QU’s College of Health Sciences hosts event

The College of Health Sciences (CHS) at Qatar University held its annual celebration of the achievements at the academic, research, professional and community service levels.The ceremony took place in the presence of members of the Office of the Vice-President for Health and Medical Sciences and CHS dean Dr Hanan Abdul Rahim, college professors and students, and representatives of healthcare and academic institutions and advisory committees.During the ceremony, 213 laboratory and clinical training supervisors were honoured in the majors offered by the CHS: Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Human Nutrition, and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences.Dr Rahim lauded the efforts of the clinical supervisors in training and preparing the college students during their field practice period at Hamad Medical Corporation, Sidra, the Ministry of Public Health, the Primary Health Care Corporation, Aspetar, Qatar Foundation, and Qatar Diabetes Association.The white coat ceremony for the departments was also held for 116 female CHS students.Sixteen female graduates who passed the accreditation test and obtained the Board of Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology were also honoured.Dr Asma al-Thani, vice-president for Health and Medical Sciences, praised the efforts of the faculty members of the college who worked towards the CHS’s achievement through active research efforts and programmes.