Introduction - Sultan Qaboos University

The College of Medicine was founded in 1986 and became the College of Medicine
and Health Sciences (CoMHS) in 2002 when the Nursing Program was added.
From the beginning, the College and the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH)
have recognised teaching, research, training and clinical and community services as
their core responsibilities. They aim for the highest standards of achievement in the quality of their
medical and health education and services, in research and in their contribution to Omani society.
They also aspire to become a role model for other medical and health science colleges and health
care institutions in Oman and abroad.
The College has a total of 70 faculty members including 15 Professors, 22 Associate Professors and
38 Assistant Professors. The CoMHS has grown and diversified, with well established programmes
in the preclinical and clinical departments. Student intake is around 200 (medical and nursing) per
year and the total student numbers around I1,200. The College runs an MSc programme in Biomedical
Sciences and doctoral programmes are now approved in eight study areas.
The SQUH has 26 senior consultants and 40 consultants. It has had ISO 9001/2000 certification
since 2005 and has introduced an electronic patient records system. SQUH and the CoMHS have
state of the art laboratories and equipment.
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