ABU DHABI, 3rd January, 2023 (WAM) — Pediatric Residency Programme at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), has earned Emirati Board Accreditation from the National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS).
The SKMC Pediatric Residency Programme has become the first programme in SKMC and among the first group of programmes in the UAE to achieve NIHS Accreditation.
Earlier this year, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City was the first teaching hospital in the UAE to be accredited by the National Institute for Health Specialties; a medical accreditation body that acts to lead, regulate, and organise the professional development of staff working in the UAE’s healthcare sector.
SKMC’s Pediatric programme is now accredited by the Arab Board of Medical Specialisations, the Jordanian Board, the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education-International (ACGME-I), and the National Institute of Health Sciences, and is currently preparing for a Royal College of Physicians of Canada – Pediatric accreditation application.
Dr. Sareea Al Remeithi, Pediatrics Residency Programme Director at SKMC, said, “The Pediatric Residency Programme maintains a strong clinical teaching unit structure on its wards, competency-based curriculums across all of its subspecialty rotations, and an effective continuity clinic arrangement for its residents. It has a well-established Academic didactic programme, and its residents regularly meet their programme targets in Quality and Safety audits and scholarly activity.
“Their annual survey results consistently remain above the national averages and Arab Board exam pass rates and American Academy of Pediatrics In-Training exam (ITE) results are high. It remains a strong and consistent program," stated Dr. Sareea Al Remeithi, Pediatrics Residency Programme Director at SKMC.”