The Postgraduate Training Center ... the first in the field of medical training in the East, Middle East and North Africa. On Wednesday, 20 March 2013, a group photo of the center''s employees to celebrate the achievement. Photo: Majid Al-Amoudi, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences represented by the Postgraduate Training Center, has achieved the first place for the second year in a row as the largest medical training center outside the United States of America accredited by the American Heart Association, in the Middle East and North Africa regions with an unprecedented number About 7000 trainees during the past year 2012.

The honorary shield was received on this occasion on behalf of His Excellency the Director of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, the Executive Director of Health Affairs in the National Guard, Dr. Bandar Al-Knawy, and the University''s Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Academic Affairs, Dr. Abdul Majeed Al-Abdul Karim, during a ceremony held on this occasion at the university.

For his part, Dr. Abdul Majeed Al-Abdulkareem assured to "University Press" that the Postgraduate Training Center at the University of Health Sciences achieved this achievement by accident, which is confirmed by the vast difference between the first and second place in the number of trainees in terms of the distinction and merit of the center in this way. 7000 trainees during the past year, while the second place holder trained about 4000 trainees, indicating that this comes with the support of the university administration, the administration of the center, those in charge of it and its workers, and who deserve all thanks and appreciation for their constant effort to work hard and actively to reach this level.

Dr. Al-Abdulkarim indicated that the number is not the only important element in this aspect, but the importance of quality and quality in training increases, which is observed in the center through the trainees in any field of training that the center provides to health practitioners, as they have an impact on health care outside the scope of the center. In hospitals.

For her part, Ms. Manal Abdel Aziz Al-Nasser, Director of the Postgraduate Training Center at the University of Health Sciences, confirmed to "University Press" that the honor that comes for the second year in a row is nothing but a culmination of the center''s efforts and support and incentive to continue in the medical training field, noting that the numerical and qualitative achievement It is attributed to the level of quality provided in the training, which is motivated by the university administration and the center in particular by adopting the most accurate standards to ensure this quality in this field and its outputs directly related to patient safety and providing them with the best health services. Adding that this achievement confirms the distinction reached by the center, and from this logic the center’s administrators are keen to continue supporting the quality of programs.

Manal Al-Nasser added that the center receives many requests from inside and outside the Kingdom to join its training programs on an ongoing basis, and this gives the center a strong incentive to ensure the best in the field of training and spread the culture of medical training.

Al-Nasser said that the role of the Postgraduate Training Center is not limited to providing conferences, workshops, and medical training programs only, but also ensures that these activities are within the highest quality standards, which confirms the outputs through the acquired skills of the trainee that enable him to provide the best medical care to patients. In addition to the good grace that the center gets, which is a natural product of the high-quality and perfectionist programs it offers, it is worth noting that the center provides more details about its programs and courses on the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences website at the link: