Kingdom needs 70 thousand
Specialists at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services confirmed that the Kingdom needs between 50 and 70 thousand paramedics, most of whom will be at the bachelor''s level, and that at the present time the number of paramedics with a high level does not reach two thousand paramedics only at the level of the Kingdom, and there is a great urgent need To such people, in light of the rapid development experienced by the Kingdom and the accompanying population growth, a large industrial and commercial movement, and an increase in transportation of all kinds.
The specialists added during the symposium organized by Al-Eqtisadiah on the current situation of emergency medical services providers, that the need for emergency medical services to reduce the effects of injuries and accidents caused is evident, and the remarkable development in the science and mechanisms of providing emergency medical services in developed countries facing the effects of development Civil and industrial it is necessary to know, transfer and employ these experiences in a way that serves the lofty goal pursued by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, which is to reduce the effects of accidents and medical emergencies.
The speakers pointed out that the establishment of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services is in line with the important developments that have occurred during the past two years in the Red Crescent under the presidency of Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, which must be accompanied by graduates and paramedics at a high level of professionalism in The field of providing emergency medical services.
During the meeting, the symposium hosted both Dr. Khalid bin Ali Fouda, Dean of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Hashem bin Muhammad bin Salih, Vice-Dean for Administrative Affairs, and Dr. Dhaifallah bin Manah Al-Ruzaini, Head of the Ambulance Services Department at the college, who talked about Several axes related to this topic .. To the details:
Fouda: Dr. Khaled Fouda, Dean of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, explained that Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services is one of the first specialized colleges in the Kingdom and the Middle East that meets the growing need for emergency medical services specialists.
Hence, the college’s mission came as a `` local leadership and global excellence in preparing emergency medical services cadres '''', by graduating providers, coaches, leaders and researchers for emergency medical services with a high degree of efficiency, ability and knowledge in the science, skills and applications of emergency medical services with high professionalism in accordance with specifications and standards of entities International jurisdiction and accreditation.
And Dr. Fouda stated that the beginning of the program was in the first semester of the year 1429/1429, in the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Community Health as a new program called the Emergency Medical Care Program, and after the approval of the Higher Education Council No. (3/1430) to restructure the health colleges and was The Faculty of Emergency Medical Services is within the framework of the structuring, at the 44th session of the Higher Education Council, and then the approval of the University Council came in its ninth session held on 7/18/1430, to establish the College of Emergency Medical Services, and accordingly, students of the Emergency Medical Care Department were transferred to the College of Emergency Medical Services, Hence, the approval of the Council of Ministers was by telegraphic directive No. 4464 / MB and dated 05/28/1431, to amend the name “College of Emergency Medical Services” to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services based on the approval of the Higher Education Council No. 16 / 57/1431.
The goal of the program
Ibn Salih: For his part, Dr. Hisham bin Muhammad bin Salih, Vice-Dean for Administrative Affairs, stated that the goal of the Bachelor’s Program in Emergency Medical Services is to provide the student with theoretical science and basic and advanced practical practical skills related to providing emergency medical services and their applications based on evidence and scientific research in this In the field, providing students with the necessary skills that enable them to evaluate, diagnose and treat emergency medical cases through applied medical practice on realistic scenarios and simulated dolls, as well as preparing competencies trained in the field of emergency medicine to work in the public and private sectors, and contribute to saving the human spirit and reducing numbers of injuries and deaths in Society to interact and integrate with him to provide emergency medical services, also work to provide short courses related to emergency medical services internationally approved by the competent authorities.
He pointed out that the program took into account the necessity of achieving the organic link between the program’s vision, mission and goals on the one hand, and the vision, mission and goals of the university on the other hand, so that the program’s efforts in the fields of teaching and scientific research contribute effectively to the success of teaching and scientific research efforts that develop its college and university plans.
Al-Ruzaini: For his part, Dr. Dhaif Allah Bin Manahi Al-Ruzaini, Head of the Ambulance Services Department at the College said: “The College offers through its core specialization four programs, including the basic sciences for emergency medical services, emergency medical sciences, land and sea ambulance, in addition to crowd medicine. And disasters, '''' he said, explaining that the kingdom is still below the appropriate rate of emergency coverage for emergency medical services worldwide.
He added that the college seeks, among the goals, to be a qualified and qualified graduate and master his work with any medical emergency due to the high cost of finding a doctor who is present with emergency cases and replaced by an emergency and qualified emergency services specialist, stressing that the quality of the outputs is a major concern for the Prince Sultan College and is a message King Saud University is keen on excellence through it to find a high-level exit to deal with any medical emergency.
Here, Dr. Fouda pointed out that the Kingdom needs between 50 and 70 thousand paramedics, most of whom will be at the bachelor''s level, saying: “The present time does not exceed the number of paramedics with a high level of two thousand paramedics only at the level of the Kingdom, and there is a great urgent need for such people In the Kingdom, perhaps the establishment of this college coincides with the important developments that occurred during the past two years in the Red Crescent under the presidency of Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, and these developments must also be accompanied by graduates and paramedics at a high level of professionalism in the field of providing emergency medical services.
Dr. Hashim bin Salih explained that the future of the graduates of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services is highly needed due to the need of the ambulance service provider such as the Red Crescent to these cadres and when we talk about cadres we are talking about qualified cadres at the level that is compatible with the healthy development in the Kingdom, and there A great need of paramedics. Also, all hospitals that have an emergency unit need paramedics working in these units.
For his part, Dr. Fouda pointed out that among the specializations that will be offered is crowd medicine specialization, and we in the Kingdom are honored to have the largest crowd of people throughout the year in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in cooperation with the brothers at the King Abdullah Institute for Hajj Research to make a path for this very important specialization that We must be concerned with the Kingdom''s distinguished annual gathering of millions, and in this field we hope that the college will have the honor to be among its future specializations.
Scarcity of specialization
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Dr. Fouda said that the main reason for the scarcity of medical staff in ambulatory services is that this specialization was not taught in universities at the level of a bachelor''s degree despite the need for that, but there was no one to provide this specialization at the level of universities, where the health colleges previously provided Diploma only and a small number, in addition to some private institutes that offer some health diplomas in this field, and there is a need for such specialization unanimously for everyone, whether working in the Red Crescent or in hospitals or in the military sectors.
He added that at the present time there are three government programs and two programs in the private sector, indicating that King Saud University was honored to provide the first program offered by the university in the field of health specialties which is the provision of emergency medical services, and there is a similar program also provided from Umm Al-Qura University and King Saud bin University Abdulaziz for Health Specializations, and there are two other programs offered across the private sector and all their graduates have a Bachelor''s degree.
Dr. Hashem bin Salih said that the conditions for admission of students are not difficult, but we are very interested in the college inputs so that we can qualify distinguished students and graduates, and therefore you must take care of ing the right students from the beginning, and the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz College for Emergency Medical Services within the colleges chain Health in King Saud University, as the regulations that apply to health colleges on admission are also applied to Prince Sultan College, so students should enter the first preparatory year for health colleges, and then be accepted based on the rates of students and their desires at Prince Sultan College, so There are conditions that we think are difficult, but we choose the student who is convinced of specialization to be able and able to provide emergency medical services as required, and the duration of the study is divided into several stages which are as follows: The first year through which the student studies his preparatory year with all students of health colleges, and three years are During which to study specialization in the college, then the last year, which is the year of excellence, during which field application.
Dr. Al-Ruzaini said we must point out here that the Red Crescent still needs large numbers of graduates in order to reach a level close to international rates, and the other thing is that the graduate has a great future in many areas and the health sector, especially in the emergency and intensive care departments as well as in the private sector And, in light of the development expansion experienced by the Kingdom in light of the presence of huge companies and factories that are keen on having paramedics close to the work sites, whether for rapid intervention or awareness and guidance, in addition to government hospitals and military field medicine, the demand for graduates is also increasing in the departments concerned with transportation Ambulatory in the Ministry of Health, which bears the greatest burden, especially in the Hajj season, and also in times of disaster, God forbid.
For his part, Dr. Hashem Bin Salih expected that the job market in these programs is still open to years that cannot be determined, in addition to these cadres that will contribute to the localization of a number of new jobs and specializations that we did not think about when we put these
