the time was spent to prepare for the process; to build-up capacity in addition to implementing curricular reforms and other requirements that were needed to comply with accreditation standards. In the end of this exercise, the College has earned many benefits as well as learned some lessons. This article describes the most notable activities and events and discusses how the College responded to the challenges posed. |
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